Manchester Central

Manchester Central is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the North West region of England. The seat was last held by Lucy Powell (Labour) between 15 November 2012 to 30 May 2024.

15-Nov-2012 By-election

The 15-Nov-2012 By-election was held on 15 November 2012. A total of 12 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
9,936
Electorate
91,692
Turnout
18.2%

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Powell, Lucy
Labour
11,507 69.1% 16.4%
Trebilcock, Tony
Liberal Democrat
1,571 9.4% -17.2%
Sephton, Matthew
Conservative
754 4.5% -7.3%
Cassidy, Christopher
UK Independence Party
749 4.5% 4.5%
Dylan, Tom
Green Party
652 3.9% 1.6%
O'Sullivan, Eddy
British National Party
492 3.0% -1.1%
Kaye, Loz
Pirate Party UK
308 1.9% 1.9%
Davidson, Alex
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
220 1.3% 1.3%
Higgins, Catherine
Respect Party
182 1.1% 1.1%
Hope, Howling 'Laud'
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
78 0.5% 0.5%
Holmes, Lee
People's Democratic Party
71 0.4% 0.4%
Clifford, Peter
Communist League Election Campaign
64 0.4% 0.4%