Result: Blackpool South
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 50.5% |
| Conservative |  | 29.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 14.5% |
| Swing: 0.3% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Gordon Marsden | Labour | 19,375 | 50.5 | -3.8 |
| Michael Winstanley | Conservative | 11,453 | 29.9 | -3.1 |
| Doreen Holt | Liberal Democrat | 5,552 | 14.5 | +3.9 |
| Roy Goodwin | British National Party | 1,113 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| John Porter | UK Independence Party | 849 | 2.2 | +0.1 |
| Majority | 7,922 | 20.7 | ||
| Turnout | 38,342 | 52.1 | -0.1 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR BLACKPOOL SOUTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 54.3% |
| Conservative |  | 33.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 10.6% |
| Others |  | 2.1% |
