Altrincham and Sale West (UK Parliament constituency)

Altrincham and Sale West
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Altrincham and Sale West in Greater Manchester.
Location of Greater Manchester within England.
County	Greater Manchester
Population	96,591 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	72,008 (December 2010)^[2]
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Graham Brady (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Altrincham & Sale
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Altrincham and Sale West (ⁱ/ˈɒltrɪŋəmˌəndˈseɪlˌwɛst/ is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Graham Brady of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

History

The 1995 Boundary Commission review led to its creation for the 1997 election largely from the old seat of Altrincham and Sale, and has been held since then by the Conservative Graham Brady, appointed by his colleagues the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee (2010 to date).

Boundaries

1997-2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Altrincham, Bowdon, Broadheath, Hale, Mersey St Mary's, St. Martin's, Timperley, and Village.

2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Altrincham, Ashton on Mersey, Bowdon, Broadheath, Hale Barns, Hale Central, St Mary's, Timperley, and Village.

The constituency is one of three covering the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford. It covers the south of the borough, covering the town of Altrincham and the west of Sale. It is bordered by the constituencies of Stretford and Urmston, Tatton, Warrington North, Warrington South, and Wythenshawe and Sale East.

Constituency profile

The economy of the area is diverse and closely linked to the success of private business in the North West.

Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers, in November 2012, were a lower proportion of Altincham and Sale West's population than the national average of 3.8%, and the slightly higher regional average of 4.2%, at 2.3% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.^[3]

There are some Labour councillors in Broadheath, and the Liberal Democrats have support in Timperley, but the constituency includes the most expensive residential streets outside of South-East England,^[4] typified by areas like Bowdon and Hale Barns, which are safely Conservative. There are also several Black British premiership footballers and millionaire British Asian businessmen and women who live in the constituency.^[5]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[6]	Party
	1997	Graham Brady	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Altrincham and Sale West^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Graham Brady	26,771	53.0	+4.0
	Labour	James Wright	13,481	26.7	+4.3
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Brophy	4,235	8.4	−17.1
	UKIP	Chris Frost	4,047	8.0	+4.8
	Green	Nick Robertson-Brown	1,983	3.9	+3.9
Majority			13,290	26.3	+2.8
Turnout			50,517	70.2	+0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.15

General Election 2010: Altrincham and Sale West^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Graham Brady	24,176	48.9	+1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Brophy	12,581	25.5	+3.6
	Labour	Tom Ross	11,073	22.4	−7.0
	UKIP	Kenneth Bullman	1,563	3.2	+1.5
Majority			11,595	23.5	+7.3
Turnout			49,393	69.3	+1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.85

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Altrincham and Sale West^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Graham Brady	20,569	46.4	+0.2
	Labour	John Stockton	13,410	30.3	−9.1
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Chappell	9,595	21.7	+7.3
	UKIP	Gary Peart	736	1.7	+1.7
Majority			7,159	16.2	+9.4
Turnout			44,310	65.9	+5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.7

General Election 2001: Altrincham and Sale West^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Graham Brady	20,113	46.2	+3.0
	Labour	Jane Baugh	17,172	39.4	−0.8
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Gaskell	6,283	14.4	+1.8
Majority			2,941	6.8	+3.9
Turnout			43,568	60.3	−12.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.9

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Altrincham and Sale West^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Graham Brady	22,348	43.2	N/A
	Labour	Jane Baugh	20,843	40.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Marc Ramsbottom	6,535	12.6	N/A
	Referendum	Anthony Landes	1,348	2.6	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Jonathan Stephens	313	0.6	N/A
	UKIP	Richard Mrozinski	270	0.5	N/A
Majority			1,505	2.9	N/A
Turnout			51,782	73.3	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

↑ "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
↑ "Prices surge in England's most expensive street". The Daily Telegraph. London. 8 March 2010.
↑ Barry, Chris (5 February 2007). "From printing T-shirts to £30m food fortune". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "Altrincham & Sale West". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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Conservative (22)	Altrincham and Sale West Blackpool North and Cleveleys Bolton West Bury North Carlisle Cheadle Congleton Crewe and Nantwich Eddisbury Fylde Hazel Grove Macclesfield Morecambe and Lunesdale Pendle Penrith and The Border Ribble Valley Rossendale and Darwen South Ribble Tatton Warrington South Weaver Vale Wyre and Preston North

Liberal Democrats (2)	Southport Westmorland and Lonsdale

North West England European constituency: Conservative (2) Labour (3) UKIP (3)

Coordinates: 53°23′N 2°21′W / 53.39°N 2.35°W / 53.39; -2.35

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