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.
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]
2019 notional result[6] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
22,157 | 59.0 | ||
10,599 | 28.2 | ||
2,898 | 7.7 | ||
1,130 | 3.0 | ||
764 | 2.0 | ||
Turnout | 37,548 | 52.6 | |
Electorate | 71,375 |