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Manchester, Gorton

Shows the general election results for Manchester, Gorton, which is a constituency in North West. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 75,362 and a turnout of 61%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Afzal Khan
Majority
31,730
Electorate
75,362
Turnout
61%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 76.3%
Con 7.3%
Ind 5.7%
LD 5.7%
Green 2.3%
UKIP 2.1%
CPA 0.5%
Ind 0.1%
Comm Leagu 0.1%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Afzal Khan  Lab 35,085 76.3 9.3
Shaden Jaradat  Con 3,355 7.3 -2.4
George Galloway  Ind 2,615 5.7 5.7
Jackie Pearcey  LD 2,597 5.7 1.4
Jess Mayo * Green 1,038 2.3 -7.5
Phil Eckersley * UKIP 952 2.1 -6.1
Kemi Abidogun * CPA 233 0.5 0.5
David Hopkins * Ind 51 0.1 0.1
Peter Clifford * Comm Leagu 27 0.1 0.1
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con Ind LD Green UKIP CPA Ind Comm Leagu TUSC Pirate Respect Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship Oth
2005 53.1% 9.9% 0.0% 33.5% 0.0% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0%
2010 50.1% 11.0% 0.0% 32.6% 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.6% 1.3% 0.7% 0.0%
2015 67.1% 9.7% 0.0% 4.2% 9.8% 8.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 76.3% 7.3% 5.7% 5.7% 2.3% 2.1% 0.5% 5.7% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
9 Manchester, Gorton 69.0%
650 North East Fife 0.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
20 Manchester, Gorton 76.3%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
600 Manchester, Gorton 61.0%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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