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Salford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Salford
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Salford in North West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Electorate72,169 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentRebecca Long-Bailey (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromSalford and Eccles
1997–2010
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Created fromSalford East, Eccles
1832–1885
Created fromLancashire
Replaced bySalford North, Salford South and Salford West

Salford is a borough constituency in Greater Manchester 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. The constituency was re-established for the 2024 general election and is represented by Rebecca Long-Bailey of the Labour Party.

Long-Bailey was MP for the predecessor seat of Salford and Eccles from 2015 to 2024.

History

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The constituency was first established as a single-member parliamentary borough by the Reform Act 1832. It returned two MPs from 1868.[2] It was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when it was replaced by three single member (North, South and West).

The borough constituency was created for the 1997 general election, primarily from the abolished Salford East seat. This was abolished and absorbed into the new Salford and Eccles constituency for the 2010 election. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established (though is not identical to its 1997 incarnation) for the 2024 general election, replacing the now abolished Salford and Eccles seat once again.[3]

Boundaries

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1832–1885

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In 1832 the constituency was formed from the townships of Broughton, Pendleton and Salford, with part of the township of Pendlebury. The exact boundaries were defined in the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832:[4]

From the Northernmost Point at which the Boundary of the Township of Salford meets the Boundary of the Township of Broughton, Northward, along the Boundary of the Township of Broughton, to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the Township of Pendleton; thence, Westward, along the Boundary of the Township of Pendleton to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the detached Portion of the Township of Pendlebury; thence, Southward, along the Boundary of the detached Portion of the Township of Pendlebury to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the Township of Salford; thence, Westward, along the Boundary of the Township of Salford to the Point first described.

In 1883 the detached portion of Pendlebury was absorbed by Pendleton.[2]

1997–2010

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The constituency was re-created for the 1997 election. It boundaries were defined by the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995, and consisted of eight wards of the City of Salford: Blackfriars, Broughton, Claremont, Kersal, Langworthy, Ordsall, Pendleton, and Weaste & Seedley.[5]

A very safe Labour seat which had some of the UK's most deprived areas, typified by council estates like Ordsall, Pendleton and Langworthy, which are now due for apparent redevelopment. Higher Broughton has a considerable Jewish population and has some very decent residential housing, but even here Labour are usually in the lead at local level; the Conservatives, like all the other neighbouring Manchester seats, are now in third place in General Elections.

2010 boundary review

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Following its review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Salford be split into three new constituencies and this was enacted in 2010:

Current

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The re-established constituency is composed of the following wards of the City of Salford (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • Blackfriars & Trinity; Broughton; Claremont; Ordsall; Pendlebury & Clifton; Pendleton & Charlestown; Quays; Swinton Park; Weaste & Seedley.[6]

The constituency now comprises the majority of, and replaces, the constituency of Salford and Eccles - excluding the town of Eccles and Swinton town centre, which formed part of the new constituency of Worsley and Eccles. The town of Swinton was split, with residential areas in the Swinton Park ward instead joining this constituency.

It also includes Broughton, previously part of the abolished constituency of Blackley and Broughton. The ward of Kersal and Broughton Park, the other Salford City ward of that constituency, joined Bury South.

The new constituency varies from its 1997 version by inclusion of the Salford suburbs of Swinton and Pendlebury (which were in the now-defunct Eccles constituency), and exclusion of Kersal and Broughton Park which was annexed to Bury South for the first time.

An economically diverse area that has seen much regeneration over the past 25 years through slum clearance and flagship developments such as MediaCityUK and The Lowry at Salford Quays, though some areas are relatively deprived. The constituency stretches from the Blackfriars and Trinity areas, on the border of Manchester City Centre, featuring new high-rise apartments with high levels of graduates and professional workers, similarly Salford Quays, along with relatively working class areas of inner-city Salford such as Weaste and Seedley with higher proportions of social housing, through to the residential suburbs of Swinton, Clifton and Pendlebury in the Irwell Valley. The presence of the University of Salford also means there is a sizeable proportion of students in the constituency.

