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2010 general election

North West: 2010 general election results

How North West voted at the 2010 general election: Labour won 47 of 75 seats with 39.4% of the vote. Every constituency result.

North West: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Labour47−141,289,93439.4%−5.775
Conservative22+131,038,76731.7%+3.075
Liberal Democrats60707,77421.6%+0.375
UK Independence Party0new103,7823.2%—70
British National Party0new70,0322.1%—38
Independent0new18,7640.6%—39
Green0new17,0460.5%—24
21 other parties and independents26,8910.8%

Change compared with the 2005 general election in North West.

Altrincham and Sale West: Con (Graham Brady), majority 23.5%Ashton-under-Lyne: Lab (David Heyes), majority 23.7%Barrow and Furness: Lab (John Woodcock), majority 11.8%Birkenhead: Lab (Frank Field), majority 43.6%Blackburn: Lab (Jack Straw), majority 21.7%Blackley and Broughton: Lab (Graham Stringer), majority 36.0%Blackpool North and Cleveleys: Con (Paul Maynard), majority 5.3% — Con gain from LabBlackpool South: Lab (Gordon Marsden), majority 5.3%Bolton North East: Lab (David Crausby), majority 9.4%Bolton South East: Lab (Yasmin Qureshi), majority 21.8%Bolton West: Lab (Julie Hilling), majority 0.2%Bootle: Lab (Joe Benton), majority 51.3%Burnley: LD (Gordon Birtwistle), majority 4.3% — LD gain from LabBury North: Con (David Nuttall), majority 5.0% — Con gain from LabBury South: Lab (Ivan Lewis), majority 6.8%Carlisle: Con (John Stevenson), majority 2.0% — Con gain from LabCheadle: LD (Mark Hunter), majority 6.2%Chorley: Lab (Lindsay Hoyle), majority 5.2%City of Chester: Con (Stephen Mosley), majority 5.5% — Con gain from LabCongleton: Con (Fiona Bruce), majority 13.9%Copeland: Lab (Jamie Reed), majority 9.0%Crewe and Nantwich: Con (Edward Timpson), majority 11.8% — Con gain from LabDenton and Reddish: Lab (Andrew Gwynne), majority 26.1%Eddisbury: Con (Stephen O'Brien), majority 29.2%Ellesmere Port and Neston: Lab (Andrew Miller), majority 9.8%Fylde: Con (Mark Menzies), majority 30.2%Garston and Halewood: Lab (Maria Eagle), majority 39.4%Halton: Lab (Derek Twigg), majority 37.5%Hazel Grove: LD (Andrew Stunell), majority 15.2%Heywood and Middleton: Lab (Jim Dobbin), majority 13.0%Hyndburn: Lab (Graham Jones), majority 7.2%Knowsley: Lab (George Howarth), majority 57.5%Lancaster and Fleetwood: Con (Eric Ollerenshaw), majority 0.8% — Con gain from LabLeigh: Lab (Andy Burnham), majority 27.1%Liverpool, Riverside: Lab (Louise Ellman), majority 36.5%Liverpool, Walton: Lab (Steve Rotheram), majority 57.7%Liverpool, Wavertree: Lab (Luciana Berger), majority 18.9%Liverpool, West Derby: Lab (Stephen Twigg), majority 51.6%Macclesfield: Con (David Rutley), majority 23.9%Makerfield: Lab (Yvonne Fovargue), majority 28.5%Manchester Central: Lab (Tony Lloyd), majority 26.2%Manchester, Gorton: Lab (Gerald Kaufman), majority 17.5%Manchester, Withington: LD (John Leech), majority 4.2%Morecambe and Lunesdale: Con (David Morris), majority 2.0% — Con gain from LabOldham East and Saddleworth: Lab (Phil Woolas), majority 0.2%Oldham West and Royton: Lab (Michael Meacher), majority 21.8%Pendle: Con (Andrew Stephenson), majority 8.0% — Con gain from LabPenrith and The Border: Con (Rory Stewart), majority 24.9%Preston: Lab (Mark Hendrick), majority 23.8%Ribble Valley: Con (Nigel Evans), majority 28.3%Rochdale: Lab (Simon Danczuk), majority 1.9%Rossendale and Darwen: Con (Jake Berry), majority 9.5% — Con gain from LabSalford and Eccles: Lab (Hazel Blears), majority 13.8%Sefton Central: Lab (Bill Esterson), majority 8.0%South Ribble: Con (Lorraine Fullbrook), majority 10.8% — Con gain from LabSouthport: LD (John Pugh), majority 13.8%St Helens North: Lab (Dave Watts), majority 29.4%St Helens South and Whiston: Lab (Shaun Woodward), majority 30.7%Stalybridge and Hyde: Lab (Jonathan Reynolds), majority 6.7%Stockport: Lab (Ann Coffey), majority 17.3%Stretford and Urmston: Lab (Kate Green), majority 19.9%Tatton: Con (George Osborne), majority 32.0%Wallasey: Lab (Angela Eagle), majority 20.4%Warrington North: Lab (Helen Jones), majority 15.3%Warrington South: Con (David Mowat), majority 2.8% — Con gain from LabWeaver Vale: Con (Graham Evans), majority 2.3% — Con gain from LabWest Lancashire: Lab (Rosie Cooper), majority 9.0%Westmorland and Lonsdale: LD (Tim Farron), majority 23.8%Wigan: Lab (Lisa Nandy), majority 23.8%Wirral South: Lab (Alison McGovern), majority 1.3%Wirral West: Con (Esther McVey), majority 6.2%Workington: Lab (Tony Cunningham), majority 11.7%Worsley and Eccles South: Lab (Barbara Keeley), majority 10.4%Wyre and Preston North: Con (Ben Wallace), majority 30.9%Wythenshawe and Sale East: Lab (Paul Goggins), majority 18.6%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Altrincham and Sale WestCon Graham Brady11,59523.568.4%Con hold
Ashton-under-LyneLab David Heyes9,09423.756.8%Lab hold
Barrow and FurnessLab John Woodcock5,20811.864.0%Lab hold
BirkenheadLab Frank Field15,39543.656.3%Lab hold
BlackburnLab Jack Straw9,85621.762.9%Lab hold
Blackley and BroughtonLab Graham Stringer12,30336.049.2%Lab hold
Blackpool North and CleveleysCon Paul Maynard2,1505.361.5%Con gain from Lab
Blackpool SouthLab Gordon Marsden1,8525.355.8%Lab hold
Bolton North EastLab David Crausby4,0849.464.7%Lab hold
Bolton South EastLab Yasmin Qureshi8,63421.857.0%Lab hold
Bolton WestLab Julie Hilling920.266.7%Lab hold
BootleLab Joe Benton21,18151.357.8%Lab hold
BurnleyLD Gordon Birtwistle1,8184.362.8%LD gain from Lab
Bury NorthCon David Nuttall2,2435.067.3%Con gain from Lab
Bury SouthLab Ivan Lewis3,2926.865.6%Lab hold
CarlisleCon John Stevenson8532.064.7%Con gain from Lab
CheadleLD Mark Hunter3,2726.273.3%LD hold
ChorleyLab Lindsay Hoyle2,5935.270.1%Lab hold
City of ChesterCon Stephen Mosley2,5835.566.7%Con gain from Lab
CongletonCon Fiona Bruce7,06313.970.3%Con hold
CopelandLab Jamie Reed3,8339.067.8%Lab hold
Crewe and NantwichCon Edward Timpson6,04611.864.1%Con gain from Lab
Denton and ReddishLab Andrew Gwynne9,83126.156.7%Lab hold
EddisburyCon Stephen O'Brien13,25529.263.0%Con hold
Ellesmere Port and NestonLab Andrew Miller4,3319.866.5%Lab hold
