Results for a UK general election on 6 May 2010 North West, England - Elections contested by Liberal Democrat
A general election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 45,597,461, having 29,687,604 valid votes and 81,879 invalid votes.
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| Constituency | Candidate | Electorate | Turnout | Votes | Vote share | Vote change | Position |
| Altrincham and Sale West | BROPHY, Jane | 72,208 | 68.4% | 12,581 | 25.5% | 3.6% | 2nd |
| Ashton-Under-Lyne | LARKIN, Paul | 67,714 | 56.8% | 5,703 | 14.8% | 3.2% | 3rd |
| Barrow and Furness | RABONE, Barry | 68,943 | 64.0% | 4,424 | 10.0% | -7.8% | 3rd |
| Birkenhead | KELLY, Stuart | 62,773 | 56.3% | 6,554 | 18.6% | -0.1% | 3rd |
| Blackburn | ENGLISH, Paul | 72,331 | 62.9% | 6,918 | 15.2% | -5.4% | 3rd |
| Blackley and Broughton | HOBHOUSE, William | 69,489 | 49.2% | 4,861 | 14.2% | -4.9% | 3rd |
| Blackpool North and Cleveleys | GREENE, Bill | 66,017 | 61.5% | 5,400 | 13.3% | -0.4% | 3rd |
| Blackpool South | HOLT, Doreen | 63,027 | 55.8% | 5,082 | 14.4% | -0.7% | 3rd |
| Bolton North East | ANKERS, Paul | 66,846 | 64.7% | 5,624 | 13.0% | -3.1% | 3rd |
| Bolton South East | O'HANLON, Donal | 69,499 | 57.0% | 6,289 | 15.9% | -2.2% | 3rd |
| Bolton West | PEARCEY, Jackie | 71,284 | 66.7% | 8,177 | 17.2% | -1.8% | 3rd |
| Bootle | MURRAY, James | 71,422 | 57.8% | 6,245 | 15.1% | -1.4% | 2nd |
| Burnley | BIRTWISTLE, Gordon | 66,615 | 62.8% | 14,932 | 35.7% | 12.0% | 1st |
| Bury North | BAUM, Richard | 66,759 | 67.3% | 7,645 | 17.0% | 1.9% | 3rd |
| Bury South | D'ALBERT, Victor | 73,544 | 65.6% | 8,796 | 18.2% | 1.1% | 3rd |
| Carlisle | HUGHES, Neil | 65,263 | 64.7% | 6,567 | 15.6% | -1.0% | 3rd |
| Cheadle | HUNTER, Mark | 71,635 | 73.3% | 24,717 | 47.1% | -0.7% | 1st |
| Chorley | FENN, Stephen | 70,976 | 70.1% | 6,957 | 14.0% | -0.7% | 3rd |
| City Of Chester | JEWKES, Elizabeth | 70,131 | 66.7% | 8,930 | 19.1% | -2.7% | 3rd |
| Congleton | HIRST, Peter | 72,280 | 70.3% | 16,187 | 31.9% | 5.0% | 2nd |
| Copeland | HOLLOWELL, Frank | 63,149 | 67.8% | 4,365 | 10.2% | -3.7% | 3rd |
| Crewe and Nantwich | WOOD, Roy | 79,728 | 64.1% | 7,656 | 15.0% | -3.7% | 3rd |
| Denton and Reddish | BROADHURST, Stephen | 66,330 | 56.7% | 6,727 | 17.9% | 1.6% | 3rd |
| Eddisbury | THOMPSON, Robert | 72,100 | 63.0% | 10,217 | 22.5% | 4.5% | 2nd |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | ASPINALL, Denise | 66,509 | 66.5% | 6,663 | 15.1% | -0.7% | 3rd |
| Fylde | WINLOW, William | 65,926 | 66.3% | 9,641 | 22.1% | 6.2% | 2nd |
| Garston and Halewood | KEAVENEY, Paula | 71,312 | 60.1% | 8,616 | 20.1% | -9.9% | 2nd |
| Halton | HARASIWKA, Frank | 68,846 | 60.0% | 5,718 | 13.8% | -3.2% | 3rd |
| Hazel Grove | STUNELL, Andrew | 62,300 | 67.4% | 20,485 | 48.8% | -1.5% | 1st |
| Heywood and Middleton | HOBHOUSE, Wera | 80,171 | 57.5% | 10,474 | 22.7% | 2.5% | 3rd |
| Hyndburn | RANKINE, Andrew | 67,221 | 63.5% | 5,033 | 11.8% | -2.6% | 3rd |
| Knowsley | CLUCAS, Flo | 79,564 | 56.1% | 5,964 | 13.4% | -0.4% | 2nd |
| Lancaster and Fleetwood | LANGHORN, Stuart | 67,379 | 63.4% | 8,167 | 19.1% | 3.5% | 3rd |
| Leigh | BLACKBURN, Chris | 75,903 | 58.4% | 8,049 | 18.2% | -0.9% | 3rd |
| Liverpool, Riverside | MARBROW, Richard | 74,539 | 52.1% | 8,825 | 22.7% | -0.6% | 2nd |
| Liverpool, Walton | MOLONEY, Patrick | 62,612 | 54.8% | 4,891 | 14.2% | -2.7% | 2nd |
| Liverpool, Wavertree | ELDRIDGE, Colin | 62,518 | 60.6% | 12,965 | 34.2% | -6.4% | 2nd |
| Liverpool, West Derby | TWIGGER, Paul | 63,082 | 56.7% | 4,486 | 12.5% | -2.7% | 2nd |
