Result: Southport
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 46.3% |
| Conservative |  | 37.0% |
| Labour |  | 12.8% |
| Swing: 1.0% from CON to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| John Pugh | Liberal Democrat | 19,093 | 46.3 | +2.5 |
| Mark Bigley | Conservative | 15,255 | 37.0 | +0.5 |
| Paul Brant | Labour | 5,277 | 12.8 | -3.8 |
| Terry Durrance | UK Independence Party | 749 | 1.8 | +0.5 |
| Bill Givens | Your Party | 589 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Harry Forster | Veritas | 238 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | 3,838 | 9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 41,201 | 61.0 | +2.4 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR SOUTHPORT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 43.8% |
| Conservative |  | 36.5% |
| Labour |  | 16.6% |
| Others |  | 3.1% |
