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Manchester, Gorton is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Gerald Kaufman of the Labour party.
The Manchester, Gorton constituency has a total population of 113,855, of which 87,122 are eligible (18+) to vote (76.5%).
Manchester, Gorton ranks 597th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 65th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman (born 21 June 1930) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1970, first for Manchester Ardwick, and then subsequently for Manchester Gorton. He was a government minister during the 1970s, and a member of the Shadow Cabinet in the 1980s.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Kaufman
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gerald Kaufman MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Labour |
| Email Address | cootesn@parliament.uk |
| Constituency | Manchester, Gorton |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 21/06/1930 |
| Party Page | Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 9.7% | 67.1% | 4.2% | 9.8 % | 8.2% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Manchester Gorton constituency in 2015 was 57.60%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Chesha | Pirate Party UK | Male | 27 April 1979 (45) | - | https://pirateparty.org.uk/blogs/cristian-chesha/ |
| Dave Page | Liberal Democrat | Male | - | - | http://davepage.me.uk/ |
| Gerald Kaufman | Labour | Male | 21 June 1930 (94) | - | - |
| Laura Bannister | Green | Female | 30 August 1985 (39) | - | http://www.manchestergreenparty.org.uk/ |
| Mohammed Afzal | Conservative | Male | - | - | http://www.manchesterconservatives.com/ |
| Phil Eckersley | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | http://phileckersley.co.uk/ |
| Simon Hickman | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Male | 03 September 1967 (57) | - | http://votehickman.org.uk/ |
| 11.02% | 50.13% | 32.64% | % | % | 2.73% | % | % |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ChP | 254 | 0.7% |
| Conservative | 4,224 | 11% |
| Green | 1,048 | 2.7% |
| Labour | 19,211 | 50.1% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 12,508 | 32.6% |
| Pirate | 236 | 0.6% |
| Respect | 507 | 1.3% |
| TUSC | 337 | 0.9% |
| Electorate | 75,933 |
| Votes | 38,325 |
| Turnout | 50.5% |
| Conservative | Healy, Caroline |
| Labour | Kaufman, Gerald |
| Liberal Democrat | Afzal, Qassim |
| Green | Hall, Justine |
Election turnout for the Manchester Gorton constituency in 2010 was 50.5%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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