Blackley and Broughton (UK Parliament constituency)
Blackley and Broughton | |
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Cheetham Hill, Crumpsall | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | Graham Stringer (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Manchester Blackley and part of Salford |
Blackley and Broughton (
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to major boundary changes, including the loss of its two City of Salford wards (Broughton) and the addition of two Borough of Rochdale wards (Middleton South). Accordingly, the seat will be renamed Blackley and Middleton South, to be first contested at the next general election.[3][4]
Boundaries
The City of Manchester wards of
Formed following the
This is one of only five seats in the UK that each cover two cities, in this case Manchester and Salford. The others in England are Cities of London and Westminster in Central London, and Morley and Outwood in West Yorkshire, which includes parts of Leeds and Wakefield. In Northern Ireland, the two cities of Newry and Armagh are included in the constituency of that name, and Belfast West includes part of the city of Lisburn.
Constituency profile
The seat covers a mostly residential area, major roads with many small parks and two large green spaces,
Blackley itself is a mostly owner occupied, suburban residential area at the northern half of the seat, while the inner-city Harpurhey district has a high proportion of social housing and has faced problems with deprivation, and is mostly white working-class. More affluent areas include Higher Kersal and the
The Constituency narrowly voted Leave in the European referendum in 2016 and the incumbent, Graham Stringer was a prominent Vote Leave.
History
- Results of the Incumbent party
Most of the area has been held by Labour since 1964.[5]
- Results of other parties
In 2019, the Conservatives came second with 24.6% vote share a 3% increase again from 2017. The Conservatives came second in 2017, with 21.6% of the vote, a 7% increase on the 2015 election.
A March 2017 by-election saw the Conservatives win the ward of Kersal within the constituency from Labour and in the 2018 Local Elections another Conservative candidate was elected meaning the Conservatives now hold 2/3 Salford City Council seats in the area.
The 2015 general election saw much more than the national average swing (+16.5%) to the
- Turnout
At the 2019 General Election, turnout fell by 3.3% to 52.8%, for the first time since the constituency was created in 2010, having risen from 49.7% in 2010 and to 56.1% of electors in 2017. In 2019 the constituency had the 5th lowest turnout in the country, and the lowest of all the Manchester seats.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[6] | Party | |
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2010 | Graham Stringer | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Graham Stringer | 23,887 | 61.9 | ―8.6 | |
Conservative | Alexander Elias | 9,485 | 24.6 | +3.0 | |
Brexit Party
|
James Buckley | 2,736 | 7.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Iain Donaldson | 1,590 | 4.1 | +2.3 | |
Green | David Jones | 920 | 2.4 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 14,402 | 37.3 | ―11.6 | ||
Turnout | 38,618 | 52.8 | ―3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Graham Stringer | 28,258 | 70.5 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | David Goss | 8,657 | 21.6 | +6.6 | |
UKIP
|
Martin Power | 1,825 | 4.6 | ―12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Gadsden | 737 | 1.8 | ―0.6 | |
Green | David Jones | 462 | 1.15 | ―3.1 | |
CPA | Abi Ajoku | 174 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 19,601 | 48.87 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 40,113 | 56.13 | +4.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Graham Stringer | 22,982 | 61.9 | +7.6 | |
UKIP | Martin Power | 6,108 | 16.5 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | Michelle Tanfield-Johnson | 5,581 | 15.0 | ―3.3 | |
Green | David Jones | 1,567 | 4.2 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Gadsden | 874 | 2.4 | ―11.8 | |
Majority | 16,874 | 45.4 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 37,112 | 51.6 | +2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | –3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Graham Stringer | 18,563 | 54.3 | ||
Conservative | James Edsberg | 6,260 | 18.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William Hobhouse | 4,861 | 14.2 | ||
BNP | Derek Adams | 2,469 | 7.2 | ||
Respect | Kay Phillips | 996 | 2.9 | ||
UKIP | Robert Willescroft | 894 | 2.6 | ||
Christian | Shafiq uz Zaman | 161 | 0.5 | ||
Majority | 12,303 | 36.0 | |||
Turnout | 34,204 | 49.7 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
Notes
- borough constituency(for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- first past the postsystem of election at least every five years.
References
- ^ "Blackley and Broughton: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Middleton name no longer to be wiped from Parliamentary map under constituency boundary changes as Boundary Commission for England publishes final recommendations". www.rochdaleonline.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ^ "Blackley & Broughton Parliamentary constituency". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Blackley and Broughton Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017. Pdf.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Blackley & Broughton". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.