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Leigh — 2010

Andy Burnham (Labour Party) was elected with 21,295 votes— 48.0% of 44,332 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.

Result · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −2.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 44,332

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes.Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Andy Burnham Labour Party 21,295−2.0 ptsElected
2Shazia Awan Conservative Party 9,284—
3Chris Blackburn Liberal Democrats 8,049—
4Gary Chadwick British National Party 2,724—
5Mary Lavelle UK Independence Party 1,535—
6Norman Bradbury Independent 988—
7Terrence Dainty Independent 320—
8Ryan Hessell Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 137—

Electorate 75,903 · Turnout 58.4% · Majority 12,011 · Back to 2010 overview

Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved 2026-05-19, generated 2026-05-19 (Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.