Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Variations on an Enigma 1986
Adjudicators:	Anne Crookston , Alan Morrison
Venue:	Winter Gardens (Opera House Theatre), Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Foden's	Russell Gray	5
2	KNDS Fairey	Philip Chalk	12
3	Pemberton Old Wigan DW	Ryan Watkins	9
4	Leyland	Daniel Brooks	3
5	Oldham (Lees)	John Collins	10
6	Wingates	Andrea Price	11
7	Milnrow	Lee Skipsey	6
8	Acceler8	Jef Sparkes	4
9	Rainford	Sarah Groarke-Booth	1
10	Longridge	Mark Peacock	8
11	Manx Concert Brass	Ian Clague	7
12	Ashton-under-Lyne	Martyn Evans	2

Fodens had prequalified for the Championship Section Nation Finals 2024 from from finishing 2nd at the Championship Section Nation Finals 2023 contest.
KNDS Fairey and Pemberton Old Wigan DW receive an invitation to represent the North West at the Championship Section National Finals 2024.
Ashton-under-Lyne and Manx Concert Brass will be relegated to the North West Area First Section in 2025.