Members of Parliament

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MPs 1832–1868

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Election Member [7] Party
1832 Joseph Brotherton Radical[8][9][10][11]
1857 by-election Edward Ryley Langworthy Independent Whig[12]
1857 William Nathaniel Massey Radical[13][14]
1859 Liberal
1865 John Cheetham Liberal
Representation increased to two members 1868

MPs 1868–1885

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Election 1st Member [7] 1st Party 2nd Member[7] 2nd Party
1868 Charles Edward Cawley Conservative William Thomas Charley Conservative
1877 by-election Oliver Ormerod Walker Conservative
1880 Benjamin Armitage Liberal Arthur Arnold Liberal
1885 Parliamentary borough split into three single-member divisions: see Salford North, Salford South, Salford West

MPs 1997–2010

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Election Member [7] Party
1997 Hazel Blears Labour
2010 Constituency abolished; see Salford and Eccles

MPs 2024–present

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Election Member Party
2024 Rebecca Long-Bailey Labour
2024 Independent
2025 Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Salford[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca Long-Bailey 21,132 53.2 −4.2
Reform UK Keith Whalley 6,031 15.2 +6.3
Green Wendy Olsen 5,188 13.1 +8.8
Conservative Hilary Scott 3,583 9.0 −14.3
Liberal Democrats Jake Austin 2,752 6.9 +0.7
Workers Party Mustafa Abdullah 791 2.0 N/A
SDP Stephen Lewthwaite 227 0.6 N/A
Majority 15,101 38.0 +3.6
Turnout 39,889 47.7 −10.2
Registered electors 83,633
Labour hold Swing −5.3

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[16]
Party Vote %
Labour 23,977 57.4
Conservative 9,729 23.3
Brexit Party 3,703 8.9
Liberal Democrats 2,571 6.2
Green 1,783 4.3
Turnout 41,763 57.9
Electorate 72,169

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Salford[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hazel Blears 13,007 57.6 −7.5
Liberal Democrats Norman Owen 5,062 22.4 +6.2
Conservative Laetitia Cash 3,440 15.2 −0.1
UKIP Lisa Duffy 1,091 4.8 N/A
Majority 7,945 35.2 −13.7
Turnout 22,600 42.4 +0.8
Labour hold Swing −6.9
General election 2001: Salford[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hazel Blears 14,649 65.1 −3.9
Liberal Democrats Norman Owen 3,637 16.2 +5.9
Conservative Christopher King 3,446 15.3 −2.2
Socialist Alliance Peter Grant 414 1.8 N/A
Independent Sheilah Wallace 216 1.0 N/A
Independent Roy Masterson 152 0.7 N/A
Majority 11,012 48.9 −2.6
Turnout 22,514 41.6 −14.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Salford[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hazel Blears 22,848 69.0
Conservative Elliot Bishop 5,779 17.5
Liberal Democrats Norman J. Owen 3,407 10.3
Referendum Robert W. Cumpsty 926 2.8
Natural Law Susan Herman 162 0.5
Majority 17,069 51.5
Turnout 33,122 56.3
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: Salford (2 seats)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Benjamin Armitage 11,116 28.6 +3.8
Liberal Arthur Arnold 11,110 28.5 +4.1
Conservative William Thomas Charley 8,400 21.6 −3.8
Conservative Oliver Ormerod Walker 8,302 21.3 −4.1
Majority 2,710 7.0 N/A
Majority 2,808 7.2 N/A
Turnout 19,464 (est) 87.1 (est) +15.3
Registered electors 22,334
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.8
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.1

Elections in the 1870s

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1877 Salford by-election (1 seat)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Ormerod Walker 8,642 50.8 N/A
Liberal Joseph Kay[21] 8,372 49.2 N/A
Majority 270 1.6 +1.0
Turnout 17,014 77.2 +5.4
Registered electors 22,041
Conservative hold Swing +0.0
  • Caused by Cawley's death.
General election 1874: Salford (2 seats)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Edward Cawley 7,003 25.4 −0.2
Conservative William Thomas Charley 6,987 25.4 +0.3
Liberal Joseph Kay[21] 6,827 24.8 −0.1
Liberal Henry Lee 6,709 24.4 +0.0
Majority 160 0.6 +0.4
Turnout 13,763 (est) 71.8 (est) −5.9
Registered electors 19,177
Conservative hold Swing -0.1
Conservative hold Swing +0.2

Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1868: Salford (2 seats)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Edward Cawley 6,312 25.6 N/A
Conservative William Thomas Charley 6,181 25.1 N/A
Liberal John Cheetham 6,141 24.9 N/A
Liberal Henry Rawson[22] 6,018 24.4 N/A
Majority 40 0.2 N/A
Turnout 12,326 (est) 77.7 (est) N/A
Registered electors 15,862
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
  • Seat increased to two members
General election 1865: Salford (1 seat)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Cheetham Unopposed
Registered electors 5,397
Liberal hold
By-election, 13 February 1865: Salford (1 seat)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Cheetham Unopposed
Liberal hold
  • Caused by Massey's resignation after his appointment as a member of the Council of India.

Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1859: Salford (1 seat)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Nathaniel Massey 1,919 51.8 −8.0
Liberal Henry Ashworth[23] 1,787 48.2 N/A
Majority 132 3.6 −16.0
Turnout 3,706 87.8 +9.7
Registered electors 4,222
Liberal hold Swing −8.0
General election 1857: Salford (1 seat)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical William Nathaniel Massey 1,880 59.8 N/A
Radical Elkanah Armitage[24] 1,264 40.2 N/A
Majority 616 19.6 N/A
Turnout 3,144 78.1 N/A
Registered electors 4,028
Radical gain from Ind. Whig
By-election, 2 February 1857: Salford (1 seat)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Whig Edward Ryley Langworthy Unopposed
Ind. Whig gain from Radical
  • Caused by Brotherton's death
General election 1852: Salford (1 seat)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical Joseph Brotherton Unopposed
Registered electors 2,950
Radical hold

Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1847: Salford (1 seat)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical Joseph Brotherton Unopposed
Registered electors 2,605
Radical hold
General election 1841: Salford (1 seat)[20][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical Joseph Brotherton 991 53.2 +3.1
Conservative William Garnett 873 46.8 −3.1
Majority 118 6.4 +6.2
Turnout 1,864 76.3 +8.6
Registered electors 2,443
Radical hold Swing +3.1

Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1837: Salford (1 seat)[20][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical Joseph Brotherton 890 50.1 −8.1
Conservative William Garnett 888 49.9 +8.1
Majority 2 0.2 −16.2
Turnout 1,778 67.7 +9.2
Registered electors 2,628
Radical hold Swing −8.1
General election 1835: Salford (1 seat)[20][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical Joseph Brotherton 795 58.2 +0.3
Conservative John Dugdale 572 41.8 −0.3
Majority 223 16.4 +0.6
Turnout 1,367 58.5 −24.3
Registered electors 2,336
Radical hold Swing +0.3
General election 1832: Salford (1 seat)[20][25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Radical Joseph Brotherton 712 57.9
Tory William Garnett 518 42.1
Majority 194 15.8
Turnout 1,230 82.8
Registered electors 1,497
Radical win (new seat)

See also

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Notes and 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 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.2: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.
  3. ^ "North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. ^ 1832 c.64, schedule "O"
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1626)". Office of Public Sector Information. 1995. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  6. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  7. ^ a b c d Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
  8. ^ "The Elections". Bury and Norwich Post. 19 December 1832. p. 1. Retrieved 7 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "General Election". Morning Post. 15 December 1832. p. 2. Retrieved 7 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ Paz, Denis G. (1992). Popular Anti-Catholicism in Mid-Victorian England (Illustrated ed.). Stanford: Stanford University Press. p. 204. ISBN 9780804719841. Retrieved 7 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Garrard, John (1983). Leadership and Power in Victorian Industrial Towns, 1830–80. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 213. ISBN 0-7190-0897-2. LCCN 82-62260. Retrieved 7 July 2018 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ "Election Intelligence". Bucks Herald. 7 February 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Newport Borough Election". Hampshire Advertiser. 10 July 1852. p. 7. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Shipping and Mercantile Gazette". 9 July 1852. p. 8. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "Election Results". Salford City Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 264–265. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  21. ^ a b "The Candidates for Salford". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 10 April 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  22. ^ "The Representation of Salford". Manchester Times. 15 February 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  23. ^ "Election Intelligence". Bolton Chronicle. 16 April 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  24. ^ "The Borough Elections". Yorkshire Gazette. 6 April 1857. p. 1. Retrieved 7 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  25. ^ a b c d Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 187. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
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