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Gorton and Denton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Gorton and Denton
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Gorton and Denton in North West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Electorate74,306 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsGorton and Denton
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentAndrew Gwynne (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromManchester Gorton, Manchester Withington (part), & Denton and Reddish (part)

Gorton and Denton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which came into being for the 2024 general election, following to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[2] Since 2024, it has been represented by Labour's Andrew Gwynne, who was MP for the Denton and Reddish from 2005 to 2024.

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

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

  • The City of Manchester wards of: Burnage; Gorton & Abbey Hey; Levenshulme; Longsight.
  • The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside wards of: Denton North East; Denton South; Denton West.[3]

It comprises the following areas:[4]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2024 Andrew Gwynne Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Gorton and Denton [5] [6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Gwynne 18,555 50.8 –16.4
Reform UK Lee Moffitt 5,142 14.1 +9.2
Green Amanda Gardner 4,810 13.2 +10.7
Workers Party Amir Burney 3,766 10.3 N/A
Conservative Ruth Welsh 2,888 7.9 –11.0
Liberal Democrats John Reid 1,399 3.8 –2.0
Majority 13,413 36.7 –11.7
Turnout 36,560 46.8 –14.9
Registered electors 78,125
Labour hold Swing –12.8

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[8]
Party Vote %
Labour 30,814 67.2
Conservative 8,639 18.9
Liberal Democrats 2,671 5.8
Brexit Party 2,225 4.9
Green 1,155 2.5
Others 324 0.7
Turnout 45,828 61.7
Electorate 74,306

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  4. ^ "New Seat Details – Gorton and Denton". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  5. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll for Gorton and Denton" (PDF). Manchester Council. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Election 24: Gorton and Denton results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Election results – Parliamentary general election 2024". manchester.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
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