Blackley and Middleton South (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Blackley and Middleton South
Parliament:uk
Year:2024
Type:Borough
Elects Howmany:One
Electorate:71,735 (2023)[1]
Mp:Graham Stringer
Party:Labour Party
Region:England
County:Greater Manchester
Towns:Blackley, Middleton
Previous:Blackley and Broughton &Heywood and Middleton (part)

Blackley and Middleton South is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] The constituency is based in northern Greater Manchester.

Boundaries

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

The seat covers the majority of the former Blackley and Broughton constituency - excluding the parts in the City of Salford (Broughton) as well as the City of Manchester district of Cheetham. The two Middleton wards were formerly part of Heywood and Middleton (renamed Heywood and Middleton North), and Moston was transferred in from Manchester Central.[5]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[6]
PartyVote%
22,157 59.0
10,599 28.2
2,898 7.7
1,130 3.0
764 2.0
Turnout37,54852.6
Electorate71,375

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West . Boundary Commission for England . 4 July 2024 . dmy .
  2. Web site: Middleton name no longer to be wiped from Parliamentary map under constituency boundary changes as Boundary Commission for England publishes final recommendations . 2024-01-07 . www.rochdaleonline.co.uk . en-gb.
  3. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West Boundary Commission for England . 2023-07-31 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
  4. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  5. Web site: New Seat Details - Blackley and Middleton South . 2024-01-07 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
  6. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.