Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Friendly Takeover 2016
Adjudicators:	Martin Heartfield , Stan Lippeatt
Venue:	Winter Gardens (Opera House Theatre), Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Middleton	Jamie Cooper	11
2	Eagley	Chris Wormald	8
3	Liverpool	David McGlynn	6
4	Bollington Brass	Craig Mann	4
5	Morecambe	Andrew Porter	17
6	Old Hall Brass	Trevor Halliwell	10
7	Poulton-le-Fylde	Brett Baker	12
8	Golborne Brass	Les Webb	9
9	Besses Boys	James Holt	2
10	Uppermill	James Garlick	14
11	Lostock Hall Memorial	John Atkinson	5
12	City of Chester Bluecoat	Ewan Easton	1
13	Marple	Nick Birch	7
14	Haslingden & Helmshore	Kevin Gibbs	16
15	Delph	Philip Goodwin	15
16	Allerton Brass	Jamie Duncan	18
17	Hawk Green	Neil Hewson	3
18	VBS Poynton	Tom Hillary	13

Middleton, Eagley and Liverpool receive an invitation to represent the North West at the Second Section National Finals 2025.
Eagley and Besses Boys will be promoted to the North West Area First Section in 2026.
Vernon Building Society (Poynton) and Allerton will be relegated to the North West Area Third Section in 2026.