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UK general election on 7 May 2015 North West, England - Elections contested by Labour

A general election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 46,354,197, having 30,697,525 valid votes and 102,639 invalid votes.

Read the House of Commons Library briefing.

Elections contested - Elections won

Constituency Candidate Electorate Turnout Votes Vote share Vote change Position
Altrincham and Sale West WRIGHT, James 71,511 70.6% 13,481 26.7% 4.3% 2nd
Ashton-Under-Lyne RAYNER, Angela 68,343 56.9% 19,366 49.8% 1.4% 1st
Barrow and Furness WOODCOCK, John 68,338 63.3% 18,320 42.3% -5.8% 1st
Birkenhead FIELD, Frank 62,410 62.7% 26,468 67.6% 5.1% 1st
Blackburn HOLLERN, Kate 73,260 60.1% 24,762 56.3% 8.5% 1st
Blackley and Broughton STRINGER, Graham 71,913 51.6% 22,982 61.9% 7.7% 1st
Blackpool North and Cleveleys RUSHWORTH, Samuel 62,468 63.1% 14,168 36.0% -0.5% 2nd
Blackpool South MARSDEN, Gordon 57,411 56.5% 13,548 41.8% 0.7% 1st
Bolton North East CRAUSBY, David 67,895 63.6% 18,541 43.0% -3.0% 1st
Bolton South East QURESHI, Yasmin 69,687 58.5% 20,555 50.5% 3.0% 1st
Bolton West HILLING, Julie 72,719 66.8% 18,943 39.0% 0.5% 2nd
Bootle DOWD, Peter 70,145 64.4% 33,619 74.5% 8.0% 1st
Burnley COOPER, Julie 64,477 61.6% 14,951 37.6% 6.3% 1st
Bury North FRITH, James 67,580 66.9% 18,592 41.1% 5.9% 2nd
Bury South LEWIS, Ivan 73,883 63.9% 21,272 45.1% 4.6% 1st
Carlisle SHERRIFF, Lee 65,827 64.7% 16,099 37.8% 0.5% 2nd
Cheadle MILLER, Martin 73,239 72.5% 8,673 16.3% 7.0% 3rd
Chorley HOYLE, Lindsay 74,679 69.2% 23,322 45.1% 1.9% 1st
City Of Chester MATHESON, Chris 74,485 68.7% 22,118 43.2% 8.2% 1st
Congleton PRICE, Darren 72,503 70.3% 10,391 20.4% 3.2% 2nd
Copeland REED, Jamie 62,087 63.8% 16,750 42.3% -3.8% 1st
Crewe and Nantwich HEALD, Adrian 74,169 67.3% 18,825 37.7% 3.7% 2nd
Denton and Reddish GWYNNE, Andrew 66,141 58.5% 19,661 50.8% -0.2% 1st
Eddisbury LAING, James 68,569 69.1% 11,193 23.6% 2.1% 2nd
Ellesmere Port and Neston MADDERS, Justin 69,223 67.5% 22,316 47.8% 3.1% 1st
Fylde SULLIVAN, Jed 65,679 66.3% 8,182 18.8% -1.0% 2nd
Garston and Halewood EAGLE, Maria 73,719 66.4% 33,839 69.1% 9.6% 1st
Halton TWIGG, Derek 72,818 61.8% 28,292 62.8% 5.2% 1st
Hazel Grove TAYLOR, Michael 63,098 68.5% 7,584 17.5% 5.1% 3rd
Heywood and Middleton MCINNES, Liz 79,989 60.7% 20,926 43.1% 3.0% 1st
Hyndburn JONES, Graham 68,341 62.8% 18,076 42.1% 1.1% 1st
Knowsley HOWARTH, George 79,108 64.1% 39,628 78.1% 7.2% 1st
Lancaster and Fleetwood SMITH, Catherine 61,922 67.4% 17,643 42.3% 7.0% 1st
Leigh BURNHAM, Andy 75,905 59.4% 24,312 53.9% 5.8% 1st
Liverpool, Riverside ELLMAN, Louise 70,829 62.5% 29,835 67.4% 8.1% 1st
