Salford and Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)

Salford and Eccles is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Rebecca Long-Bailey, a member of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Salford and Eccles
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Salford and Eccles in Greater Manchester
Location of Greater Manchester within England
County	Greater Manchester
Electorate	76,863 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	Swinton, Eccles, Salford
Current constituency
Created	2010 (2010)
Member of Parliament	Rebecca Long-Bailey (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Salford Eccles

History

The constituency was created following the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies (ended 2008), and was first contested at the 2010 general election. The review led to the loss of one seat in Greater Manchester, and the Salford and Eccles seat covers parts of the previous Salford and Eccles constituencies.

The last MP for Salford was Hazel Blears, whereas the last MP for Eccles was Ian Stewart. Hazel Blears was chosen as the Labour Party candidate to represent the new constituency at the 2010 general election. Following Blears's retirement, Labour member Rebecca Long-Bailey was elected to replace her in 2015.

Boundaries

Salford and Eccles electoral wards.

The electoral wards included in the Salford and Eccles constituency in the City of Salford are:[2]

• Claremont
• Eccles
• Irwell Riverside
• Langworthy
• Ordsall
• Pendlebury
• Swinton North
• Swinton South
• Weaste and Seedley

Eccles was approximately bisected following the recommendations of the review; for its southern areas see Worsley and Eccles South.

Constituency profile

In an effort to reignite business development after the wholesale essentials textiles manufacturing industry declined, at the heart of the City of Salford[n 3] this constituency is developing modern industries and services. Salford Quays became Britain's Media City as the home of the BBC and ITV in the North of England and the University of Salford commenced a £150 million redevelopment in 2008. Aside from the flagship MediaCity - Lowry Centre complex whose housing consists of exclusive apartments, the constituency also includes deprived inner-city areas such as Weaste and Seedley which are undergoing regeneration, and the town of Swinton, a residential suburb where the administrative headquarters of Salford City Council is based, at Salford Civic Centre. As the name suggests the town centre of Eccles, famed for its eponymous cake, is in the seat, though its outskirts fall under Worsley and Eccles South.

The constituency overall voted to Leave the European Union, as did the entire City of Salford, though in this seat the Ordsall (Salford Quays) and Eccles wards voted Remain.

In statistics

The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of the City of Salford: a working population whose income is below the national average and higher than average reliance upon social housing.[3] At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 5.0% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.2%.[4] The borough contributing to the bulk of the seat has a high 44.5% of its population without a car, a close-to-average 23.1% of the population without qualifications and a high 28.9% with level 4 qualifications or above. In terms of tenure only 37.8% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage as at the 2011 census across the City.[5] In 2017, has risen to over 60% for the first time since 1992 for this area, taking into account previous seats. In 2001 the turnout for the previous Salford seat was just 41%, though the national election turnout was also lower than average that year.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[6]	Party
	2010	Hazel Blears	Labour
	2015	Rebecca Long-Bailey	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Salford and Eccles[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Rebecca Long-Bailey	28,755	56.8	8.8
	Conservative	Attika Choudhary	12,428	24.5	0.8
	Brexit Party	Matt Mickler	4,290	8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jake Overend	3,099	6.1	3.4
	Green	Bryan Blears	2,060	4.1	2.4
Majority			16,327	32.3	7.9
Turnout			50,632	61.6	0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

General election 2017: Salford and Eccles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Rebecca Long-Bailey	31,168	65.6	16.2
	Conservative	Jason Sugarman	12,036	25.3	4.9
	UKIP	Christopher Barnes	2,320	4.9	13.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Reid	1,286	2.7	1.0
	Green	Wendy Olsen	809	1.7	3.5
Majority			19,132	40.2	16.1
Turnout			47,619	60.8	2.2
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

General election 2015: Salford and Eccles[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Rebecca Long-Bailey	21,364	49.4	+9.3
	Conservative	Greg Downes	8,823	20.4	−0.1
	UKIP	Paul Doyle	7,806	18.0	+15.4
	Green	Emma Van Dyke	2,251	5.2	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Charlie Briggs	1,614	3.7	−22.6
	We are the Reality Party	Mark "Bez" Berry	703	1.6	N/A
	TUSC	Noreen Bailey	517	1.2	−0.6
	Pirate	Sam Clark	183	0.4	N/A
Majority			12,541	29.0	+15.2
Turnout			43,261	58.2	+3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.7

General election 2010: Salford and Eccles[10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Hazel Blears*	16,655	40.1	−15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Owen	10,930	26.3	+3.5
	Conservative	Matthew Sephton	8,497	20.5	+3.6
	BNP	Tina Wingfield	2,632	6.3	N/A
	UKIP	Duran O'Dwyer	1,084	2.6	−2.3
	TUSC	David Henry	730	1.8	N/A
	English Democrat	Stephen Morris	621	1.5	N/A
	Independent	Richard Carvath	384	0.9	N/A
Majority			5,725	13.8	−18.9
Turnout			41,533	55.0	+9.5
	Labour hold		Swing	−9.4

* 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.
3. which achieved that status in 1926

References

1. "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.
2. 2010 post-revision map Greater London and metropolitan areas of England (pdf). GOV.UK.
3. "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk.
4. Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
5. "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
6. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 1)
7. "Salford & Eccles Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
8. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
9. "Salford & Eccles Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
10. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
11. "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Salford & Eccles". news.bbc.co.uk.