19-648: Manchester Withington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jeff Smith of Labour . Demographically contrasting with neighbouring inner-city seats with similarly high Labour majorities, this constituency is the most affluent of all the Manchester seats, as it contains the medium-to-high income average areas of Chorlton and Didsbury, as well as mixed Old Moat and Withington neighbourhoods. Manchester Withington
38-515: A UK-wide collapse in support for the Lib Dems, the seat swung back to Labour in 2015 and in 2017 it became one of the safest Labour seats in the country, with an almost 30,000 majority for Jeff Smith . It was also one of the few seats in England outside London in 2015 where UKIP lost their deposit. Smith retained the seat in 2019 with a slightly reduced majority, but this was halved in 2024 when
57-526: A local government review of ward boundaries which became effective from May 2018, the contents of the constituency were adjusted, but this did not affect its boundaries. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election , the constituency is composed of the following wards of the City of Manchester (as they existed on 1 December 2020): The boundaries were subject to minor changes to align with
76-665: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by
95-880: A resurgent Green Party jumped from fourth to second place, overtaking the Liberal Democrats. 1918–1950 : The County Borough of Manchester wards of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Didsbury, and Withington. 1950–1955 : The County Borough of Manchester wards of Rusholme and Withington. 1955–1974 : The County Borough of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Levenshulme, Old Moat, and Withington. 1974–1983 : The County Borough of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Didsbury, Old Moat, and Withington. 1983–2018 : The City of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Chorlton, Didsbury, Old Moat, and Withington. 2018–2024 : The City of Manchester wards of Burnage (part), Chorlton (part), Chorlton Park (part), Didsbury East , Didsbury West , Old Moat , and Withington . Following
114-658: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following
133-658: Is a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rusholme district of Manchester . It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , elected by the first past the post system. Since 2024, it has been represented by Labour's Afzal Khan , who was MP for Manchester Gorton from 2017 to 2024. The constituency was created by the Representation of
152-582: Is a seat south of Manchester's city centre with a sizeable student population. It also has a particularly high number of young professionals and graduates. The southern border with Wythenshawe is the River Mersey , along which there are mostly green spaces, such as Fletcher Moss Park and Chorlton Water Park . Chorlton and Didsbury are mostly middle-class areas, with houses on leafy roads and thriving independent shops on their respective high streets. House prices are higher than other parts of Manchester, and
171-564: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies
190-546: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in
209-581: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that
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247-549: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at
266-559: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. Manchester Rusholme Manchester Rusholme
285-516: The abolished constituency of Manchester Gorton (remaining parts included in the new constituency of Gorton and Denton ). Manchester Rusholme is one of only two constituencies in England or Wales (the other being Chorley , by convention to not stand against the Speaker ) where the Liberal Democrats did not stand a candidate. This was due to the nomination paper being rejected after the close of nominations. General Election 1940 : Another election
304-558: The area has one of the highest proportion of graduates in the city. Many of the large Victorian family houses in Didsbury have been split into apartments for young professionals moving into the area. In the post-war period, Manchester Withington has elected all three major parties. Mostly Conservative before 1987 (with three years of Liberal Party representation near its 1918 inception), it even resisted being gained by Labour in its landslide victories in 1945 and 1966. However, in 1987
323-702: The previous redistribution of seats in 1885 , they had formed part of the Stretford Division of Lancashire . The seat was abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1948 , with its area being redistributed between Manchester Ardwick (Longsight), Manchester Gorton (Levenshulme) and Manchester Withington (Rusholme) borough constituencies . The re-established seat comprises the City of Manchester wards of Ardwick , Fallowfield , Hulme , Moss Side , Rusholme and Whalley Range , transferred in approximately equal parts from Manchester Central and
342-993: The revised ward boundaries, with the whole of the Burnage ward being included in the re-established constituency of Manchester Rusholme . 53°25′59″N 2°14′02″W / 53.433°N 2.234°W / 53.433; -2.234 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The Parliament of
361-597: The seat turned red for the first time and remained so until 2005 when it was gained by Liberal Democrat John Leech . Leech took the seat with an 18% swing – the largest of the 2005 general election. He retained the seat in 2010, with both of the major parties' losing candidates becoming MPs elsewhere by the next election: Lucy Powell of Labour in Manchester Central in a 2012 by-election , and Conservative Chris Green in Bolton West in 2015. Amidst
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