Liverpool, Walton ROTHERAM, Steve 61,908 62.0% 31,222 81.3% 9.3% 1st
Liverpool, Wavertree BERGER, Luciana 61,549 66.6% 28,401 69.3% 16.2% 1st
Liverpool, West Derby TWIGG, Stephen 63,651 64.5% 30,842 75.2% 11.0% 1st
Macclesfield ROCA, Tim 71,712 69.2% 11,252 22.7% 2.4% 2nd
Makerfield FOVARGUE, Yvonne 74,320 60.3% 23,208 51.8% 4.5% 1st
Manchester Central POWELL, Lucy 86,078 52.7% 27,772 61.3% 8.5% 1st
Manchester, Gorton KAUFMAN, Gerald 72,992 57.6% 28,187 67.1% 17.0% 1st
Manchester, Withington SMITH, Jeff 74,102 67.4% 26,843 53.7% 13.3% 1st
Morecambe and Lunesdale LONE, Amina 66,985 64.6% 15,101 34.9% -4.6% 2nd
Oldham East and Saddleworth ABRAHAMS, Debbie 71,475 62.2% 17,529 39.4% 7.5% 1st
Oldham West and Royton MEACHER, Michael 71,652 60.2% 23,630 54.8% 9.3% 1st
Pendle ALI, Azhar 64,573 68.8% 15,525 34.9% 4.0% 2nd
Penrith and The Border RUSHWORTH, Lee 65,209 67.4% 6,308 14.4% 1.4% 2nd
Preston HENDRICK, Mark 59,981 55.8% 18,755 56.0% 7.8% 1st
Ribble Valley HINDER, David 77,379 67.5% 11,798 22.6% 0.5% 2nd
Rochdale DANCZUK, Simon 77,248 58.8% 20,961 46.1% 9.8% 1st
Rossendale and Darwen STRAW, Will 73,779 66.4% 17,193 35.1% 2.8% 2nd
Salford and Eccles LONG BAILEY, Rebecca 74,291 58.2% 21,364 49.4% 9.3% 1st
Sefton Central ESTERSON, Bill 67,744 72.4% 26,359 53.8% 11.9% 1st
Southport SAVAGE, Liz 67,326 65.5% 8,468 19.2% 9.8% 3rd
South Ribble BENNETT, Veronica 76,489 68.5% 18,368 35.1% 0.4% 2nd
Stalybridge and Hyde REYNOLDS, Jonathan 71,357 57.5% 18,447 45.0% 5.4% 1st
St Helens North MCGINN, Conor 75,262 61.5% 26,378 57.0% 5.3% 1st
St Helens South and Whiston RIMMER, Marie 77,720 62.3% 28,950 59.8% 6.9% 1st
Stockport COFFEY, Ann 63,931 62.0% 19,771 49.9% 7.2% 1st
Stretford and Urmston GREEN, Kate 69,026 67.2% 24,601 53.0% 4.4% 1st
Tatton PINTO-DUSCHINSKY, David 65,004 69.7% 8,311 18.3% 1.1% 2nd
Wallasey EAGLE, Angela 65,495 66.2% 26,176 60.4% 8.6% 1st
Warrington North JONES, Helen 72,104 63.0% 21,720 47.8% 2.3% 1st
Warrington South BENT, Nick 84,767 70.0% 23,178 39.1% 6.1% 2nd
Weaver Vale TICKRIDGE, Julia 68,407 68.5% 19,421 41.4% 5.2% 2nd
West Lancashire COOPER, Rosie 70,906 70.1% 24,474 49.3% 4.1% 1st
Westmorland and Lonsdale BATESON, John 65,857 74.3% 2,661 5.4% 3.2% 4th
Wigan NANDY, Lisa 75,990 59.6% 23,625 52.2% 3.7% 1st
Wirral South MCGOVERN, Alison 56,956 73.5% 20,165 48.2% 7.4% 1st
Wirral West GREENWOOD, Margaret 55,377 75.6% 18,898 45.1% 8.9% 1st
Workington HAYMAN, Sue 58,615 65.6% 16,282 42.3% -3.2% 1st
Worsley and Eccles South KEELEY, Barbara 72,177 58.3% 18,600 44.2% 1.3% 1st
Wyre and Preston North WHITTINGHAM, Ben 70,637 70.6% 12,377 24.8% 3.5% 2nd
Wythenshawe and Sale East KANE, Mike 75,994 56.9% 21,693 50.1% 6.0% 1st

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.