Blackley and Broughton (UK Parliament constituency)

Blackley and Broughton
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)
Electorate	69,006 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Blackley, Broughton, Cheetham Hill, Crumpsall
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of Parliament	Graham Stringer (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Manchester Blackley and part of Salford

Blackley and Broughton (Blayk-lee and Brore-tun) /ˈbleɪkli ænd brɔːtən/ was a constituency^{[n 1]} in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was represented through its entire existence by Graham Stringer. He was first elected in 1997 for the former Manchester Blackley and prior to this was Leader of Manchester City Council. The constituency covered north Manchester and east Salford.^{[n 2]}

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to major boundary changes, including the loss of its two City of Salford wards (Broughton) and the addition of two Borough of Rochdale wards (Middleton South). Accordingly, the seat was renamed Blackley and Middleton South, a constituency which was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[3]^[4]

Boundaries

Map of boundaries 2010-2024

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 City Council and Manchester City Council. This redrawn constituency uses the River Irwell as the eastern border with Salford and Eccles. The constituency of Blackley and Broughton is the successor seat to Manchester Blackley.

This is one of only five seats in the UK that each cover two cities, in this case Manchester and Salford. The others in England are Cities of London and Westminster in Central London, and Morley and Outwood in West Yorkshire, which includes parts of Leeds and Wakefield. In Northern Ireland, the two cities of Newry and Armagh are included in the constituency of that name, and Belfast West includes part of the city of Lisburn.

Constituency profile

The seat covers a mostly residential area, major roads with many small parks and two large green spaces, Heaton Park which is one of the largest municipal parks in Europe and hosts the annual Parklife concert, and Boggart Hole Clough, a large ancient woodland in Blackley towards the east. A diverse constituency which stretches from the city centre's outskirts (including Manchester Arena and the Strangeways Prison), featuring a large Asian population in Cheetham and Orthodox Jewish populations in parts of Crumpsall and the Salford suburbs of Broughton and Kersal. There is also an above-average number of Irish (the Irish World Heritage Centre is based here) and other European residents.

Blackley itself is a mostly owner occupied, suburban residential area at the northern half of the seat, while the inner-city Harpurhey district has a high proportion of social housing and has faced problems with deprivation, and is mostly white working-class. More affluent areas include Higher Kersal and the Broughton Park area, with leafy roads and large detached houses.

The Constituency narrowly voted Leave in the European referendum in 2016 and the incumbent, Graham Stringer was a prominent Vote Leave.

History

Results of the Incumbent party

Most of the area has been held by Labour since 1964.^[5]

Results of other parties

In 2019, the Conservatives came second with 24.6% vote share a 3% increase again from 2017. The Conservatives came second in 2017, with 21.6% of the vote, a 7% increase on the 2015 election.

A March 2017 by-election saw the Conservatives win the ward of Kersal within the constituency from Labour and in the 2018 Local Elections another Conservative candidate was elected meaning the Conservatives now hold 2/3 Salford City Council seats in the area.

The 2015 general election saw much more than the national average swing (+16.5%) to the UKIP candidate (compared with 9.5% nationwide). UKIP came second overall.

Turnout

At the 2019 General Election, turnout fell by 3.3% to 52.8%, for the first time since the constituency was created in 2010, having risen from 49.7% in 2010 and to 56.1% of electors in 2017. In 2019 the constituency had the 5th lowest turnout in the country, and the lowest of all the Manchester seats.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member^[6]	Party
2010	Graham Stringer		Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Blackley and Broughton^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Stringer	23,887	61.9	―8.6
	Conservative	Alexander Elias	9,485	24.6	+3.0
	Brexit Party	James Buckley	2,736	7.1	New
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Donaldson	1,590	4.1	+2.3
	Green	David Jones	920	2.4	+1.3
Majority			14,402	37.3	―11.6
Turnout			38,618	52.8	―3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	―5.8

General election 2017: Blackley and Broughton^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Stringer	28,258	70.5	+8.6
	Conservative	David Goss	8,657	21.6	+6.6
	UKIP	Martin Power	1,825	4.6	―12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Gadsden	737	1.8	―0.6
	Green	David Jones	462	1.15	―3.1
	CPA	Abi Ajoku	174	0.4	New
Majority			19,601	48.87	+3.4
Turnout			40,113	56.13	+4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.0

General election 2015: Blackley and Broughton^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Stringer	22,982	61.9	+7.6
	UKIP	Martin Power	6,108	16.5	+13.9
	Conservative	Michelle Tanfield-Johnson	5,581	15.0	―3.3
	Green	David Jones	1,567	4.2	New
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Gadsden	874	2.4	―11.8
Majority			16,874	45.4	+9.4
Turnout			37,112	51.6	+2.9
	Labour hold		Swing	–3.0

General election 2010: Blackley and Broughton^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Graham Stringer	18,563	54.3
	Conservative	James Edsberg	6,260	18.3
	Liberal Democrats	William Hobhouse	4,861	14.2
	BNP	Derek Adams	2,469	7.2
	Respect	Kay Phillips	996	2.9
	UKIP	Robert Willescroft	894	2.6
	Christian	Shafiq uz Zaman	161	0.5
Majority			12,303	36.0
Turnout			34,204	49.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^ As with all constituencies after 1950, the constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

^ "Blackley and Broughton: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 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.
^ "North West | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Middleton name no longer to be wiped from Parliamentary map under constituency boundary changes as Boundary Commission for England publishes final recommendations". www.rochdaleonline.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
^ "Blackley & Broughton Parliamentary constituency". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ "Blackley and Broughton Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017. Pdf.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Blackley & Broughton". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

External links

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Blackley and Broughton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK

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

[4] As with all constituencies after 1950, the constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

[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.

[5] "North West | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[6] "Middleton name no longer to be wiped from Parliamentary map under constituency boundary changes as Boundary Commission for England publishes final recommendations". www.rochdaleonline.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[7] "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.

[rayment-8] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)

[GE2019_result-9] "Blackley & Broughton Parliamentary constituency". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

[10] "Blackley and Broughton Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017. Pdf.^{[permanent dead link]}

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

[2015_result-12] "Blackley & Broughton". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

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

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