North West: 2001 general election results
How North West voted at the 2001 general election: Labour won 64 of 76 seats with 50.7% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 64 | 0 | 1,469,700 | 50.7% | −2.9 | |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 848,899 | 29.3% | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | +1 | 485,262 | 16.7% | +2.3 | |
| Others | 0 | −1 | 95,987 | 3.3% | −1.1 |
Change compared with the 1997 general election in North West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham and Sale West | Con | 2,941 | 6.8 | 60.3% | Con hold |
| Ashton under Lyne | Lab | 15,518 | 43.4 | 49.1% | Lab hold |
| Barrow and Furness | Lab | 9,889 | 25.3 | 60.3% | Lab hold |
| Birkenhead | Lab | 15,591 | 53.8 | 48.3% | Lab hold |
| Blackburn | Lab | 9,249 | 23.0 | 55.5% | Lab hold |
| Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | 5,721 | 13.4 | 57.2% | Lab hold |
| Blackpool South | Lab | 8,262 | 21.3 | 52.2% | Lab hold |
| Bolton North East | Lab | 8,422 | 21.6 | 56.0% | Lab hold |
| Bolton South East | Lab | 12,871 | 37.7 | 50.1% | Lab hold |
| Bolton West | Lab | 5,518 | 13.4 | 62.4% | Lab hold |
| Bootle | Lab | 19,043 | 69.0 | 49.8% | Lab hold |
| Burnley | Lab | 10,498 | 28.5 | 55.7% | Lab hold |
| Bury North | Lab | 6,532 | 14.6 | 63.0% | Lab hold |
| Bury South | Lab | 12,772 | 32.3 | 58.8% | Lab hold |
| Carlisle | Lab | 5,702 | 16.3 | 59.4% | Lab hold |
| Cheadle | LD | 33 | 0.1 | 63.2% | LD gain from Con |
| Chester, City of | Lab | 6,894 | 15.4 | — | |
| Chorley | Lab | 8,444 | 17.6 | 62.2% | Lab hold |
| Congleton | Con | 7,134 | 15.8 | 62.7% | Con hold |
| Copeland | Lab | 4,964 | 14.3 | 64.9% | Lab hold |
| Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | 9,906 | 23.8 | 60.2% | Lab hold |
| Crosby | Lab | 8,353 | 22.7 | 65.1% | Lab hold |
| Denton and Reddish | Lab | 15,330 | 45.6 | 48.5% | Lab hold |
| Eccles | Lab | 14,528 | 43.8 | 48.3% | Lab hold |
| Eddisbury | Con | 4,568 | 10.3 | 64.2% | Con hold |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | 10,861 | 26.2 | 60.9% | Lab hold |
| Fylde | Con | 9,610 | 21.5 | 60.9% | Con hold |
| Halton | Lab | 17,428 | 50.6 | 54.1% | Lab hold |
| Hazel Grove | LD | 8,435 | 21.9 | 59.1% | LD hold |
| Heywood and Middleton | Lab | 11,670 | 30.1 | 53.1% | Lab hold |
| Hyndburn | Lab | 8,219 | 21.5 | 57.5% | Lab hold |
| Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab | 18,927 | 50.5 | 53.0% | Lab hold |
| Knowsley South | Lab | 21,316 | 58.3 | 51.8% | Lab hold |
| Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | 481 | 0.9 | 65.9% | Lab hold |
| Leigh | Lab | 16,362 | 46.4 | 49.7% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Garston | Lab | 12,494 | 38.3 | 50.2% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Riverside | Lab | 13,950 | 54.7 | 34.1% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Walton | Lab | 17,996 | 63.2 | 43.0% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool Wavertree | Lab | 12,319 | 38.3 | 44.3% | Lab hold |
| Liverpool West Derby | Lab | 15,853 | 51.3 | 45.5% | Lab hold |
| Macclesfield | Con | 7,200 | 15.8 | 62.3% | Con hold |
| Makerfield | Lab | 17,750 | 50.9 | 50.9% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Blackley | Lab | 14,464 | 54.5 | 44.9% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Central | Lab | 13,742 | 53.0 | 39.1% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Gorton | Lab | 11,304 | 41.5 | 42.7% | Lab hold |
| Manchester Withington | Lab | 11,524 | 32.9 | 51.9% | Lab hold |
| Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | 5,092 | 12.2 | 61.1% | Lab hold |
| Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | 2,726 | 6.0 | 61.0% | Lab hold |
| Oldham West and Royton | Lab | 12,971 | 32.5 | 57.6% | Lab hold |
| Pendle | Lab | 4,275 | 10.8 | 63.2% | Lab hold |
| Penrith and the Border | Con | 14,677 | 33.2 | 64.5% | Con hold |
| Preston | Lab | 12,268 | 34.0 | 49.2% | Lab hold |
| Ribble Valley | Con | 11,238 | 22.9 | 66.2% | Con hold |
| Rochdale | Lab | 5,655 | 14.4 | 56.7% | Lab hold |
| Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | 4,970 | 11.9 | 58.7% | Lab hold |
| Salford | Lab | 11,012 | 48.9 | 41.6% | Lab hold |
| South Ribble | Lab | 3,802 | 8.2 | 62.5% | Lab hold |
| Southport | LD | 3,007 | 7.3 | 58.6% | LD hold |
| St Helens North | Lab | 15,901 | 42.3 | 52.7% | Lab hold |
| St Helens South | Lab | 8,985 | 26.6 | 51.4% | Lab hold |
| Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | 8,859 | 27.6 | 48.4% | Lab hold |
| Stockport | Lab | 11,569 | 32.7 | 53.3% | Lab hold |
| Stretford and Urmston | Lab | 13,271 | 34.0 | 54.8% | Lab hold |
| Tatton | Con | 8,611 | 20.9 | 63.5% | Con gain from Oth |
| Wallasey | Lab | 12,276 | 32.9 | 57.6% | Lab hold |
| Warrington North | Lab | 15,156 | 39.0 | 53.7% | Lab hold |
| Warrington South | Lab | 7,397 | 16.3 | 61.2% | Lab hold |
| Weaver Vale | Lab | 9,637 | 24.5 | 57.6% | Lab hold |
| West Lancashire | Lab | 9,643 | 22.4 | 58.8% | Lab hold |
| Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | 3,147 | 6.6 | 67.8% | Con hold |
| Wigan | Lab | 13,743 | 40.9 | 52.5% | Lab hold |
| Wirral South | Lab | 5,049 | 12.7 | 65.6% | Lab hold |
| Wirral West | Lab | 4,035 | 10.0 | 65.0% | Lab hold |
| Workington | Lab | 10,850 | 25.9 | 63.4% | Lab hold |
| Worsley | Lab | 11,787 | 33.3 | 51.0% | Lab hold |
| Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | 12,608 | 36.0 | 48.6% | Lab hold |
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Questions and answers
Who won in North West at the 2001 general election?
Labour won 64 of the 76 seats in North West, with 50.7% of the vote.
How many seats were there in North West in 2001?
76 constituencies.
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