Stretford and Urmston (UK Parliament constituency)

Last updated

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.

Contents

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 boundaries were unchanged by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies (which was based on the ward structure in place on 1 December 2020). [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 are to date the only parties to have achieved the retention of deposit threshold of 5% of the vote, the former achieving a peak vote share of 16.9% in 2010.

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)

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trafford</span> Borough in Greater Manchester, England

Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 236,301 in 2022. It covers 106 square kilometres (41 sq mi) and includes the area of Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Urmston, Partington and Sale. The borough was formed in 1974 as a merger of six former districts and part of a seventh. The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford, and the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. Trafford is the seventh-most populous district in Greater Manchester.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cheadle (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards

Cheadle is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Tom Morrison of the Liberal Democrats. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Urmston</span> Town in Greater Manchester, England

Urmston is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 41,731 at the 2021 Census. Historically in Lancashire, it is five miles southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is the River Mersey, with Stretford lying to the east and Flixton to the west. Davyhulme lies to the north of the town centre. Urmston covers an area of 4,799 acres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Altrincham and Sale West (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards

Altrincham and Sale West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2024 general election by Connor Rand of the Labour Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Bolton North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Kirith Entwistle, a Labour Party MP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bolton West (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards

Bolton West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Phil Brickell, a Labour Party politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bury North (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Bury North is a borough constituency in Greater Manchester, created in 1983 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. With a Conservative majority of 105 votes, it was the most marginal constituency for a sitting MP in the United Kingdom at the 2019 general election. At the 2024 general election, James Frith regained the seat which he had held for Labour from 2017 to 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Makerfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It has been represented by Labour MP Josh Simons since 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stockport (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Stockport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Navendu Mishra of the Labour Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wythenshawe and Sale East (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards

Wythenshawe and Sale East is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester and the borough of Trafford. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Davyhulme</span> Human settlement in England

Davyhulme is an area of Urmston in Greater Manchester, England, and the historic county of Lancashire. The population at the 2011 census was 19,634.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flixton, Greater Manchester</span> Suburb in Greater Manchester, England

Flixton is a suburb and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 10,786. It lies six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Manchester city centre, in the historic county of Lancashire.

Davyhulme was a parliamentary constituency in the Davyhulme suburb of Greater Manchester. It elected conservative Winston Spencer-Churchill, grandson of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, as a Member of Parliament of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from its establishment for the 1983 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.

Stretford was a parliamentary constituency in North West England, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trafford Council</span> Local government body in Greater Manchester, England

Trafford Council, or Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.

Altrincham and Sale was a parliamentary constituency in Greater Manchester, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and existed between 1945 and 1997.

A by-election was held in the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Stretford and Urmston on 15 December 2022, following the appointment of sitting Labour MP Kate Green as Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester. Green was appointed as Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on 10 November, giving effect to her resignation as a member of Parliament.

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.

53°27′N2°20′W / 53.45°N 2.33°W / 53.45; -2.33

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.