UK general elections › 2010 › Manchester, Withington
Manchester, Withington — 2010
John Leech (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 20,110 votes— 44.7% of 45,031 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. 44.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −5.3 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 45,031
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Leech | Liberal Democrats | 20,110 | −5.3 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Lucy Powell | Labour Party | 18,216 | — | ||
| 3 | Chris Green | Conservative Party | 5,005 | — | ||
| 4 | Brian Candeland | Green Party | 798 | — | ||
| 5 | Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley | UK Independence Party | 698 | — | ||
| 6 | Yasmin Zalzala | Independent | 147 | — | ||
| 7 | Marcus Farmer | Independent | 57 | — |
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.