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UK general election on 7 May 2015 North West, England - Elections won 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 Majority
Ashton-Under-Lyne RAYNER, Angela 68,343 56.9% 19,366 49.8% 1.4% 10,756
Barrow and Furness WOODCOCK, John 68,338 63.3% 18,320 42.3% -5.8% 795
Birkenhead FIELD, Frank 62,410 62.7% 26,468 67.6% 5.1% 20,652
Blackburn HOLLERN, Kate 73,260 60.1% 24,762 56.3% 8.5% 12,760
Blackley and Broughton STRINGER, Graham 71,913 51.6% 22,982 61.9% 7.7% 16,874
Blackpool South MARSDEN, Gordon 57,411 56.5% 13,548 41.8% 0.7% 2,585
Bolton North East CRAUSBY, David 67,895 63.6% 18,541 43.0% -3.0% 4,377
Bolton South East QURESHI, Yasmin 69,687 58.5% 20,555 50.5% 3.0% 10,928
Bootle DOWD, Peter 70,145 64.4% 33,619 74.5% 8.0% 28,704
Burnley COOPER, Julie 64,477 61.6% 14,951 37.6% 6.3% 3,244
Bury South LEWIS, Ivan 73,883 63.9% 21,272 45.1% 4.6% 4,922
Chorley HOYLE, Lindsay 74,679 69.2% 23,322 45.1% 1.9% 4,530
City Of Chester MATHESON, Chris 74,485 68.7% 22,118 43.2% 8.2% 93
Copeland REED, Jamie 62,087 63.8% 16,750 42.3% -3.8% 2,564
Denton and Reddish GWYNNE, Andrew 66,141 58.5% 19,661 50.8% -0.2% 10,511
Ellesmere Port and Neston MADDERS, Justin 69,223 67.5% 22,316 47.8% 3.1% 6,275
Garston and Halewood EAGLE, Maria 73,719 66.4% 33,839 69.1% 9.6% 27,146
Halton TWIGG, Derek 72,818 61.8% 28,292 62.8% 5.2% 20,285
Heywood and Middleton MCINNES, Liz 79,989 60.7% 20,926 43.1% 3.0% 5,299
Hyndburn JONES, Graham 68,341 62.8% 18,076 42.1% 1.1% 4,400
Knowsley HOWARTH, George 79,108 64.1% 39,628 78.1% 7.2% 34,655
Lancaster and Fleetwood SMITH, Catherine 61,922 67.4% 17,643 42.3% 7.0% 1,265
Leigh BURNHAM, Andy 75,905 59.4% 24,312 53.9% 5.8% 14,096
Liverpool, Riverside ELLMAN, Louise 70,829 62.5% 29,835 67.4% 8.1% 24,463
Liverpool, Walton ROTHERAM, Steve 61,908 62.0% 31,222 81.3% 9.3% 27,777
Liverpool, Wavertree BERGER, Luciana 61,549 66.6% 28,401 69.3% 16.2% 24,303
Liverpool, West Derby TWIGG, Stephen 63,651 64.5% 30,842 75.2% 11.0% 27,367
Makerfield FOVARGUE, Yvonne 74,320 60.3% 23,208 51.8% 4.5% 13,155
Manchester Central POWELL, Lucy 86,078 52.7% 27,772 61.3% 8.5% 21,639
Manchester, Gorton KAUFMAN, Gerald 72,992 57.6% 28,187 67.1% 17.0% 24,079
Manchester, Withington SMITH, Jeff 74,102 67.4% 26,843 53.7% 13.3% 14,873
Oldham East and Saddleworth ABRAHAMS, Debbie 71,475 62.2% 17,529 39.4% 7.5% 6,002
Oldham West and Royton MEACHER, Michael 71,652 60.2% 23,630 54.8% 9.3% 14,738
Preston HENDRICK, Mark 59,981 55.8% 18,755 56.0% 7.8% 12,067
Rochdale DANCZUK, Simon 77,248 58.8% 20,961 46.1% 9.8% 12,442
Salford and Eccles LONG BAILEY, Rebecca 74,291 58.2% 21,364 49.4% 9.3% 12,541
Sefton Central ESTERSON, Bill 67,744 72.4% 26,359 53.8% 11.9% 11,846
Stalybridge and Hyde REYNOLDS, Jonathan 71,357 57.5% 18,447 45.0% 5.4% 6,686
St Helens North MCGINN, Conor 75,262 61.5% 26,378 57.0% 5.3% 17,291
St Helens South and Whiston RIMMER, Marie 77,720 62.3% 28,950 59.8% 6.9% 21,243
Stockport COFFEY, Ann 63,931 62.0% 19,771 49.9% 7.2% 10,061
Stretford and Urmston GREEN, Kate 69,026 67.2% 24,601 53.0% 4.4% 11,685
Wallasey EAGLE, Angela 65,495 66.2% 26,176 60.4% 8.6% 16,348
Warrington North JONES, Helen 72,104 63.0% 21,720 47.8% 2.3% 8,923
West Lancashire COOPER, Rosie 70,906 70.1% 24,474 49.3% 4.1% 8,360
Wigan NANDY, Lisa 75,990 59.6% 23,625 52.2% 3.7% 14,236
Wirral South MCGOVERN, Alison 56,956 73.5% 20,165 48.2% 7.4% 4,599
Wirral West GREENWOOD, Margaret 55,377 75.6% 18,898 45.1% 8.9% 417
Workington HAYMAN, Sue 58,615 65.6% 16,282 42.3% -3.2% 4,686
Worsley and Eccles South KEELEY, Barbara 72,177 58.3% 18,600 44.2% 1.3% 5,946
Wythenshawe and Sale East KANE, Mike 75,994 56.9% 21,693 50.1% 6.0% 10,569

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.