Election results for Failsworth East

Borough Council Election - Thursday, 7th May, 2015

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
DescriptionNumber
More candidates than entitled2
Unmarked or void for uncertainty14
Total rejected16