Blackley and Broughton (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 53°30′36″N 2°12′07″W / 53.510°N 2.202°W
Blackley and Broughton | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Blackley and Broughton in Greater Manchester. | |
Location of Greater Manchester within England. | |
County | Greater Manchester |
Population | 110,754 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 69,006 (December 2010)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of parliament | Graham Stringer (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Manchester Blackley and part of Salford. |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Blackley and Broughton /ˈbleɪkli ænd brɔːtən/ is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 2010 by Graham Stringer of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Boundaries
Formed following the Boundary Commission for England's review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, this seat is a cross-border constituency with electoral wards from Salford and Manchester. The constituency of Blackley and Broughton is the successor seat to Manchester Blackley
- From the city of Salford, the wards of: Broughton, and Kersal.
- From the city of Manchester, the wards of: Charlestown, Cheetham, Crumpsall, Harpurhey, and Higher Blackley.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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2010 | Graham Stringer | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2015: Blackley and Broughton[4] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Graham Stringer | 22,982 | 61.9 | +7.7 | |
UKIP | Martin Power | 6,108 | 16.5 | +13.8 | |
Conservative | Michelle Tanfield-Johnson | 5,581 | 15.0 | -3.3 | |
Green | David Jones | 1,567 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Gadsden | 874 | 2.4 | -11.9 | |
Majority | 16,874 | 45.5 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 37,112 | 51.6 | +2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2010: Blackley and Broughton[5] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Graham Stringer* | 18,563 | 54.3 | -8.2 | |
Conservative | James Edsberg | 6,260 | 18.3 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | William Hobhouse | 4,861 | 14.2 | -4.9 | |
BNP | Derek Adams | 2,469 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Respect | Kay Phillips | 996 | 2.9 | N/A | |
UKIP | Robert Willescroft | 894 | 2.6 | -2.7 | |
Christian | Shafiq uz Zaman | 161 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,303 | 36.0 | |||
Turnout | 34,204 | 49.7 | +3.8 | ||
Labour gain, as new | |||||
- * Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
- ↑ "Blackley and Broughton: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ↑ "Blackley & Broughton". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ Blackley and Broughton UKPOLLING
External links
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