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Blackley and Middleton South (UK Parliament constituency)

Blackley and Middleton South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Blackley and Middleton South in North West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Electorate71,735 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsBlackley, Middleton
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentGraham Stringer (Labour Party)
SeatsOne
Created fromBlackley and Broughton &Heywood and Middleton (part)

Blackley and Middleton South is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] Since 2024, it has been represented by Labour's Graham Stringer, who was MP for the predecessor seats of Blackley and Broughton (2010-2024) and Manchester Blackley (1997-2010).

The constituency is based in northern Greater Manchester.

Boundaries

Map
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 the former 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 were formerly part of Heywood and Middleton (renamed Heywood and Middleton North), and Moston was transferred in from Manchester Central.[5]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Blackley and Middleton South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Stringer 16,864 53.8 –5.2
Reform UK Alison Devine 6,614 21.1 +13.4
Green Dylan Lewis-Creser 3,197 10.2 +8.2
Conservative Iftikhar Ahmed 3,073 9.8 –18.4
Liberal Democrats Iain Donaldson 1,592 5.1 +2.1
Majority 10,220 32.7 +1.9
Total valid votes 31,340 43.5 –9.1
Rejected ballots 149 0.5
Turnout 31,489 43.7
Registered electors 72,097
Labour hold Swing –9.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[7]
Party Vote %
Labour 22,157 59.0
Conservative 10,599 28.2
Brexit Party 2,898 7.7
Liberal Democrats 1,130 3.0
Green 764 2.0
Turnout 37,548 52.6
Electorate 71,375

References