UK Parliamentary general election

Manchester, Gorton constituency

This election was held on Thursday 6 May 2010.

8 candidates stood in the Manchester, Gorton constituency.

Turnout	50%

Gerald Kaufman

Elected

Labour Party
19,211 votes
Qassim Afzal

Liberal Democrats
12,508 votes
Caroline Healy

Conservative and Unionist Party
4,224 votes
Justine Hall

Green Party
1,048 votes
Karen Reissmann

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
507 votes
Mohammed Zulfikar

The Respect Party
337 votes
Peter Harrison

Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's Lordship"
254 votes
Tim Dobson

Pirate Party UK
236 votes

Wikipedia

Manchester Gorton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Labour's Afzal Khan, who was elected at the 2017 general election. It is the safest Labour seat in Greater Manchester by numerical majority and one of the safest in the country.

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