Stretford and Urmston (UK Parliament constituency)

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Stretford and Urmston
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
North West England - Stretford and Urmston constituency.svg
Boundary of Stretford and Urmston in North West England
County Greater Manchester
Electorate 73,212 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Stretford, Urmston, Davyhulme, Partington
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of Parliament Andrew Western (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Davyhulme, Stretford

Stretford and Urmston is a constituency [n 1] in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since a 2022 by-election by Andrew Western, a Labour MP.

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History

Stretford and Urmston was created in 1997 from significant parts of the former constituencies of Davyhulme – a Conservative-held marginal whose last member was the Conservative Winston Churchill (grandson of the former Prime Minister) – and safely Labour Stretford, whose last member was Tony Lloyd (Labour).

The constituency was first represented by Beverley Hughes, who stood down at the 2010 general election. [2] Kate Green, a Labour front-bencher, held the seat from 2010 until she resigned in November 2022 after being nominated as Greater Manchester's deputy mayor for policing and crime, taking over from Beverley Hughes once again. [3] [4]

Boundaries

Stretford and Urmston (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current boundaries

1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Bucklow, Clifford, Davyhulme East, Davyhulme West, Flixton, Longford, Park, Stretford, Talbot, and Urmston.

2010–2023: The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Bucklow-St. Martins, Clifford, Davyhulme East, Davyhulme West, Flixton, Gorse Hill, Longford, Stretford, and Urmston.

2023–present: Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, [5] [6] the constituency now comprises the following wards of Metropolitan Borough of Trafford:

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place at 1 December 2020, left the boundaries unchanged. [8]

Constituency profile

This is one of three seats in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford and covers its north and west. As of 2000, the total electorate for the constituency was 72,414. [9]

The Conservatives are traditionally strongest in the affluent suburbs of Davyhulme and Flixton, whereas Urmston is often a marginal battle between them and Labour. But in the 2018 and 2019 Local Elections, Labour won every ward in the constituency for the first time ever, gaining Flixton and both Davyhulme wards. These were crucial seats in terms of giving them control of Trafford Council in May 2019. The rest of the wards, which include Stretford and its suburbs, and the areas of Carrington and Partington (Bucklow-St Martins) are strongly Labour. There is significant commercial activity in the north-east of the seat along the ship canal at Trafford Park, which also includes the Trafford Centre, opened in 1998 and is one of the largest shopping centres in the UK.

The seat is also home to Manchester United's Old Trafford football ground as well as the cricket ground of the same name.

The constituency is of approximately average scale in area for Greater Manchester, featuring several green spaces, and is convenient for workers in both the cities of Salford and Manchester. It is the only borough in Greater Manchester to retain state-funded grammar schools, two of which, Stretford Grammar and Urmston Grammar, are in this seat, with the others being in Altrincham in the neighbouring seat.

As to other parties, the Liberal Democrats and UKIP were the only parties to have achieved the retention of deposit threshold of 5% of the vote until 2024, when candidates for Reform UK, the Workers Party, and the Green Party all passed it.

Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 higher the regional average of 4.4%, at 4.6% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian . This in turn was higher than the national average at the time of 3.8% [10]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [11] Party
1997 Beverley Hughes Labour
2010 Kate Green Labour
2022 by-election Andrew Western Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Stretford and Urmston [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Western 22,642 49.2 ―11.1
Conservative Mark Cornes6,49214.1―13.4
Reform UK Charlotte Faulkner5,48511.9+8.4
Workers Party Khalila Chaudry4,4619.7N/A
Green Dan Jerrome4,3989.6+6.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Clayton2,2164.8―1.1
Rejoin EU Jim Newell3080.7N/A
Majority16,15035.1+2.3
Turnout 46,17061.4―8.0
Registered electors 75,153
Labour hold Swing ―1.1

Changes in vote share from the 2019 general election*

By-election 2022: Stretford and Urmston [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Western 12,828 69.6 +9.3
Conservative Emily Carter-Kandola2,92215.9―11.7
Green Dan Jerrome7894.3+1.6
Liberal Democrats Anna Fryer6593.6―2.4
Reform UK Paul Swansborough6503.5N/A
Rejoin EU Jim Newell2371.3N/A
Independent Hazel Gibb1831.0N/A
Freedom AllianceChristina Glancy760.4N/A
SDP Julien Yvon740.4N/A
Majority9,90653.7+21.0
Turnout 18,41825.8―43.6
Labour hold Swing +10.5

