Worsley and Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)

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Worsley and Eccles
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
North West England - Worsley and Eccles constituency.svg
Boundary of Worsley and Eccles in North West England
County Greater Manchester
Major settlements Worsley and Eccles
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Michael Wheeler (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Salford and Eccles & Worsley and Eccles South

Worsley and Eccles is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Following completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election. [2]

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Boundaries

Worsley and Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

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

The seat covers the majority of, and replaces, the Worsley and Eccles South constituency, following the addition of remaining parts of Eccles, as well as the town of Swinton from Salford and Eccles (renamed Salford). The Wigan Borough ward of Astley Mosley Common was transferred from Leigh. [4]

1 Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, [5] [6] from the 2024 general election, the parts in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan comprised most of the Astley ward and a small part of the Tyldesley & Mosley Common ward. [4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Michael Wheeler Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Worsley and Eccles [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Wheeler 20,277 47.7 +1.2
Reform UK Craig Birtwistle9,18621.6+14.5
Conservative Bradley Mitchell6,79116.0−22.5
Green David Jones3,2837.7+5.2
Liberal Democrats Jemma (Vella) De Vincenzo1,8515.3−0.9
Workers Party Nas Barghouti4661.1new
Independent Danny Moloney4481.1new
TUSC Sally Griffiths2410.6new
Majority11,09126.1+14.1
Turnout 42,70754.3n/a
Registered electors 78,643
Labour hold Swing +11.8

Changes are from the notional 2019 results on the 2024 boundaries. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Samuel (2022-12-05). "Salford people express disappointment at proposed boundary changes". Salford Now. 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. 1 2 "New Seat Details - Worsley and Eccles". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  5. ↑ LGBCE. "Wigan | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  6. ↑ "The Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  7. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Worsley & Eccles Constituency". Salford City Council.
  8. ↑ "2024 election results in the City of Salford". Salford City Council.
  9. ↑ "Notional election results for Worsley and Eccles". UK Parliament.
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