North West: 1997 general election results
How North West voted at the 1997 general election: Labour won 64 of 76 seats with 53.6% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 64 | +16 | 1,941,884 | 53.6% | +9.2 | |
| Conservative | 9 | −20 | 1,000,556 | 27.6% | −10.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 524,177 | 14.5% | −1.3 | |
| Others | 1 | +1 | 158,888 | 4.4% | +2.9 |
Change compared with the 1992 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham and Sale West | Con | 1,505 | 2.9 | 73.3% | |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | 22,965 | 48.6 | 65.4% | |
| Barrow and Furness | Lab | 14,497 | 30.1 | 72.0% | |
| Birkenhead | Lab | 21,843 | 55.6 | 65.9% | |
| Blackburn | Lab | 14,451 | 30.4 | 64.9% | |
| Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | 8,946 | 16.6 | 71.6% | |
| Blackpool South | Lab | 11,616 | 22.6 | 67.7% | |
| Bolton North East | Lab | 12,669 | 25.8 | 72.4% | |
| Bolton South East | Lab | 21,311 | 49.2 | 65.1% | |
| Bolton West | Lab | 7,072 | 14.4 | 77.3% | |
| Bootle | Lab | 28,421 | 74.4 | 66.7% | |
| Burnley | Lab | 17,062 | 37.7 | 66.9% | |
| Bury North | Lab | 7,866 | 14.3 | 77.8% | |
| Bury South | Lab | 12,381 | 24.6 | 75.4% | |
| Carlisle | Lab | 12,390 | 28.4 | 72.8% | |
| Cheadle | Con | 3,189 | 6.1 | 77.3% | |
| Chester, City of | Lab | 10,553 | 18.8 | — | |
| Chorley | Lab | 9,870 | 17.1 | 77.3% | |
| Congleton | Con | 6,130 | 11.5 | 77.6% | |
| Copeland | Lab | 11,996 | 29.0 | 76.3% | |
| Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | 15,798 | 31.2 | 73.9% | |
| Crosby | Lab | 7,182 | 16.3 | 77.2% | |
| Denton and Reddish | Lab | 20,311 | 44.1 | 66.9% | |
| Eccles | Lab | 21,916 | 48.0 | 65.6% | |
| Eddisbury | Con | 1,185 | 2.4 | 75.6% | |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | 16,035 | 30.5 | 77.8% | |
| Fylde | Con | 8,963 | 17.2 | 72.9% | |
| Halton | Lab | 23,650 | 53.2 | 68.3% | |
| Hazel Grove | LD | 11,814 | 23.9 | 77.3% | |
| Heywood and Middleton | Lab | 17,542 | 34.7 | 68.4% | |
| Hyndburn | Lab | 11,448 | 23.7 | 72.1% | |
| Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab | 26,147 | 52.6 | 70.1% | |
| Knowsley South | Lab | 30,708 | 64.5 | 67.5% | |
| Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | 1,295 | 2.2 | 74.8% | |
| Leigh | Lab | 24,496 | 53.3 | 65.7% | |
| Liverpool Garston | Lab | 18,417 | 42.4 | 65.0% | |
| Liverpool Riverside | Lab | 21,799 | 57.2 | 51.6% | |
| Liverpool Walton | Lab | 27,038 | 67.3 | 59.5% | |
| Liverpool Wavertree | Lab | 19,701 | 42.9 | 62.7% | |
| Liverpool West Derby | Lab | 25,308 | 60.0 | 61.3% | |
| Macclesfield | Con | 8,654 | 16.0 | 75.2% | |
| Makerfield | Lab | 26,177 | 58.2 | 66.8% | |
| Manchester Blackley | Lab | 19,588 | 54.8 | 57.2% | |
| Manchester Central | Lab | 19,682 | 58.7 | 51.7% | |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 17,342 | 47.8 | 55.6% | |
| Manchester Withington | Lab | 18,581 | 42.2 | 65.8% | |
| Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | 5,965 | 12.1 | 72.3% | |
| Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | 3,389 | 6.3 | 73.9% | |
| Oldham West and Royton | Lab | 16,201 | 35.4 | 66.1% | |
| Pendle | Lab | 10,824 | 23.0 | 74.6% | |
| Penrith and the Border | Con | 10,233 | 20.9 | 73.6% | |
| Preston | Lab | 18,680 | 38.9 | 65.8% | |
| Ribble Valley | Con | 6,640 | 11.6 | 78.5% | |
| Rochdale | Lab | 4,545 | 9.5 | 70.0% | |
| Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | 10,949 | 21.4 | 73.0% | |
| Salford | Lab | 17,069 | 51.5 | 56.3% | |
| South Ribble | Lab | 5,084 | 9.2 | 77.1% | |
| Southport | LD | 6,160 | 12.2 | 72.1% | |
| St Helens North | Lab | 23,417 | 47.6 | 68.9% | |
| St Helens South | Lab | 23,739 | 53.6 | 66.5% | |
| Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | 14,806 | 34.4 | 65.7% | |
| Stockport | Lab | 18,912 | 40.5 | 71.3% | |
| Stretford and Urmston | Lab | 13,640 | 28.0 | 69.7% | |
| Tatton | Oth | 12,238 | 25.1 | 76.1% | |
| Wallasey | Lab | 19,074 | 40.7 | 73.8% | |
| Warrington North | Lab | 19,527 | 38.1 | 70.4% | |
| Warrington South | Lab | 10,807 | 19.6 | 76.0% | |
| Weaver Vale | Lab | 13,448 | 27.8 | 73.0% | |
| West Lancashire | Lab | 17,119 | 31.3 | 74.6% | |
| Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | 4,521 | 8.9 | 74.1% | |
| Wigan | Lab | 22,643 | 51.7 | 67.7% | |
| Wirral South | Lab | 7,004 | 14.6 | 81.1% | |
| Wirral West | Lab | 2,738 | 5.8 | 77.2% | |
| Workington | Lab | 19,656 | 39.8 | 75.1% | |
| Worsley | Lab | 17,741 | 37.9 | 67.8% | |
| Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | 15,019 | 33.0 | 63.2% |
North West at every election →
Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 1997 general election?
Labour won 64 of the 76 seats in North West, with 53.6% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 1997?
76 constituencies.
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