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Election results for Failsworth East
Borough Council Election - Thursday, 7th May, 2015
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Borough Council Election - results by party
Previous results for Failsworth East
Summary of comparison with previous results for Failsworth East
Borough Council Election
Failsworth East - results
Election Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Outcome
Jim McMahon OBE
Labour
2571
56%
Elected
Graham Whitehead
United Kingdom Independence Party
1118
24%
Not elected
Antony Cahill
Conservative
809
18%
Not elected
Bill Cullen
Liberal Democrats
73
2%
Not elected
Voting Summary
Details
Number
Seats
1
Total votes
4571
Electorate
7903
Number of ballot papers rejected
16
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Jim McMahon OBE
56%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Graham Whitehead
24%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Antony Cahill
18%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Bill Cullen
2%
Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
Description
Number
More candidates than entitled
2
Unmarked or void for uncertainty
14
Total rejected
16