| Macclesfield | BARLOW, Roger | 75,370 | 66.4% | 11,544 | 23.1% | 3.5% | 2nd |
| Makerfield | CROWTHER, David | 73,813 | 59.3% | 7,082 | 16.2% | 4.8% | 3rd |
| Manchester Central | RAMSBOTTOM, Marc | 90,110 | 44.3% | 10,620 | 26.6% | 5.6% | 2nd |
| Manchester, Gorton | AFZAL, Qassim | 75,933 | 50.5% | 12,508 | 32.6% | -0.9% | 2nd |
| Manchester, Withington | LEECH, John | 74,371 | 60.5% | 20,110 | 44.7% | 2.4% | 1st |
| Morecambe and Lunesdale | JONES, Leslie | 69,576 | 62.4% | 5,791 | 13.3% | -0.3% | 3rd |
| Oldham East and Saddleworth | WATKINS, Elwyn | 72,557 | 61.4% | 14,083 | 31.6% | -0.5% | 2nd |
| Oldham West and Royton | ALCOCK, Mark | 72,359 | 59.3% | 8,193 | 19.1% | -2.1% | 3rd |
| Pendle | ANWAR, Anwar | 66,422 | 67.8% | 9,095 | 20.2% | -3.0% | 3rd |
| Penrith and The Border | THORNTON, Peter | 64,484 | 69.9% | 12,830 | 28.5% | 2.6% | 2nd |
| Preston | JEWELL, Mark | 61,187 | 53.1% | 7,935 | 24.4% | 4.5% | 2nd |
| Ribble Valley | KNOX, Allan | 77,789 | 67.2% | 10,732 | 20.5% | -2.1% | 3rd |
| Rochdale | ROWEN, Paul | 78,952 | 58.1% | 15,810 | 34.4% | -6.1% | 2nd |
| Rossendale and Darwen | SHEFFIELD, Bob | 73,229 | 64.4% | 8,541 | 18.1% | 3.2% | 3rd |
| Salford and Eccles | OWEN, Norman | 75,483 | 55.0% | 10,930 | 26.3% | 3.5% | 2nd |
| Sefton Central | CLEIN, Richard | 67,511 | 71.8% | 9,656 | 19.9% | 0.7% | 3rd |
| Southport | PUGH, John | 67,200 | 65.1% | 21,707 | 49.6% | 3.3% | 1st |
| South Ribble | FISHER, Peter | 75,822 | 67.9% | 7,271 | 14.1% | -0.6% | 3rd |
| Stalybridge and Hyde | POTTER, John | 69,081 | 59.2% | 6,965 | 17.0% | 1.4% | 3rd |
| St Helens North | BEIRNE, John | 74,985 | 59.4% | 8,992 | 20.2% | -0.7% | 3rd |
| St Helens South and Whiston | SPENCER, Brian | 77,975 | 59.1% | 10,242 | 22.2% | -6.6% | 2nd |
| Stockport | BODSWORTH, Stuart | 62,879 | 62.2% | 9,778 | 25.0% | 3.6% | 3rd |
| Stretford and Urmston | COOKE, Stephen | 70,991 | 63.3% | 7,601 | 16.9% | 3.0% | 3rd |
| Tatton | LOMAX, David | 66,746 | 67.8% | 10,200 | 22.6% | 0.8% | 2nd |
| Wallasey | PITT, Steve | 65,915 | 63.2% | 5,693 | 13.7% | 0.9% | 3rd |
| Warrington North | ECCLES, David | 70,473 | 62.7% | 9,196 | 20.8% | 2.1% | 3rd |
| Warrington South | CROTTY, Jo | 79,182 | 69.3% | 15,094 | 27.5% | 3.5% | 3rd |
| Weaver Vale | HAMPSON, Peter | 67,269 | 65.4% | 8,196 | 18.6% | -1.1% | 3rd |
| West Lancashire | GIBSON, John | 73,835 | 65.7% | 6,573 | 13.6% | -0.5% | 3rd |
| Westmorland and Lonsdale | FARRON, Tim | 66,988 | 76.9% | 30,896 | 60.0% | 14.1% | 1st |
| Wigan | CLAYTON, Richard | 75,407 | 58.5% | 6,797 | 15.4% | -1.5% | 3rd |
| Wirral South | SADDLER, Jamie | 56,099 | 71.1% | 6,611 | 16.6% | -5.0% | 3rd |
| Wirral West | REISDORF, Peter | 55,050 | 71.5% | 6,630 | 16.8% | 0.5% | 3rd |
| Workington | COLLINS, Stan | 59,607 | 65.9% | 5,318 | 13.5% | -0.9% | 3rd |
| Worsley and Eccles South | GADSDEN, Richard | 72,473 | 57.5% | 6,883 | 16.5% | 3.6% | 3rd |
| Wyre and Preston North | GALLAGHER, Danny | 70,201 | 73.1% | 11,033 | 21.5% | 5.4% | 2nd |
| Wythenshawe and Sale East | EAKINS, Martin | 79,923 | 51.0% | 9,107 | 22.3% | 0.9% | 3rd |
Turnout as calculated by the House of Commons Library, is the total number of votes cast and not spoiled, divided by the size of the electorate.
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
This was the first election on a new set of constituency boundaries in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. The vote share calculations in those countries are based on notional results, which estimate the outcome of the previous election had it been contested on the new boundaries.