FyldeCon Mark Menzies13,18530.266.3%Con hold
Garston and HalewoodLab Maria Eagle16,87739.460.1%Lab hold
HaltonLab Derek Twigg15,50437.560.0%Lab hold
Hazel GroveLD Andrew Stunell6,37115.267.4%LD hold
Heywood and MiddletonLab Jim Dobbin5,97113.057.5%Lab hold
HyndburnLab Graham Jones3,0907.263.5%Lab hold
KnowsleyLab George Howarth25,68657.556.1%Lab hold
Lancaster and FleetwoodCon Eric Ollerenshaw3330.863.4%Con gain from Lab
LeighLab Andy Burnham12,01127.158.4%Lab hold
Liverpool, RiversideLab Louise Ellman14,17336.552.1%Lab hold
Liverpool, WaltonLab Steve Rotheram19,81857.754.8%Lab hold
Liverpool, WavertreeLab Luciana Berger7,16718.960.6%Lab hold
Liverpool, West DerbyLab Stephen Twigg18,46751.656.7%Lab hold
MacclesfieldCon David Rutley11,95923.966.4%Con hold
MakerfieldLab Yvonne Fovargue12,49028.559.3%Lab hold
Manchester CentralLab Tony Lloyd10,43926.244.3%Lab hold
Manchester, GortonLab Gerald Kaufman6,70317.550.5%Lab hold
Manchester, WithingtonLD John Leech1,8944.260.5%LD hold
Morecambe and LunesdaleCon David Morris8662.062.4%Con gain from Lab
Oldham East and SaddleworthLab Phil Woolas1030.261.4%Lab hold
Oldham West and RoytonLab Michael Meacher9,35221.859.3%Lab hold
PendleCon Andrew Stephenson3,5858.067.8%Con gain from Lab
Penrith and The BorderCon Rory Stewart11,24124.969.9%Con hold
PrestonLab Mark Hendrick7,73323.853.1%Lab hold
Ribble ValleyCon Nigel Evans14,76928.367.2%Con hold
RochdaleLab Simon Danczuk8891.958.1%Lab hold
Rossendale and DarwenCon Jake Berry4,4939.564.4%Con gain from Lab
Salford and EcclesLab Hazel Blears5,72513.855.0%Lab hold
Sefton CentralLab Bill Esterson3,8628.071.8%Lab hold
South RibbleCon Lorraine Fullbrook5,55410.867.9%Con gain from Lab
SouthportLD John Pugh6,02413.865.1%LD hold
St Helens NorthLab Dave Watts13,10129.459.4%Lab hold
St Helens South and WhistonLab Shaun Woodward14,12230.759.1%Lab hold
Stalybridge and HydeLab Jonathan Reynolds2,7446.759.2%Lab hold
StockportLab Ann Coffey6,78417.362.2%Lab hold
Stretford and UrmstonLab Kate Green8,93519.963.3%Lab hold
TattonCon George Osborne14,48732.067.8%Con hold
WallaseyLab Angela Eagle8,50720.463.2%Lab hold
Warrington NorthLab Helen Jones6,77115.362.7%Lab hold
Warrington SouthCon David Mowat1,5532.869.3%Con gain from Lab
Weaver ValeCon Graham Evans9912.365.4%Con gain from Lab
West LancashireLab Rosie Cooper4,3439.065.7%Lab hold
Westmorland and LonsdaleLD Tim Farron12,26423.876.9%LD hold
WiganLab Lisa Nandy10,48723.858.5%Lab hold
Wirral SouthLab Alison McGovern5311.371.1%Lab hold
Wirral WestCon Esther McVey2,4366.271.5%Con hold
WorkingtonLab Tony Cunningham4,57511.765.9%Lab hold
Worsley and Eccles SouthLab Barbara Keeley4,33710.457.5%Lab hold
Wyre and Preston NorthCon Ben Wallace15,84430.973.1%Con hold
Wythenshawe and Sale EastLab Paul Goggins7,57518.651.0%Lab hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in North West at the 2010 general election?

Labour won 47 of the 75 seats in North West, with 39.4% of the vote.

How many seats were there in North West in 2010?

75 constituencies.

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