The ceremonial and metropolitan county of Greater Manchester is divided into 27 parliamentary constituencies—16 borough constituencies and 11 county constituencies. At the 2019 general election in Greater Manchester, Labour won 18 seats and the Conservatives won 9.
Constituencies edit
† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat
2010 boundary changes edit
Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to reduce the number of seats in Greater Manchester from 28 to 27, leading to significant changes in the city of Salford, where the three constituencies of Eccles, Salford and Worsley were abolished and replaced by the two constituencies of Salford and Eccles, and Worsley and Eccles South. Manchester, Blackley was replaced with Blackley and Broughton.
Former boundaries edit
| Former name | Boundaries 1997-2010 | |
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Current boundaries edit
| Current name | Boundaries 2010–present | |
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Proposed boundary changes edit
See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[4] Initial proposals were published on 8 June and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.
The commission proposed that Greater Manchester be considered as a sub-region of the North West Region, retaining a total of 27 constituencies. However, there would be some significant changes to realign boundaries to revised ward boundaries and ensure electorates are within the statutory range. Denton and Reddish would be broken up and Manchester Rusholme re-established, resulting in major re-configurations of the Manchester Central and Manchester Gorton constituencies, with the latter being renamed Gorton and Denton. Other boundary changes would result in name changes as follows:[5][6][7]
In addition, although unchanged, it is proposed that Oldham West and Royton be renamed Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton.
The following constituencies are proposed:
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Bolton
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Bury
- Bury North
- Bury South (part)
Containing electoral wards in the city of Manchester
- Gorton and Denton (part)
- Blackley and Middleton South (part)
- Manchester Central (part)
- Manchester Rusholme
- Manchester Withington
- Wythenshawe and Sale East (part)
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Oldham
- Manchester Central (part)
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Rochdale
- Blackley and Middleton South (part)
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Rochdale
Containing electoral wards in the city of Salford
- Bolton South and Walkden (part)
- Bury South (part)
- Salford
- Worsley and Eccles (part)
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Stockport
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Tameside
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Gorton and Denton (part)
- Stalybridge and Hyde
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Trafford
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Stretford and Urmston
- Wythenshawe and Sale East (part)
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Wigan
- Leigh and Atherton
- Makerfield
- Wigan
- Worsley and Eccles (part)
Results history edit
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[8]
2019 edit
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Greater Manchester in the 2019 general election were as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | Change from 2017 | Seats | Change from 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 597,271 | 47.9% |  9.0% | 18 | 5 | |
| Conservative | 435,651 | 34.9% |  2.4% | 9 | 5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 109,555 | 8.8% | 2.7% | 0 | 0 | |
| Brexit Party | 68,462 | 5.5% | new | 0 | 0 | |
| Green | 29,642 | 2.4% | 1.4% | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 6,602 | 0.5% | 3.0% | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,247,183 | 100.0 | 27 | |||
Percentage votes edit
| Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 36.2 | 35.9 | 35.5 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 23.7 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 32.5 | 34.9 | |
| Labour | 39.7 | 44.0 | 47.3 | 56.3 | 53.7 | 47.2 | 40.3 | 46.1 | 56.9 | 47.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats1 | 23.6 | 19.9 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 18.3 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 8.8 | |
| Green | - | * | * | * | * | * | 0.6 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | |
| UKIP | - | - | - | * | * | * | 3.2 | 16.1 | 2.8 | * | |
| Brexit Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.5 | |
| Other | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Seats edit
| Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Labour | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 | |
| Liberal Democrats1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
Maps edit
1983
1987
1992
1997
2001
2005
2010
2015
2017
2019
Historical representation by party edit
A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
1983 to 2010 edit
Conservative Labour Liberal Liberal Democrats
2010 to present edit
Change UK Conservative Independent Independent Labour Labour Liberal Democrats Workers
See also edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis".
- ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2022 Stretford and Urmston by-election result". Trafford Council. 16 December 2022.
- ^ "2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Green, Charlotte (11 November 2022). "Radical boundaries shake-up scaled back". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Green, Charlotte (9 June 2021). "Nearly every GM constituency boundaries could soon look radically different". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report". Boundary Commission for England. paras 815-862. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".