England · Constituency
Manchester Central
Covers Failsworth · Bradford · Clayton · Openshaw
Photograph shows Failsworth, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Manchester Central.
Your member of parliament
Lucy Powell
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Manchester Central at the 2024 general election with a majority of 13,797 votes, or 34.7 points. A swing of 17.4 points to Green Party would take it. That makes it safer than 592 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 58.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 34.7 points, which is larger than 592 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Green Party by 13,797 votes.
Majority
13,797
34.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
46.6%
-13.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
10
39,725 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy PowellElected | Labour | 20,184 | 50.8% | +17.1 |
| Ekua Bayunu | Green Party | 6,387 | 16.1% | +9.7 |
| David Brown | Reform UK | 4,760 | 12.0% | -2.3 |
| Chris Northwood | Liberal Democrat | 3,051 | 7.7% | -4.5 |
| Scott Smith | Conservative | 2,823 | 7.1% | -16.6 |
| Parham Hashemi | Workers Party of Britain | 1,888 | 4.8% | +4.0 |
| Sebastian Moore | Social Democratic Party | 240 | 0.6% | +0.5 |
| Sabeena Khan | Independent | 202 | 0.5% | -1.5 |
| Caitriona Rylance | Communist Future | 131 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
| Albati Kalonda | Independent | 59 | 0.1% | -1.9 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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