Blackley and Middleton South (UK Parliament constituency)

Blackley and Middleton South
Heywood and Middleton (part)

Blackley and Middleton South is a

constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[1] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.^[2] The constituency is based in northern Greater Manchester

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The
City of Manchester
wards of: Charlestown; Crumpsall; Harpurhey; Higher Blackley; Moston.
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale wards of: East Middleton; South Middleton.^[3]

The seat covers the majority of the former

Heywood and Middleton (renamed Heywood and Middleton North), and Moston was transferred in from Manchester Central.^[4]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Blackley and Middleton South^[5]
Party		Candidate
	Conservative	Iftikhar Ahmed
	Reform UK	Alison Devine
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Donaldson
	Green	Dylan Lewis-Creser
	Labour	Graham Stringer
Majority
Turnout
	win (new seat)

References

^ "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 2024-01-07.
^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
^ "New Seat Details - Blackley and Middleton South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
^ https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory_record/466429/blackley_and_middleton_south

Manchester constituencies
Current	Blackley and Middleton South Gorton and Denton Manchester Central Manchester Rusholme Manchester Withington Wythenshawe and Sale East
Historic	Manchester (1832–1885) Manchester East (1885–1918) Manchester North (1885–1918) Manchester North East (1885–1918) Manchester North West (1885–1918) Manchester South (1885–1918) Manchester South West (1885–1918) Manchester Ardwick (1918–1983) Manchester Blackley (1918–2010) Manchester Clayton (1918–1955) Manchester Exchange (1918-February 1974) Manchester Gorton (1918-2024) Manchester Hulme (1918–1950) Manchester Moss Side (1918–1983) Manchester Platting (1918–1950) Manchester Cheetham (1950-February 1974) Manchester Wythenshawe (1950–1997) Manchester Openshaw (1955–1983) Stretford (1885–1918, 1983–1997) Blackley and Broughton (2010-2024)
See also	South Lancashire South East Lancashire

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Conservative (28)	Altrincham and Sale West Barrow and Furness Blackpool North and Fleetwood Bolton North East Bolton West Burnley Bury North Carlisle Cheadle Congleton Copeland Crewe and Nantwich Eddisbury Heywood and Middleton North Hyndburn Leigh and Atherton Macclesfield Morecambe and Lunesdale Pendle and Clitheroe Penrith and Solway Ribble Valley Rossendale and Darwen South Ribble Southport Tatton Warrington South Workington Wyre and Preston North
Independent (3)	Fylde Hazel Grove St Helens North
Liberal Democrats (1)	Westmorland and Lonsdale
Speaker (1)	Chorley
Workers (1)	Rochdale
To be contested in 2024 (12)	Blackley and Middleton South Chester North and Neston Chester South and Eddisbury Ellesmere Port and Bromborough Gorton and Denton Liverpool Garston Manchester Rusholme Mid Cheshire Runcorn and Helsby Whitehaven and Workington Widnes and Halewood Worsley and Eccles
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