Altrincham and Sale West (UK Parliament constituency)

Altrincham and Sale West
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)
Electorate	72,008 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Altrincham, Hale, Sale, Timperley
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Sir Graham Brady (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Altrincham & Sale, Davyhulme

Altrincham and Sale West (/ˈɒltrɪŋəm/ ^ⓘ) is a constituency^{[n 1]} in Greater Manchester. It has been represented since its 1997 creation by Sir Graham Brady, a member 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 present).

Boundaries

Boundary map

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

2010–present: The 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. From 2001 to 2010 it was the only Conservative seat in Greater Manchester and predecessor seats have always been Conservative, though in 1997 local grammar school-educated Graham Brady was elected on a small majority of 1,500, which peaked at over 13,000 in 2015, was reduced in 2017 to just under 7,000, and fell further to 6,139 in 2019. Trafford was one of three areas in Greater Manchester to vote Remain in the EU referendum. However, Brady campaigned to Leave.

A highly affluent area, workless claimants who were registered jobseekers, in November 2012, were a lower proportion of Altrincham 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]

In the 2022 Local Council elections, Labour gained the ward of Ashton-on-Mersey as well as retaining Broadheath, with the Liberal Democrats gaining ground in Timperley and Village, and the Green Party now having all three councillors in Altrincham and a further gain in Hale Central. 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. Several Black British premiership footballers and millionaire British Asian businessmen and women also live in the constituency.^[5]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[6]	Party
	1997	Sir Graham Brady	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Altrincham and Sale West^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Brady	26,311	48.0	−3.0
	Labour	Andrew Western	20,172	36.8	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Smith	6,036	11.0	+3.3
	Green	Geraldine Coggins	1,566	2.9	+1.0
	Liberal	Neil Taylor	454	0.8	+0.2
	Independent	Iram Kiani	224	0.4	New
Majority			6,139	11.2	−1.0
Turnout			54,763	74.9	+2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.5

General election 2017: Altrincham and Sale West^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Brady	26,933	51.0	−2.0
	Labour	Andrew Western	20,507	38.8	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Brophy	4,051	7.7	−0.7
	Green	Geraldine Coggins	1,000	1.9	−2.0
	Liberal	Neil Taylor	299	0.6	New
Majority			6,426	12.2	−14.1
Turnout			52,790	72.1	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	−7.1

General election 2015: Altrincham and Sale West^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Brady	26,771	53.0	+4.1
	Labour	James Wright	13,481	26.7	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	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	New
Majority			13,290	26.3	+2.9
Turnout			50,517	70.2	+0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.15

General election 2010: Altrincham and Sale West^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Brady	24,176	48.9	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	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	23.4	+7.2
Turnout			49,393	69.3	+1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.85

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Altrincham and Sale West^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Brady	20,569	46.4	+0.2
	Labour	John Stockton	13,410	30.3	−9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Chappell	9,595	21.7	+7.3
	UKIP	Gary Peart	736	1.7	New
Majority			7,159	16.1	+9.3
Turnout			44,310	65.9	+5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.7

General election 2001: Altrincham and Sale West^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Brady	20,113	46.2	+3.0
	Labour	Jane Baugh	17,172	39.4	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Gaskell	6,283	14.4	+1.8
Majority			2,941	6.8	+3.9
Turnout			43,568	60.3	−13.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.9

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Altrincham and Sale West^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Graham Brady	22,348	43.2
	Labour	Jane Baugh	20,843	40.3
	Liberal Democrats	Marc Ramsbottom	6,535	12.6
	Referendum	Anthony Landes	1,348	2.6
	ProLife Alliance	Jonathan Stephens	313	0.6
	UKIP	Richard Mrozinski	270	0.5
Majority			1,505	2.9
Turnout			51,782	73.3
	Conservative win (new seat)

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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
^ "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.
^ Inman, Phillip (17 November 2010). "Unemployment claimants by constituency". The Guardian.
^ "The five most expensive streets in Altrincham (and what it will cost to live there)". Messenger Newspapers. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
^ 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)
^ "Altrincham and Sale West Constituency" (PDF). trafford.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ Bloom, Dan (7 June 2017). "Here is every single 2017 general election candidate in a plain text list". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ "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 26 July 2013. 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.

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

[3] A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[4] 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.

[1] "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 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.

[5] Inman, Phillip (17 November 2010). "Unemployment claimants by constituency". The Guardian.

[6] "The five most expensive streets in Altrincham (and what it will cost to live there)". Messenger Newspapers. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.

[7] Barry, Chris (5 February 2007). "From printing T-shirts to £30m food fortune". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media.

[8] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)

[9] "Altrincham and Sale West Constituency" (PDF). trafford.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[10] Bloom, Dan (7 June 2017). "Here is every single 2017 general election candidate in a plain text list". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[electoralcalculus2015-11] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[2015_result-12] "Altrincham & Sale West". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-13] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2005-14] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-15] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-16] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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