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Stretford and Urmston [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate Green 30,195 60.3 ―6.5
Conservative Mussadak Mirza13,77827.5±0.0
Liberal Democrats Anna Fryer2,9695.9+3.9
Brexit Party Gary Powell1,7683.5N/A
Green Jane Leicester1,3572.7+1.4
Majority16,41732.8―6.5
Turnout 50,06769.4―0.6
Labour hold Swing ―3.3
General election 2017: Stretford and Urmston [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate Green 33,519 66.8 +13.8
Conservative Lisa Cooke13,81427.5―0.3
UKIP Andrew Beaumont1,0942.2―8.7
Liberal Democrats Anna Fryer1,0012.0―0.9
Green Michael Ingleson6411.3―3.4
CPA Rose Doman1220.2N/A
Majority19,70539.3+14.1
Turnout 50,19170.0+3.2
Labour hold Swing +7.0
General election 2015: Stretford and Urmston [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate Green 24,601 53.0 +4.4
Conservative Lisa Cooke12,91627.8―0.9
UKIP Kalvin Chapman5,06810.9+7.5
Green Geraldine Coggins2,1874.7+2.7
Liberal Democrats Louise Ankers1,3622.9―14.0
Whig Paul Bradley-Law1690.4N/A
Population Party UKPaul Carson830.2N/A
Majority11,68525.2+5.3
Turnout 46,38666.8+2.7
Labour hold Swing +2.6
General election 2010: Stretford and Urmston [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate Green 21,821 48.6 ―2.4
Conservative Alex Williams12,88628.7―1.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Cook7,60116.9+2.9
UKIP David Owen1,5083.4+1.2
Green Margaret Westbrook9162.0N/A
Christian Samuel Jacob1780.4N/A
Majority8,93519.9―0.7
Turnout 44,91064.1+2.6
Labour hold Swing ―0.7

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Stretford and Urmston [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beverley Hughes 19,417 51.0 ―10.1
Conservative Damian Hinds 11,56630.4+3.3
Liberal Democrats Faraz Bhatti5,32314.0+4.0
Respect Mark Krantz9502.5N/A
UKIP Michael McManus8452.2N/A
Majority7,85120.6―13.4
Turnout 38,10161.5+6.7
Labour hold Swing ―6.7
General election 2001: Stretford and Urmston [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beverley Hughes 23,836 61.1 +2.6
Conservative Jonathan D. Mackie10,56527.1―3.4
Liberal Democrats John R. Bridges3,89110.0+1.8
Independent Katie Price 7131.8N/A
Majority13,27134.0+6.0
Turnout 39,00554.8―14.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Stretford and Urmston [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beverley Hughes 28,480 58.5
Conservative John Gregory14,84030.5
Liberal Democrats John R. Bridges3,9788.2
Referendum Caroline Dore1,3972.9
Majority13,64028.0
Turnout 48,69569.7
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

References

  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. ↑ "Beverley Hughes to stand down as MP at general election". The Daily Telegraph. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  3. ↑ Tooth, Jack (17 November 2022). "Stretford and Urmston by-election – what, who, when, where, why?". Messenger Newspapers. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Greater Manchester deputy mayor Bev Hughes to step down". BBC News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. ↑ LGBCE. "Trafford | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Trafford (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  7. ↑ "New Seat Details - Stretford and Urmston". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  9. ↑ "Final Recommendations for Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in Greater Manchester", Boundary Commission for England (North West), Boundary Commission for England, 19 July 2006, archived from the original on 30 September 2007, retrieved 3 April 2007
  10. ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  11. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
  12. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Stretford and Urmston Constituency" (PDF). Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.
  13. ↑ "2024 Parliamentary General Election Results". Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.
  14. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations" (PDF). Stretford and Urmston. Trafford Council. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Statement of persons nominated" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "Stretford & Urmston Parliamentary constituency". bbc.co.uk. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  17. ↑ "Stretford & Urmston parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  18. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Stretford & Urmston". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Stretford and Urmston". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  22. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  24. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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