Liberal Democrats candidate · stood 2019
Garth Harkness.
Stood for Liberal Democrats in Oldham West and Royton at the 2019 General Election. Not elected — so there is no parliamentary record to show, but here is the contest in full and where the seat stands now.
Finished 4th of 7 with 1,484 votes (3.3%).
The result in full · 2019 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McMahon✓ elected | Lab | 24,579 | 55.3% |
| Kirsty Finlayson | Con | 13,452 | 30.3% |
| Helen Formby | — | 3,316 | 7.5% |
| Garth Harkness | LD | 1,484 | 3.3% |
| Dan Jerrome | Green | 681 | 1.5% |
| Debbie Cole | — | 533 | 1.2% |
| Anthony Prince | — | 389 | 0.9% |
Majority 11,127 · 44,434 votes cast.
The seat now
Jim McMahon (Lab) won the 2019 contest.
Liberal Democrats in 2019
Garth Harkness was one of 611 Liberal Democrats candidates at the 2019 General Election — 11 won their seats, 600 did not. See the Liberal Democrats →