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Manchester Rusholme
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Photograph shows Rusholme. The constituency reaches beyond the suburb itself.
Your member of parliament
Afzal Khan
LabourLabour won Manchester Rusholme at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,235 votes, or 28.4 points. A swing of 14.2 points to Green Party would take it. That makes it safer than 540 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 110.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 28.4 points, which is larger than 540 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Green Party by 8,235 votes.
Majority
8,235
28.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
40.0%
-19.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
29,033 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afzal KhanElected | Labour | 15,054 | 51.9% | +18.2 |
| Thirza Asanga-Rae | Green Party | 6,819 | 23.5% | +17.1 |
| Mohhamed Bilal | Workers Party of Britain | 3,660 | 12.6% | +11.9 |
| Alexandra Marsanu | Conservative | 1,678 | 5.8% | -17.9 |
| Joel McGuigan | Reform UK | 1,313 | 4.5% | -9.8 |
| Faraz Bhatti | Independent | 342 | 1.2% | -0.9 |
| Peter Clifford | Communist League Election Campaign | 167 | 0.6% | +0.6 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. 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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