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Manchester, Gorton — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Manchester, Gorton was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 30,339 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Manchester, Gorton from 1918 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1918–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Hodge (Labour) 13,047 67.4% Henry White (Independent Unionist) 8,042 (41.6 pts) 58.0%
1922 John Hodge (Labour) 15,058 53.6% William Heap (Unionist) 2,001 (7.1 pts) 79.0%
1923 Joseph Compton (Labour) 16,080 60.0% William Heap (Unionist) 5,378 (20.1 pts) 74.5%
1924 Joseph Compton (Labour) 16,383 56.0% Barratt Carrington Sellars (Unionist) 3,485 (11.9 pts) 80.5%
1929 Joseph Compton (Labour) 22,056 61.1% Alfred Cecil Critchley (Unionist) 11,392 (31.6 pts) 81.5%
1931 Eric Alfred George Shackleton Bailey (Conservative) 21,228 55.1% Joseph Compton (Labour) 4,912 (12.7 pts) 81.9%
1935 Joseph Compton (Labour) 20,039 55.9% Eric Alfred George Shackleton Bailey (Conservative) 4,206 (11.7 pts) 77.7%
1945 William Henry Oldfield (Labour) 24,095 69.1% Harry Sharp (Conservative) 13,296 (38.1 pts) 75.5%
1950 William Henry Oldfield (Labour) 28,088 55.2% James Watts (Conservative) 9,524 (18.7 pts) 85.5%
1951 William Henry Oldfield (Labour) 28,753 58.0% Squire Horace Garlick (Conservative) 7,938 (16.0 pts) 81.6%
1955 Konni Zilliacus (Labour) 21,102 50.3% Bruce Campbell (Conservative) 269 (0.6 pts) 76.5%
1959 Konni Zilliacus (Labour) 23,337 50.9% D Henry Moore (Conservative) 857 (1.9 pts) 82.0%
1964 Konni Zilliacus (Labour) 23,895 55.1% Edwin Hodson (Conservative) 4,430 (10.2 pts) 76.4%
1966 Konni Zilliacus (Labour) 24,726 60.1% Ian Paley (Conservative) 8,308 (20.2 pts) 72.6%
1970 Kenneth Marks (Labour) 23,679 53.5% John Augustine Kevill (Conservative) 6,085 (13.7 pts) 71.9%
Feb 1974 Kenneth Marks (Labour) 22,276 51.2% Stephen Waley-Cohen (Conservative) 8,976 (20.6 pts) 78.3%
Oct 1974 Kenneth Marks (Labour) 21,287 53.6% Stephen Waley-Cohen (Conservative) 8,864 (22.3 pts) 71.0%
1979 Kenneth Marks (Labour) 22,293 53.5% Michael Lord (Conservative) 6,284 (15.1 pts) 77.2%
1983 Gerald Kaufman (Labour) 22,460 51.2% John Kershaw (Conservative) 9,965 (22.7 pts) 67.9%
1987 Gerald Kaufman (Labour) 24,615 54.4% John Kershaw (Conservative) 14,065 (31.1 pts) 70.4%
1992 Gerald Kaufman (Labour) 23,671 62.3% Jonathan Bullock (Conservative) 16,279 (42.9 pts) 60.8%
1997 Gerald Kaufman (Labour) 23,704 65.3% Jackie Pearcey (Liberal Democrat) 17,342 (47.8 pts) 56.4%
2001 Gerald Kaufman (Labour) 17,099 62.8% Jacqueline Pearcey (Liberal Democrat) 11,304 (41.5 pts) 42.7%
2005 Gerald Kaufman (Labour) 15,480 53.2% Qassim Afzal (Liberal Democrat) 5,808 (19.9 pts) 45.0%
2010 Gerald Kaufman (Labour) 19,211 50.1% Qassim Afzal (Liberal Democrat) 6,703 (17.5 pts) 50.7%
2015 Gerald Kaufman (Labour) 28,187 67.1% Laura Bannister (Green) 24,079 (57.3 pts) 57.9%
2017 Afzal Khan (Labour) 35,085 76.3% Shaden Jaradat (Conservative) 31,730 (69.0 pts) 61.2%
2019 Afzal Khan (Labour) 34,583 77.6% Sebastian Lowe (Conservative) 30,339 (68.1 pts) 58.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hodge Labour 13,04767.4% Yes
Henry White Independent Unionist 5,00525.9% No
John Thomas Murphy Socialist Labour 1,3006.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hodge Labour 15,05853.6% Yes
William Heap Unionist 13,05746.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Compton Labour 16,08060.0% Yes
William Heap Unionist 10,70240.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Compton Labour 16,38356.0% Yes
Barratt Carrington Sellars Unionist 12,89844.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Compton Labour 22,05661.1% Yes
Alfred Cecil Critchley Unionist 10,66429.5% No
Beatrice Annie Bayfield Liberal 3,3859.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Alfred George Shackleton Bailey Conservative 21,22855.1% Yes
Joseph Compton Labour 16,31642.3% No
Chris Flanagan Communist 1,0002.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Compton Labour 20,03955.9% Yes
Eric Alfred George Shackleton Bailey Conservative 15,83344.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Oldfield Labour 24,09569.1% Yes
Harry Sharp Conservative 10,79930.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Oldfield Labour 28,08855.2% Yes
James Watts Conservative 18,56436.5% No
Abram Maxwell Caplin Liberal 3,3776.6% No
Syd Abbott Communist 8731.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Oldfield Labour 28,75358.0% Yes
Squire Horace Garlick Conservative 20,81542.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Konni Zilliacus Labour 21,10250.3% Yes
Bruce Campbell Conservative 20,83349.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Konni Zilliacus Labour 23,33750.9% Yes
D Henry Moore Conservative 22,48049.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Konni Zilliacus Labour 23,89555.1% Yes
Edwin Hodson Conservative 19,46544.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Konni Zilliacus Labour 24,72660.1% Yes
Ian Paley Conservative 16,41839.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Marks Labour 23,67953.5% Yes
John Augustine Kevill Conservative 17,59439.7% No
