THE new-look Worsley Constituency said a resounding 'yes' to new Labour and Terry Lewis.

The constituency - which now includes half of Atherton through boundary chages - sent him back to Westminster with a huge vote of confidence by increasing his already substantial majority to over 17,000.

And he told suppporters at the Little Hulton High School count: "I'll be there - shoulder to shoulder to make sure that Worsley gets a crack at what's going on."

Dismissing the Tories, he told cheering supporters: "Good riddance to 'em!"

Tory Damien Garrido had his suppport slashed by 8,000 votes, while Atherton clerk Robert Bleakley saw his Lib Dem vote hold up.

Mr Garrido warned Labour: "At the next election the British people will realise that they have made a mistake which will never be repeated again."

*Terry Lewis (Lab) 29,083

Damien Garrido (Con) 11,342

Robert Bleakley (Lib Dem) 6,356

Majority 17,741

Percentage poll: 65%

LABOUR HOLD

Swing to Labour: 8.12%

1992: Terry Lewis (Lab) 29,418; Neil Cameron (Con) 19,406; Bob Boyd (Lib Dem) 6,490; Phillip Connolly (Green) 677; Greg Phillips (Nat Law) 176. Majority 10,012.

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