Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Three Haworth Impressions 1979
Adjudicators:	Leigh Baker , Benjamin Richeton
Venue:	Winter Gardens (Pavilion Theatre), Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Allerton Brass	Jamie Duncan	15
2	Littleborough	Max Stannard	1
3	Clock Face Miners Heritage	Will Haw	9
4	Trinity Girls	Craig Mann	6
5	BMP (Europe) Goodshaw	Dean Redfern	11
6	Vernon Building Society (Poynton)	Joey Wong	7
7	Ramsey Town	Robert Mitchell	2
8	Blackpool Brass	John North	10
9	Besses o' th' Barn	Jacob Hickson	8
10	Hoover Bolton	Joseph Murtagh	12
11	Rode Hall Silver	Ken Mackintosh	3
12	Sale Brass	Andrew Mallon	14
13	Thornton Cleveleys	Matthew Balson	4
14	Pilling Jubilee Silver	Joshua Hughes	5
15	Stalybridge Old	Nigel Lawless	13

CWA would have initially been registered in this section, but have since withdrawn their registration from the North West Area.

Allerton Brass, Littleborough and Clock Face Miners Heritage receive an invitation to represent The North West of England at the Third Section National Finals 2026.
Allerton Brass and Littleborough will be promoted to the North West Area Second Section in 2027.
Rode Hall Silver and Hoover Bolton will be relegated to the North West Area Fourth Section in 2027.