James Matthew Ashley Liberal 3,0136.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Marks Labour 22,27651.2% Yes
Stephen Waley-Cohen Conservative 13,30030.6% No
Robert Brooks Liberal 7,90618.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Marks Labour 21,28753.6% Yes
Stephen Waley-Cohen Conservative 12,42331.3% No
Antony Richard Cottam Liberal 5,98415.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Marks Labour 22,29353.5% Yes
Michael Lord Conservative 16,00938.4% No
Graham Shaw Liberal 2,8676.9% No
Richard Chadfield National Front 4691.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Kaufman Labour 22,46051.2% Yes
John Kershaw Conservative 12,49528.5% No
Keith Whitmore Liberal 8,34819.0% No
Malcolm Cowle Communist 3330.8% No
Leslie Andrews BNP 2310.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Kaufman Labour 24,61554.4% Yes
John Kershaw Conservative 10,55023.3% No
Keith Whitmore Liberal 9,83021.7% No
Pam Lawrence Red Front 2530.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Kaufman Labour 23,67162.3% Yes
Jonathan Bullock Conservative 7,39219.5% No
Phil Harris Liberal Democrat 5,32714.0% No
Terry Henderson Liberal 7672.0% No
Mike Daw Green 5951.6% No
Pam Lawrence Revolutionary Communist 1080.3% No
Philip Mitchell Natural Law 840.2% No
Colleen Smith International Communist Party 300.1% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Kaufman Labour 23,70465.3% Yes
Jackie Pearcey Liberal Democrat 6,36217.5% No
Guy Senior Conservative 4,24911.7% No
Kevin Hartley Referendum Party 8122.2% No
Spencer FitzGibbon Green 6831.9% No
Trevor Wongsam Socialist Labour 5011.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Kaufman Labour 17,09962.8% Yes
Jacqueline Pearcey Liberal Democrat 5,79521.3% No
Christopher Causer Conservative 2,7059.9% No
Bruce Bingham Green 8353.1% No
Rashid Bhatti UKIP 4621.7% No
Kirsty Muir Socialist Labour 3331.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Kaufman Labour 15,48053.2% Yes
Qassim Afzal Liberal Democrat 9,67233.2% No
Amanda Byrne Conservative 2,8489.8% No
Gregg Beaman UKIP 7832.7% No
Dan Waller Workers Revolutionary 1810.6% No
Matthew Kay Resolutionist Party 1590.5% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Kaufman Labour 19,21150.1% Yes
Qassim Afzal Liberal Democrat 12,50832.6% No
Caroline Healy Conservative 4,22411.0% No
Justine Hall Green 1,0482.7% No
Mohammed Zulfikar Respect Party 5071.3% No
Karen Reissmann Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3370.9% No
Peter Harrison Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 2540.7% No
Tim Dobson Pirate Party UK 2360.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Kaufman Labour 28,18767.1% Yes
Laura Bannister Green 4,1089.8% No
Mohammed Afzal Conservative 4,0639.7% No
Phil Eckersley UKIP 3,4348.2% No
Dave Page Liberal Democrat 1,7824.2% No
Simon Hickman Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2640.6% No
Cris Chesha Pirate Party UK 1810.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Afzal Khan Labour 35,08576.3% Yes
Shaden Jaradat Conservative 3,3557.3% No
George Galloway Independent 2,6155.7% No
Jackie Pearcey Liberal Democrat 2,5975.7% No
Jess Mayo Green 1,0382.3% No
Phil Eckersley UKIP 9522.1% No
Kemi Abidogun Christian Peoples Alliance 2330.5% No
David Hopkins Independent 510.1% No
Peter Clifford Communist League Election Campaign 270.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Afzal Khan Labour 34,58377.6% Yes
Sebastian Lowe Conservative 4,2449.5% No
Jackie Pearcey Liberal Democrat 2,4485.5% No
Eliza Tyrrell Green 1,6973.8% No
Lesley Kaya Brexit Party 1,5733.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Labour margin 41.6 pts 1922: Labour margin 7.1 pts 1923: Labour margin 20.1 pts 1924: Labour margin 11.9 pts 1929: Labour margin 31.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 12.7 pts 1935: Labour margin 11.7 pts 1945: Labour margin 38.1 pts 1950: Labour margin 18.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 16.0 pts 1955: Labour margin 0.6 pts 1959: Labour margin 1.9 pts 1964: Labour margin 10.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 20.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 13.7 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 20.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 22.3 pts 1979: Labour margin 15.1 pts 1983: Labour margin 22.7 pts 1987: Labour margin 31.1 pts 1992: Labour margin 42.9 pts 1997: Labour margin 47.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 41.5 pts 2005: Labour margin 19.9 pts 2010: Labour margin 17.5 pts 2015: Labour margin 57.3 pts 2017: Labour margin 69.0 pts 2019: Labour margin 68.1 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Manchester, Gorton has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Manchester, Gorton in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Manchester, Gorton in 2019 with 34,583 votes (77.6%), a majority of 30,339 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Manchester, Gorton since 1918?

Since 1918, Manchester, Gorton has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Manchester, Gorton?

The closest result on record for Manchester, Gorton was 1955, when Labour beat Conservative by just 269 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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