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Gorton — UK General Election Results

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Gorton was won by Labour at the Jan 1910 general election, with a majority of 473 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Gorton from 1885 to Jan 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Jan 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Richard Peacock (Liberal) 5,300 60.6% Daniel Irvine Flattely (Conservative) 1,848 (21.1 pts) 84.7%
1886 Richard Peacock (Liberal) 4,592 52.6% Arthur George Egerton (Conservative) 457 (5.2 pts) 84.4%
1892 William Mather (Liberal) 5,255 51.1% Ernest Frederic George Hatch (Conservative) 222 (2.2 pts) 87.3%
1895 Ernest Frederic George Hatch (Conservative) 5,865 57.9% Richard Marsden Pankhurst (Independent Labour) 1,604 (15.8 pts) 78.1%
1900 Ernest Frederic George Hatch (Conservative) 5,761 52.4% William Ward (Liberal-Labour) 520 (4.7 pts) 75.8%
1906 John Hodge (Labour) 8,566 66.4% Samuel Walter Royce (Conservative) 4,225 (32.7 pts) 78.0%
Dec 1910 John Hodge (Labour) 7,840 52.2% Henry White (Conservative) 653 (4.3 pts) 82.7%
Jan 1910 John Hodge (Labour) 7,807 51.6% Henry White (Conservative) 473 (3.1 pts) 83.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Peacock Liberal 5,30060.6% Yes
Daniel Irvine Flattely Conservative 3,45239.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Peacock Liberal 4,59252.6% Yes
Arthur George Egerton Conservative 4,13547.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Mather Liberal 5,25551.1% Yes
Ernest Frederic George Hatch Conservative 5,03348.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Frederic George Hatch Conservative 5,86557.9% Yes
Richard Marsden Pankhurst Independent Labour 4,26142.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Frederic George Hatch Conservative 5,76152.4% Yes
William Ward Liberal-Labour 5,24147.6% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hodge Labour 8,56666.4% Yes
Samuel Walter Royce Conservative 4,34133.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hodge Labour 7,84052.2% Yes
Henry White Conservative 7,18747.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hodge Labour 7,80751.6% Yes
Henry White Conservative 7,33448.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 21.1 pts 1886: Liberal margin 5.2 pts 1892: Liberal margin 2.2 pts 1895: Conservative margin 15.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 4.7 pts 1906: Labour margin 32.7 pts Dec 1910: Labour margin 4.3 pts Jan 1910: Labour margin 3.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910

Trend

Gorton has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Gorton in the Jan 1910 general election?

Labour won Gorton in Jan 1910 with 7,807 votes (51.6%), a majority of 473 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Gorton since 1885?

Since 1885, Gorton has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Gorton?

The closest result on record for Gorton was 1892, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 222 votes (2.2 percentage points).

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