Salford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Salford
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Salford in Greater Manchester for the 2005 general election
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Location of Greater Manchester within England
CountyGreater Manchester
1997–2010
SeatsOne
Replaced bySalford and Eccles
1832–1885
Created fromLancashire
Replaced bySalford North, Salford South and Salford West

Salford was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The borough constituency dated from 1997 and was abolished in 2010.

A parliamentary borough of the same name existed from 1832 to 1885. The historic constituency returned two members of parliament from 1868.[1]

Boundaries

Boundaries 1832–1885

In 1832 the constituency was formed from the townships of Broughton, Pendleton and Salford, with part of the township of Pendlebury. The exact boundaries were defined in the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832:[2]

From the Northernmost Point at which the Boundary of the Township of Salford meets the Boundary of the Township of Broughton, Northward, along the Boundary of the Township of Broughton, to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the Township of Pendleton; thence, Westward, along the Boundary of the Township of Pendleton to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the detached Portion of the Township of Pendlebury; thence, Southward, along the Boundary of the detached Portion of the Township of Pendlebury to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the Township of Salford; thence, Westward, along the Boundary of the Township of Salford to the Point first described.

In 1883 the detached portion of Pendlebury was absorbed by Pendleton.[1]

Boundaries 1997–2010

The constituency was re-created for the 1997 election. It boundaries were defined by the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995, and consisted of eight wards of the City of Salford: Blackfriars, Broughton, Claremont, Kersal, Langworthy, Ordsall, Pendleton, and Weaste & Seedley.[3]

A very safe Labour seat which had some of the UK's most deprived areas, typified by council estates like Ordsall, Pendleton and Langworthy, which are now due for apparent redevelopment. Higher Broughton has a considerable Jewish population and has some very decent residential housing, but even here Labour are usually in the lead at local level; the Conservatives, like all the other neighbouring Manchester seats, are now in third place in General Elections.

Boundary Review

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Salford be split into three new constituencies and this was enacted in 2010:

Members of Parliament

MPs 1832–1868

Election Member [4] Party
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1832 Joseph Brotherton Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1857 by-election Edward Ryley Langworthy Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1857 William Nathaniel Massey Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1865 John Cheetham Liberal
Representation increased to two members 1868

MPs 1868–1885

Election 1st Member [4] 1st Party 2nd Member[4] 2nd Party
1868 rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Charles Edward Cawley Conservative rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | William Thomas Charley Conservative
1877 by-election rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Oliver Ormerod Walker Conservative
1880 rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Benjamin Armitage Liberal rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Arthur Arnold Liberal
1885 Parliamentary borough split into three single-member divisions: see Salford North, Salford South, Salford West

MPs 1997–2010

Election Member [4] Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1997 Hazel Blears Labour
2010 Constituency abolished: see Salford and Eccles

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Salford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hazel Blears 13,007 57.6 -7.5
Liberal Democrats Norman Owen 5,062 22.4 +6.2
Conservative Laetitia Cash 3,440 15.2 -0.1
UKIP Lisa Duffy 1,091 4.8 +4.8
Majority 7,945 35.2
Turnout 22,600 35 -6.6
Labour hold Swing -6.9%
General Election 2001: Salford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hazel Blears 14,649 65.1 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Norman Owen 3,637 16.2 +5.9
Conservative Christopher King 3,446 15.3 -2.1
Socialist Alliance Peter Grant 414 1.8 N/A
Independent Hazel Wallace 216 1.0 N/A
Independent Roy Masterson 152 0.7 N/A
Majority 11,012 48.9
Turnout 22,514 41.6 -14.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Salford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hazel Blears 22,848 69.0
Conservative E Bishop 5,779 17.5
Liberal Democrats Norman Owen 3,407 10.3
Referendum R Cumpsty 926 2.8
Natural Law S Herman 162 0.5
Majority 17,069

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Youngs, Frederic A, Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.2: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ 1832 c.64, schedule "O"
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1626)". Office of Public Sector Information. 1995. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  4. ^ a b c d Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
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