Blackley and Broughton (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 53°30′36″N 2°12′07″W / 53.510°N 2.202°W / 53.510; -2.202
| Blackley and Broughton | |
|---|---|
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]. He was first elected in 1997 for the former Manchester Blackley and prior to this was Leader of Manchester City Council.
Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Constituency profile
3 History
4 Members of Parliament
5 Elections
5.1 Elections in the 2010s
6 See also
7 Notes and references
8 External links
Boundaries
Blackley and Broughton electoral wards - Broughton and Kersal part of Salford City Council (left) and Charlestown, Cheetham, Crumpsall, Harpurhey, and Higher Blackley part of Manchester City Council (right).
The City of Manchester wards of Charlestown, Cheetham, Crumpsall, Harpurhey, and Higher Blackley, and the City of Salford wards of Broughton and Kersal.
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 City Council and Manchester City Council. The constituency of Blackley and Broughton is the successor seat to Manchester Blackley.
This is the only seat other than Cities of London and Westminster in Central London that covers two cities, Manchester and Salford.
Constituency profile
The seat covers a mostly urban area with many small parks and two large green spaces, coupled with major roads. Heaton Park, one of the largest municipal parks in Europe, which hosts the annual Parklife concert and Boggart Hole Clough a large ancient woodland in Blackley towards the east. A Diverse constituency which stretches from the city centre's outskirts (Manchester Arena is in this seat), featuring an Asian population in Cheetham and Orthodox Jewish populations in the Salford suburbs of Broughton and Kersal (in which the Conservative vote is strong with two elected Conservative councillors). There is also a number of Irish and Other European residents.
The Constituency overall voted Leave in the European referendum in 2016 and The incumbent, Graham Stringer is a prominent Vote leave campaigner and has displayed dismay at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the party.
History
- Results of the Incumbent party
Most of the area has been held by Labour since 1964.[3]
- Results of other parties
The Conservatives came second in 2017, with 21.6% of the vote, a 7% increase. This result was good for the Party as they had started to make more ground in Manchester, as shown in vote share increases across the City.
A March 2017 by-election saw the Conservatives win the ward of Kersal within the constituency from Labour and in the 2018 Local Elections notably another Conservative candidate was elected meaning the Conservatives now hold 2/3 Salford City Council seats in the area.
The 2015 general election saw much more than the national average swing (+16.5%) to the UKIP candidate (compared with 9.5% nationwide).
- Turnout
Turnout has risen to date, from 49.7% to 56.1% of electors.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Graham Stringer | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Stringer | 28,258 | 70.45 | +8.55 | |
Conservative | David Goss | 8,657 | 21.58 | +6.58 | |
UKIP | Martin Power | 1,825 | 4.55 | -11.95 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard Gadsden | 737 | 1.84 | -0.56 | |
Green | David Jones | 462 | 1.15 | -3.05 | |
Christian Peoples | Abi Ajoku | 174 | 0.24 | N/A | |
| Majority | 19,601 | 48.86 | +3.36 | ||
Turnout | 40,113 | 56.13 | +4.53 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.99 | |||
| 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 | N/A | |
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 | -3.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Stringer | 18,563 | 54.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Edsberg | 6,260 | 18.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | William Hobhouse | 4,861 | 14.2 | N/A | |
BNP | Derek Adams | 2,469 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Respect | Kay Phillips | 996 | 2.9 | N/A | |
UKIP | Robert Willescroft | 894 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Christian | Shafiq uz Zaman | 161 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,303 | 36.0 | |||
Turnout | 34,204 | 49.7 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester
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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ List of Labour MPs elected in 2015 by % majority UK Political.info. Retrieved 2017-03-29
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
^ "Blackley and Broughton Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
Pdf.
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Blackley & Broughton". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
External links
- nomis Constituency Profile
