Blackley and Middleton South (UK Parliament constituency)

Blackley and Middleton South is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[3] Since 2024, it has been represented by Labour's Graham Stringer, who was MP for the predecessor seats of Blackley and Broughton (2010-2024) and Manchester Blackley (1997-2010).

Blackley and Middleton South
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Blackley and Middleton South in North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Electorate	71,735 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Blackley, Middleton
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Graham Stringer (Labour Party)
Seats	One
Created from	Blackley and Broughton &Heywood and Middleton (part)

The constituency is based in northern Greater Manchester.

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The City of Manchester wards of: Charlestown; Crumpsall; Harpurhey; Higher Blackley; Moston.
• The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale wards of: East Middleton; South Middleton.^[4]

The seat covers the majority of the former Blackley and Broughton constituency - excluding the parts in the City of Salford (Broughton) as well as the City of Manchester district of Cheetham. The two Middleton wards were formerly part of Heywood and Middleton (renamed Heywood and Middleton North), and Moston was transferred in from Manchester Central.^[5]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Blackley and Middleton South^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Stringer	16,864	53.8	–5.2
	Reform UK	Alison Devine	6,614	21.1	+13.4
	Green	Dylan Lewis-Creser	3,197	10.2	+8.2
	Conservative	Iftikhar Ahmed	3,073	9.8	–18.4
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Donaldson	1,592	5.1	+2.1
Majority			10,220	32.7	+1.9
Total valid votes			31,340	43.5	–9.1
Rejected ballots			149	0.5
Turnout			31,489	43.7
Registered electors			72,097
	Labour hold		Swing	–9.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[7]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	22,157	59.0
	Conservative	10,599	28.2
	Brexit Party	2,898	7.7
	Liberal Democrats	1,130	3.0
	Green	764	2.0
Turnout		37,548	52.6
Electorate		71,375

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
2. "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 2024-01-07.
3. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
5. "New Seat Details - Blackley and Middleton South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
6. "Election results - Parliamentary general election 2024". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
7. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

• Blackley and Middleton South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK