UK general elections › 2010 › Oldham West and Royton
Oldham West and Royton — 2010
Michael Meacher (Labour Party) was elected with 19,503 votes— 45.5% of 42,910 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. 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −4.5 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 42,910
| 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 | Michael Meacher | Labour Party | 19,503 | 45.5% | −4.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kamran Ghafoor | Conservative Party | 10,151 | 23.7% | — | |
| 3 | Mark Alcock | Liberal Democrats | 8,193 | 19.1% | — | |
| 4 | Dave Joines | British National Party | 3,049 | 7.1% | — | |
| 5 | John Roberts | UK Independence Party | 1,387 | 3.2% | — | |
| 6 | Shahid Miah | Respect Party | 627 | 1.5% | — |
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.