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Manchester, Gorton

Every general election in Manchester, Gorton since 1918 (until 2019). Latest: Afzal Khan, Labour, majority 30,339.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Afzal Khan Elected sitting MPLabour34,58377.6%
Sebastian LoweConservative4,2449.5%
Jackie PearceyLiberal Democrats2,4485.5%
Eliza TyrrellGreen1,6973.8%
Lesley KayaBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		1,5733.5%
Valid votes44,545
Majority30,33968.1%

Lab hold Turnout 58.3% of 76,419 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F19741983199720102019Labour, 1918: 67.4%Labour, 1922: 53.6%Labour, 1923: 60.0%Labour, 1924: 56.0%Labour, 1929: 61.1%Labour, 1931: 42.3%Labour, 1935: 55.9%Labour, 1945: 69.1%Labour, 1950: 55.2%Labour, 1951: 58.0%Labour, 1955: 50.3%Labour, 1959: 50.9%Labour, 1964: 55.1%Labour, 1966: 60.1%Labour, 1970: 53.5%Labour, February 1974: 51.2%Labour, October 1974: 53.6%Labour, 1979: 53.5%Labour, 1983: 51.2%Labour, 1987: 54.4%Labour, 1992: 62.3%Labour, 1997: 65.3%Labour, 2001: 62.8%Labour, 2005: 53.2%Labour, 2010: 50.1%Labour, 2015: 67.1%Labour, 2017: 76.4%Labour, 2019: 77.6%Conservative, 1922: 46.4%Conservative, 1923: 40.0%Conservative, 1924: 44.1%Conservative, 1929: 29.5%Conservative, 1931: 55.1%Conservative, 1935: 44.1%Conservative, 1945: 31.0%Conservative, 1950: 36.5%Conservative, 1951: 42.0%Conservative, 1955: 49.7%Conservative, 1959: 49.1%Conservative, 1964: 44.9%Conservative, 1966: 39.9%Conservative, 1970: 39.7%Conservative, February 1974: 30.6%Conservative, October 1974: 31.3%Conservative, 1979: 38.5%Conservative, 1983: 28.5%Conservative, 1987: 23.3%Conservative, 1992: 19.5%Conservative, 1997: 11.7%Conservative, 2001: 9.9%Conservative, 2005: 9.8%Conservative, 2010: 11.0%Conservative, 2015: 9.7%Conservative, 2017: 7.3%Conservative, 2019: 9.5%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 14.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 17.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 21.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 33.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 32.6%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.2%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 5.7%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.5%Liberal, 1929: 9.4%Liberal, 1950: 6.6%Liberal, 1970: 6.8%Liberal, February 1974: 18.2%Liberal, October 1974: 15.1%Liberal, 1979: 6.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 19.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 21.7%Independent Conservative, 1918: 25.9%
Vote share in Manchester, Gorton at each general election Lab Con LD Lib Alliance Ind Con

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Manchester, Gorton (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Afzal KhanCon30,33968.158.3%Lab hold
2017Lab Afzal KhanCon31,73069.161.0%Lab hold
2015Lab Gerald KaufmanGrn24,07957.357.6%Lab hold
2010Lab Gerald KaufmanLD6,70317.550.5%Lab hold
2005LabLD5,80819.945.9%
2001LabLD11,30441.542.7%Lab hold
1997LabLD17,34247.855.6%
1992LabCon16,27942.960.8%Lab hold
1987LabCon14,06531.170.4%Lab hold
1983LabCon9,96522.767.1%
1979LabCon6,28415.177.2%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon8,86422.371.0%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon8,97620.678.3%
1970LabCon6,08513.771.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon8,30820.272.6%Lab hold
1964LabCon4,43010.276.4%Lab hold
1959LabCon8571.982.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon2690.676.5%
1951LabCon7,94816.081.8%Lab hold
1950LabCon9,52418.785.5%
1945LabCon13,29638.175.5%
1935LabCon4,20611.777.7%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab4,91212.781.9%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon11,39231.681.5%Lab hold
1924LabCon3,48511.980.5%Lab hold
1923LabCon5,37820.174.5%Lab hold
1922LabCon2,0017.179.0%Lab hold
1918LabInd Con8,04241.658.0%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Manchester, Gorton?

Afzal Khan (Labour) won Manchester, Gorton at the 2019 general election with a majority of 30,339.

Which parties have won Manchester, Gorton?

At the 28 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 27, Conservative 1.

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