| Party | votes | % | cand. | seats |
| Labour | 1327668 | 44.99 | 76 | 61 |
| Conservative | 846195 | 28.68 | 76 | 9 |
| Liberal Democrat | 629250 | 21.32 | 76 | 6 |
| UK Independence Party | 62831 | 2.13 | 65 |
| British National Party | 31529 | 1.07 | 17 |
| Independent | 11753 | 0.40 | 13 |
| Green | 10012 | 0.34 | 8 |
| Liberal Party | 7110 | 0.24 | 4 |
| Community Action Party | 6553 | 0.22 | 4 |
| Respect-Unity Coalition | 3268 | 0.11 | 2 |
| Socialist Labour Party | 3109 | 0.11 | 8 |
| Veritas | 2906 | 0.10 | 9 |
| Legalise Cannabis Alliance | 1688 | 0.06 | 4 |
| English Democrats | 1495 | 0.05 | 3 |
| Socialist Alternative | 1024 | 0.03 | 2 |
| Your Party | 589 | 0.02 | 1 |
| Local Community Party | 570 | 0.02 | 1 |
| Clause 28 | 449 | 0.02 | 2 |
| National Front | 421 | 0.01 | 1 |
| Build Duddon and Morecambe Bridges | 409 | 0.01 | 1 |
| Independent Progressive Labour Part | 382 | 0.01 | 1 |
| Islam Zinda Baad Platform | 361 | 0.01 | 1 |
| Workers Revolutionary Party | 344 | 0.01 | 2 |
| Democratic Socialist Alliance... | 227 | 0.01 | 1 |
| Communist Party of Britain | 199 | 0.01 | 1 |
| Alternative Party | 163 | 0.01 | 1 |
| Resolutionist Party | 159 | 0.01 | 1 |
| Xtraordinary People Party | 74 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Their Party | 47 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Turnout | 2950785 | 57.1 |
