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Election results for Oldham West and Royton
Parliamentary Election - Thursday, 6th May, 2010
Status:
Published
Parliamentary Election - results by party
Oldham West and Royton Constituency
Oldham West and Royton - results
Election Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Outcome
Michael Meacher
Labour
19503
45%
Elected
Kamran Ghafoor
Conservative
10151
24%
Not elected
Mark Alcock
Liberal Democrats
8193
19%
Not elected
David Paul Joines
British National Party
3049
7%
Not elected
Helen Roberts
United Kingdom Independence Party
1387
3%
Not elected
Shahid Miah
Respect Party
627
1%
Not elected
Voting Summary
Details
Number
Seats
1
Total votes
42910
Electorate
72359
Number of ballot papers issued
43163
Number of proxy votes
197
Number of ballot papers rejected
253
Number of postal votes sent
11328
Number of postal votes returned
8769
Turnout
60%
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Michael Meacher
45%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Kamran Ghafoor
24%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Mark Alcock
19%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
David Paul Joines
7%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Helen Roberts
3%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Shahid Miah
1%
Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
Description
Number
More candidates than entitled
65
Unmarked or void for uncertainty
180
Voter could be identified
8
Total rejected
253