Altrincham and Sale West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Altrincham and Sale West
Borough constituency

Altrincham and Sale West shown within Greater Manchester, and Greater Manchester shown within England
Created: 1945, 1997
MP: Graham Brady
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: Trafford
EP constituency: North West England

Altrincham and Sale West, formerly known as Altrincham and Sale, is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency is one of three covering the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford. It covers the south of the borough, covering the town of Altrincham and the west of Sale. It comprises the Altrincham, Bowdon, Broadheath, Hale, Mersey St. Mary's, St. Martin's, Timperley and Village wards of Trafford council.

The constituency contains some very affluent areas, notably Hale and Bowdon.

[edit] Boundary Review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor alterations to the existing Altrincham and Sale West seat, with the creation of a seat with the following electoral wards:

  • Altrincham, Ashton upon Mersey, Bowdon, Broadheath, Hale Barns, Hale Central, St Mary’s, Timperley, and Village

[edit] History

The constituency was created for the 1945 general election as Altrincham and Sale, but its name was altered as part of the boundary changes for the 1997 general election.

It has always been regarded as a safe seat for the Conservative Party.

From 1945, it was represented by Frederick Erroll, a cabinet minister in Harold Macmillan's government, who was raised to the peerage in 1964. The ensuing by-election (held in 1965) was won by Anthony Barber, who served as Edward Heath's Chancellor of the Exchequer. Barber also entered the House of Lords, and at the October 1974 general election was succeeded by Fergus Montgomery, later Sir Fergus Montgomery. Montgomery held the seat until he retired in 1997.

Renamed Altrincham and Sale West at the 1997 general election (having lost part of Sale to the new Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency), the constituency was taken by Graham Brady, who has held the seat since then. Since the 2001 election, it has been the only Conservative-held seat in Greater Manchester.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1945 constituency created as "Altrincham and Sale"
1945 Frederick Erroll Conservative
1965 Anthony Barber Conservative
1974 Fergus Montgomery Conservative
1997 Constituency renamed as "Altrincham and Sale West"
1997 Graham Brady Conservative

[edit] Election results

UK general election, 2005: Altrincham and Sale West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Brady 20,569 46.4 +0.2
Labour John Stockton 13,410 30.3 -9.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Chappell 9,595 21.7 +7.3
UKIP Gary Peart 736 1.7 +1.7
Majority 7,159 16.2
Turnout 44,310 65.9 +5.6
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
UK general election, 2001: Altrincham and Sale West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Brady 20,113 46.2 +3.0
Labour Jane Baugh 17,172 39.4 -0.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Gaskell 6,283 14.4 +1.8
Majority 2,941 6.8
Turnout 43,568 60.3 -12.6


UK general election, 1997: Altrincham and Sale West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Brady 22,348 43.2  ?
Labour Jane Baugh 20,843 40.3  ?
Liberal Democrats Marc Ramsbottom 6,535 12.6  ?
Referendum (UK) Anthony Landes 1,348 2.6  ?
ProLife Alliance Jonathan Stephens 313 0.6  ?
UKIP Richard Mrozinski 270 0.5  ?
Majority 1,505 2.9  ?
Turnout 51,782 73.3%  ?
Conservative hold Swing +4.7

[edit] See also


Constituencies in North West England
Labour

Ashton-under-Lyne | Barrow and Furness | Birkenhead | Blackburn | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Blackpool South | Bolton North East | Bolton South East | Bolton West | Bootle | Burnley | Bury North | Bury South | Carlisle | Chorley | City of Chester | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Crosby | Denton and Reddish | Eccles | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Halton | Heywood and Middleton | Hyndburn | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Knowsley South | Leigh | Liverpool Garston | Liverpool Riverside | Liverpool Walton | Liverpool Wavertree | Liverpool West Derby | Makerfield | Manchester Blackley | Manchester Central | Manchester Gorton | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Oldham West and Royton | Pendle | Preston | Rossendale and Darwen | Salford | South Ribble | St Helens North | St Helens South | Stalybridge and Hyde | Stockport | Stretford and Urmston | Wallasey | Warrington North | Warrington South | Weaver Vale | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral South | Wirral West | Workington | Worsley | Wythenshawe and Sale East

Conservative

Altrincham and Sale West | Congleton | Eddisbury | Fylde | Lancaster and Wyre | Macclesfield | Penrith and The Border | Ribble Valley | Tatton

Liberal Democrat

Cheadle | Hazel Grove | Manchester Withington | Rochdale | Southport | Westmorland and Lonsdale

North West European constituency: Labour (3) | Conservative (3) | Liberal Democrats (2) | UKIP (1)