Blackley and Broughton (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 53°30′36″N 2°12′07″W / 53.510°N 2.202°W

Blackley and Broughton
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Blackley and Broughton in Greater Manchester.
Location of Greater Manchester within England.
County	Greater Manchester
Population	110,754 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	69,006 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of parliament	Graham Stringer (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Manchester Blackley and part of Salford.
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Blackley and Broughton /ˈbleɪkli ænd brɔːtən/ is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 2010 by Graham Stringer of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

The City of Manchester wards of Charlestown, Cheetham, Crumpsall, Harpurhey, and Higher Blackley, and the City of Salford wards of Broughton and Kersal.

Formed following the Boundary Commission for England's review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, this seat is a cross-border constituency with electoral wards from Salford and Manchester. The constituency of Blackley and Broughton is the successor seat to Manchester Blackley. The constituency has a substantial Jewish minority, particularly in Broughton and Crumpsall.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[3]	Party
	2010	Graham Stringer	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Blackley and Broughton^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Graham Stringer	22,982	61.9	+7.7
	UKIP	Martin Power	6,108	16.5	+13.8
	Conservative	Michelle Tanfield-Johnson	5,581	15.0	-3.3
	Green	David Jones	1,567	4.2	+4.2
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Gadsden	874	2.4	-11.9
Majority			16,874	45.5	+9.5
Turnout			37,112	51.6	+2.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.0

General Election 2010: Blackley and Broughton^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Graham Stringer*	18,563	54.3	-8.2
	Conservative	James Edsberg	6,260	18.3	+5.3
	Liberal Democrat	William Hobhouse	4,861	14.2	-4.9
	BNP	Derek Adams	2,469	7.2	N/A
	Respect	Kay Phillips	996	2.9	N/A
	UKIP	Robert Willescroft	894	2.6	-2.7
	Christian	Shafiq uz Zaman	161	0.5	N/A
Majority			12,303	36.0
Turnout			34,204	49.7	+3.8
	Labour gain, as new

* Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester

Notes and references

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. 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

1. "Blackley and Broughton: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
2. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
4. "Blackley & Broughton". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
5. Blackley and Broughton UKPOLLING

External links

• nomis Constituency Profile