Blackley and Middleton South (UK Parliament constituency)
| Blackley and Middleton South | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Blackley and Middleton South in North West England | |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Electorate | 71,735 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Blackley, Middleton |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Graham Stringer (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Blackley and Broughton & Heywood and Middleton (part) |
Blackley and Middleton South is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, in Northern Greater Manchester.
[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] Since 2024, it has been represented by Labour's Graham Stringer, who was MP for the predecessor seats of Blackley and Broughton (2010–2024) and Manchester Blackley (1997–2010).
The constituency includes the northern suburban areas of Manchester as well as half of the town of Middleton.
Constituency profile
[edit]The seat covers a mostly residential area in the north of the City of Manchester with the southern half of Middleton in the borough of Rochdale. The areas are joined by major roads with many small parks and two of Manchester City Council's largest green spaces, Heaton Park which is one of the largest municipal parks in Europe and hosts the annual Parklife concert, and Boggart Hole Clough, a large ancient woodland in Blackley towards the east. There is also Alkrington Woods Nature Reserve, and the nearby M60 motorway separates Middleton from Blackley.
Blackley itself is a residential area at the northern half of the seat, and Crumpsall is an increasingly diverse suburb including North Manchester General Hospital, one of the 'new hospitals' set for redevelopment, while the inner-city Harpurhey and Collyhurst districts have a high proportion of social housing and have faced problems with deprivation, and are amongst some of the most deprived areas in the country. Relatively more affluent areas include Alkrington Garden Village in the southern part of Middleton.
The constituency voted Leave in the European referendum in 2016 and the incumbent, Graham Stringer was a prominent Vote Leave supporter.
Boundaries
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The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Manchester wards of: Charlestown; Crumpsall; Harpurhey; Higher Blackley; Moston.
- The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale wards of: East Middleton; South Middleton, Including Alkrington Garden village.
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
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Stringer | 16,864 | 53.8 | −5.2 | |
| Reform UK | Alison Devine | 6,614 | 21.1 | +13.4 | |
| Green | Dylan Lewis-Creser | 3,197 | 10.2 | +8.2 | |
| Conservative | Iftikhar Ahmed | 3,073 | 9.8 | −18.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Donaldson | 1,592 | 5.1 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 10,220 | 32.7 | +1.9 | ||
| Total valid votes | 31,340 | 43.5 | −9.1 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 149 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 31,489 | 43.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 72,097 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −9.3 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 22,157 | 59.0 | |
| Conservative | 10,599 | 28.2 | |
| Brexit Party | 2,898 | 7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,130 | 3.0 | |
| Green | 764 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | 37,548 | 52.6 | |
| Electorate | 71,375 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Middleton name no longer to be wiped from Parliamentary map under constituency boundary changes as Boundary Commission for England publishes final recommendations". www.rochdaleonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Blackley and Middleton South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Election results - Parliamentary general election 2024". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Blackley and Middleton South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK