Result: Wigan
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 55.1% |
| Conservative |  | 20.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.7% |
| Swing: 3.3% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Neil Turner | Labour | 18,901 | 55.1 | -6.6 |
| John Coombes | Conservative | 7,134 | 20.8 | 0.0 |
| Denise Capstick | Liberal Democrat | 6,051 | 17.7 | +2.9 |
| John Whittaker | UK Independence Party | 1,166 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Kevin Williams | Community Action Party | 1,026 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | 11,767 | 34.3 | ||
| Turnout | 34,278 | 53.3 | +0.8 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR WIGAN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 61.7% |
| Conservative |  | 20.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 14.8% |
| Others |  | 2.7% |
