Result: Manchester Gorton
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 53.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 33.2% |
| Conservative |  | 9.8% |
| Swing: 10.8% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Gerald Kaufman | Labour | 15,480 | 53.2 | -9.6 |
| Qassim Afzal | Liberal Democrat | 9,672 | 33.2 | +11.9 |
| Amanda Byrne | Conservative | 2,848 | 9.8 | -0.1 |
| Gregg Beaman | UK Independence Party | 783 | 2.7 | +1.0 |
| Dan Waller | Workers Revolutionary Party | 181 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Matthew Kay | Resolutionist Party | 159 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | 5,808 | 19.9 | ||
| Turnout | 29,123 | 45.9 | +3.2 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR MANCHESTER GORTON | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 62.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 21.3% |
| Conservative |  | 9.9% |
| Others |  | 6.0% |
