Result: Stalybridge & Hyde
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 49.7% |
| Conservative |  | 26.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 15.7% |
| Swing: 2.0% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| James Purnell | Labour | 17,535 | 49.7 | -5.8 |
| Lisa-Ann Boardman | Conservative | 9,187 | 26.0 | -1.8 |
| Viv Bingham | Liberal Democrat | 5,532 | 15.7 | +2.2 |
| Nigel Byrne | British National Party | 1,399 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Mike Smee | Green | 1,088 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| John Whittaker | UK Independence Party | 573 | 1.6 | -1.6 |
| Majority | 8,348 | 23.6 | ||
| Turnout | 35,314 | 53.5 | +5.1 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR STALYBRIDGE & HYDE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 55.5% |
| Conservative |  | 27.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 13.5% |
| Others |  | 3.2% |
