Result: Blackburn
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 42.0% |
| Conservative |  | 22.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 20.6% |
| Swing: 1.9% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Jack Straw | Labour | 17,562 | 42.0 | -12.1 |
| Imtiaz Ameen | Conservative | 9,553 | 22.9 | -8.3 |
| Anthony Melia | Liberal Democrat | 8,608 | 20.6 | +12.5 |
| Nick Holt | British National Party | 2,263 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Craig Murray | Independent | 2,082 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Dorothy Baxter | UK Independence Party | 954 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Graham Carter | Green | 783 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | 8,009 | 19.2 | ||
| Turnout | 41,805 | 56.9 | +1.4 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR BLACKBURN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 54.1% |
| Conservative |  | 31.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 8.1% |
| Others |  | 6.6% |
