Blackley and Middleton South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Blackley and Middleton South is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election. [2]

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Boundaries

Blackley and Middleton South (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

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

The seat will cover the majority of, and replace, the 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 are currently part of Heywood and Middleton (to be renamed Heywood and Middleton North), and Moston will be transferred in from Manchester Central. [4]

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Elections in the 2020s

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References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  4. "New Seat Details - Blackley and Middleton South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.