manchester gorton Constituency Details


Please note this website was created for the 2015 General Election. Due to the lack of preparation time, we have not updated this website for the 2017 Election. Why?

Please note that we are currently updating our website to represent the results of the 2015 General Election, the newly elected MPs and their respective constituencies.

CONSTITUENCY OVERVIEW

CONTROLLING PARTYLabour
ELECTORATE87,122 voters
AREA6 sq. miles


Manchester, Gorton is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Gerald Kaufman of the Labour party.

The Manchester, Gorton constituency has a total population of 113,855, of which 87,122 are eligible (18+) to vote (76.5%).

Manchester, Gorton ranks 597th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 65th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.

CONSTITUENCY MP

Gerald Kaufman

Gerald Kaufman

Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman (born 21 June 1930) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1970, first for Manchester Ardwick, and then subsequently for Manchester Gorton. He was a government minister during the 1970s, and a member of the Shadow Cabinet in the 1980s.

Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Kaufman

MP DETAILS
AddressGerald Kaufman MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Phone Number020 7219 4272
Political PartyLabour
Email Addresscootesn@parliament.uk
ConstituencyManchester, Gorton
GenderMale
Date of Birth21/06/1930
Party PageWebsite
Wikipedia PageVisit Wiki

2015 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

SHARE OF VOTES
9.7%
67.1%
4.2%
9.8 %
8.2%
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Green Party
UKIP
ELECTION TURNOUT

Election turnout for the Manchester Gorton constituency in 2015 was 57.60%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.

2015 CANDIDATES

Candidate Party Gender Date of Birth LinkedIn Website
Cris CheshaPirate Party UKMale27 April 1979 (45)-https://pirateparty.org.uk/blogs/cristian-chesha/
Dave PageLiberal DemocratMale--http://davepage.me.uk/
Gerald KaufmanLabourMale21 June 1930 (94)--
Laura BannisterGreenFemale30 August 1985 (39)-http://www.manchestergreenparty.org.uk/
Mohammed AfzalConservativeMale--http://www.manchesterconservatives.com/
Phil EckersleyUK Independence PartyMale--http://phileckersley.co.uk/
Simon HickmanTrade Unionist and Socialist CoalitionMale03 September 1967 (57)-http://votehickman.org.uk/

2010 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

SHARE OF VOTES
11.02%
50.13%
32.64%
%
%
2.73%
%
%
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Scottish National
Plaid Cymru
Green Party
BNP
UKIP
2005 GENERAL ELECTION WINNERS
Labour
VOTE COUNTS
PartyVotesShare
 ChP2540.7%
 Conservative4,22411%
 Green1,0482.7%
 Labour19,21150.1%
 Liberal-Democrat12,50832.6%
 Pirate2360.6%
 Respect5071.3%
 TUSC3370.9%
TOTALS
Electorate75,933
Votes38,325
Turnout50.5%
2010 CANDIDATES
ConservativeHealy, Caroline
LabourKaufman, Gerald
Liberal DemocratAfzal, Qassim
GreenHall, Justine
ELECTION TURNOUT

Election turnout for the Manchester Gorton constituency in 2010 was 50.5%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.

QUIZ RESULTS

This graph shows the results from 60 people in the Manchester, Gorton constituency who have taken our quiz, displaying which party best matches their opinions of the series of questions we ask.

If you haven't taken our insightful quiz that shows you who you should be voting for at the 2015 general election, why not give it a go:

Take the quiz

YOUR COMMENTS

2015 General Election Guides

2015 Election Guide

Information about what to expect at the general election 2015, including timetable of events, results and guides.

Watch Politics

Watch political debates, party political broadcasts, PMQ's and interviews with party candidates and MPs.

City Outlook

How does your city compare with others across the UK, including population, employment and earnings.

UK Constituencies

Find out more about your local constituency, including local information, polls and MPs.

Alliance Conservative Democratic Unionist Green Party Labour Liberal Democrat Plaid Cymru Respect Scottish National Party UKIP

© Copyright 2014/2024 Who Shall I Vote For? and Chris Haycock Policy scoring algorithm updated 28 September 2024 at 22:45



UK RESULTS

PARTY POLLS

ELECTION GUIDE

MAIN PARTIES

CONSTITUENCIES

WATCH PMQ's

QUIZ FAQ's

RESTART QUIZ

CONTACT US