List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester
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[]
† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat
Constituency[nb 1] | Electorate[1] | Majority[2][nb 2] | Member of Parliament[2] | Nearest opposition[2] | Map | ||
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Altrincham and Sale West BC | 73,107 | 6,139 | Sir Graham Brady (Conservative) | Andrew Western (Lab) | ![]() | ||
Ashton-under-Lyne BC | 67,978 | 4,263 | Angela Rayner (Lab) | Dan Costello (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Blackley and Broughton BC | 73,372 | 14,402 | Graham Stringer (Lab) | Alexander Elias (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Bolton North East BC | 67,564 | 378 | Mark Logan (Conservative) | Sir David Crausby (Lab) | ![]() | ||
Bolton South East BC | 69,163 | 7,598 | Yasmin Qureshi (Lab) | Johno Lee (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Bolton West CC | 73,191 | 8,855 | Chris Green (Conservative) | Julie Hilling (Lab) | ![]() | ||
Bury North BC | 68,802 | 105 | James Daly (Conservative) | James Frith (Lab) | ![]() | ||
Bury South BC | 75,152 | 402 | Christian Wakeford (Lab) (formerly Conservative) | Lucy Burke (Lab) | ![]() | ||
Cheadle BC | 74,577 | 2,336 | Mary Robinson (Conservative) | Tom Morrison (Lib Dem) | ![]() | ||
Denton and Reddish BC | 66,234 | 6,175 | Andrew Gwynne (Lab) | Iain Bott (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Hazel Grove CC | 63,346 | 4,423 | William Wragg (Conservative) | Lisa Smart (Lib Dem) | ![]() | ||
Heywood and Middleton CC | 80,162 | 663 | Chris Clarkson (Conservative) | Liz McInnes (Lab) | ![]() | ||
Leigh CC | 77,417 | 1,965 | James Grundy (Conservative) | Joanne Platt (Lab) | ![]() | ||
Makerfield CC | 74,190 | 4,740 | Yvonne Fovargue (Lab) | Nick King (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Manchester, Central BC | 92,247 | 29,089 | Lucy Powell (Lab) | Shaden Jaradat (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Manchester, Gorton BC | 76,419 | 30,339 | Afzal Khan (Lab) | Sebastian Lowe (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Manchester, Withington BC | 76,530 | 27,905 | Jeff Smith (Lab) | John Leech (Lib Dem) | ![]() | ||
Oldham East and Saddleworth CC | 72,120 | 1,499 | Debbie Abrahams (Lab) | Tom Lord (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Oldham West and Royton CC | 72,999 | 11,127 | Jim McMahon (Lab) | Kirsty Finlayson (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Rochdale CC | 78,909 | 9,668 | Tony Lloyd (Lab) | Atifa Shah (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Salford and Eccles BC | 82,202 | 16,327 | Rebecca Long-Bailey (Lab) | Attika Choudhary (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Stalybridge and Hyde CC | 73,604 | 2,946 | Jonathan Reynolds (Lab) | Tayub Amjad (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Stockport BC | 65,391 | 10,039 | Nav Mishra (Lab) | Isy Imarni (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Stretford and Urmston BC | 72,372 | 16,471 | Kate Green (Lab) | Mussadak Mirza (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Wigan CC | 75,860 | 6,728 | Lisa Nandy (Lab) | Ashley Williams (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Worsley and Eccles South CC | 75,219 | 3,219 | Barbara Keeley (Lab) | Arnie Saunders (Conservative) | ![]() | ||
Wythenshawe and Sale East BC | 76,313 | 10,396 | Mike Kane (Lab) | Peter Harrop (Conservative) | ![]() |
2010 boundary changes[]
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[]
Former name | Boundaries 1997-2010 | |
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Current boundaries[]
Current name | Boundaries 2010–present | |
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Proposed boundary changes[]
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 and published their initial proposals on 8 June 2021.[3]
The Commission has 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 a new constituency of Failsworth and Droylsden created, resulting in a major re-configuration of the Ashton-under-Lyne constituency. Other boundary changes would result in name changes as follows:[4][5]
Current name | Proposed name |
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Blackley and Broughton | Manchester Blackley |
Bolton South East | Bolton South and Walkden |
Heywood and Middleton | Heywood |
Leigh | Leigh South and Atherton |
Manchester Gorton | Manchester Longsight |
Salford and Eccles | Salford |
Stalybridge and Hyde | Denton and Hyde |
Worsley and Eccles South | Worsley and Eccles |
The following constituencies are proposed:
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Bolton
- Bolton North East
- (part)
- Bolton West
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Bury
- Bury North
- Bury South (part)
Containing electoral wards in the city of Manchester
- (part)
- Manchester Blackley (part)
- Manchester Central
- Manchester Withington
- Wythenshawe and Sale East (part)
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Oldham
- Failsworth and Droylsden (part)
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Oldham West and Royton
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Rochdale
Containing electoral wards in the city of Salford
- Bolton South and Walkden (part)
- Bury South (part)
- Salford
- (part)
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Stockport
Containing electoral wards in the borough of Tameside
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Failsworth and Droylsden (part)
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
- Makerfield
- Wigan
- Worsley and Eccles (part)
Revised proposals will be published in late 2022 and the final report will be submitted in June 2023.
Results history[]
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[6]
2019[]
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 |
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Labour | 597,271 | 47.9% | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
Conservative | 435,651 | 34.9% | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
Liberal Democrats | 109,555 | 8.8% | ![]() |
0 | 0 |
Brexit | 68,462 | 5.5% | new | 0 | 0 |
Greens | 29,642 | 2.4% | ![]() |
0 | 0 |
Others | 6,602 | 0.5% | ![]() |
0 | 0 |
Total | 1,247,183 | 100.0 | 27 |
Percentage votes[]
Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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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 | 56.7 | 47.2 | 40.3 | 46.1 | 56.9 | 47.9 |
Liberal Democrat1 | 23.6 | 19.9 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 18.3 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 8.8 |
Green Party | - | * | * | * | * | * | 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[]
Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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Conservative | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Labour | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 |
Liberal Democrat1 | 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[]
1983
1987
1992
1997
2001
2005
2010
2015
2017
2019
Historical representation by party[]
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.
Change UK Conservative Independent Independent Labour Labour Liberal Liberal Democrats
See also[]
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in the North West (region)
- List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (2020-01-28). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ Green, Charlotte (2021-06-09). "Nearly every GM constituency boundaries could soon look radically different". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ 2023 Review - North West Boundary Commission for England.
- ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (2020-04-17). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". Cite journal requires
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- Lists of constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in England
- Politics of Greater Manchester
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