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Worsley and Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)

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Worsley and Eccles
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Worsley and Eccles in North West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Electorate76,915 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsWorsley and Eccles
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentMichael Wheeler (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromSalford and Eccles & Worsley and Eccles South

Worsley and Eccles is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Following completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[3] Since 2024, it has been represented by Michael Wheeler of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The City of Salford wards of: Barton & Winton; Boothstown & Ellenbrook; Cadishead & Lower Irlam; Eccles; Higher Irlam & Peel Green; Swinton & Wardley; Worsley & Westwood Park.
  • The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan ward of Astley Mosley Common1.[4]

The seat covers the majority of, and replaces, the Worsley and Eccles South constituency - excluding the town of Walkden, which is now part of the new seat of Bolton South and Walkden. The remaining parts of Eccles, together with the town of Swinton, were transferred from Salford and Eccles (renamed Salford). The Wigan Borough ward of Astley Mosley Common was transferred from Leigh (renamed Leigh and Atherton).[5]

1 Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,[6][7] from the 2024 general election, the parts in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan now comprise most of the Astley ward and a small part of the Tyldesley & Mosley Common ward.[5]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2024 Michael Wheeler Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Worsley and Eccles[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Wheeler 20,277 47.7 +1.2
Reform UK Craig Birtwistle 9,186 21.6 +14.5
Conservative Bradley Mitchell 6,791 16.0 −22.5
Green David Jones 3,283 7.7 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Jemma (Vella) De Vincenzo 1,851 4.4 −0.9
Workers Party Nas Barghouti 466 1.1 N/A
Independent Danny Moloney 448 1.1 N/A
TUSC Sally Griffiths 241 0.6 N/A
Majority 11,091 26.1 +14.1
Turnout 42,707 54.3 N/A
Registered electors 78,643
Labour hold Swing −6.7

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[10]
Party Vote %
Labour 23,058 46.5
Conservative 19,097 38.5
Brexit Party 3,541 7.1
Liberal Democrats 2,607 5.3
Green 1,260 2.5
Turnout 49,563 64.4
Electorate 76,915

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ Taylor, Samuel (2022-12-05). "Salford people express disappointment at proposed boundary changes". Salford Now. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  5. ^ a b "New Seat Details - Worsley and Eccles". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  6. ^ LGBCE. "Wigan | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  7. ^ "The Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  8. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Worsley & Eccles Constituency". Salford City Council.
  9. ^ "2024 election results in the City of Salford". Salford City Council.
  10. ^ "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.
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