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Parliamentary Constituencies In Greater Manchester
The ceremonial county, ceremonial and metropolitan county of Greater Manchester is divided into 27 United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituencies—19 borough constituencies and 8 county constituencies. At the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election in Greater Manchester, Labour Party (UK), Labour won 25 seats and the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats won 2. Constituencies Boundary changes 2024 ''See 2023 review of Westminster constituencies for further details.'' For the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election, the Boundary Commission for England proposed that Greater Manchester be considered as a sub-region of the North West Region, retaining a total of 27 constituencies. However, there were significant changes made to realign boundaries to revised ward boundaries and ensure electorates were within the statutory ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ceremonial County
Ceremonial counties, formally known as ''counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies'', are areas of England to which lord-lieutenant, lord-lieutenants are appointed. A lord-lieutenant is the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, monarch's representative in an area. Shrieval counties have the same boundaries and serve a similar purpose, being the areas to which High sheriff#England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, high sheriffs are appointed. High sheriffs are the monarch's judicial representative in an area. The ceremonial counties are defined in the Lieutenancies Act 1997, and the shrieval counties in the Sheriffs Act 1887. Both are defined as groups of Local government in England, counties used for local government. History The historic counties of England were originally used as areas for administering justice and organising the militia, overseen by a High sheriff, sheriff. From Tudor period, Tudor times onwards a lord-lieutenant was appointed to oversee the militia, taki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Greater Manchester - Altrincham And Sale West Constituency
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Bolton West (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bolton West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Phil Brickell, a Labour Party politician. Constituency profile The seat is on the outskirts of Greater Manchester with fields making for separate villages and towns, these buffer zones most often designated as Green belt, which includes areas for sport such as the ground of Bolton Wanderers at the Toughsheet Community Stadium. It includes the generally affluent towns of Blackrod, Horwich and Westhoughton in the western half of Bolton borough though from 2010 to 2024 Atherton from the Wigan borough was added, a more Labour-leaning former coal mining town. History The constituency was created for the 1950 general election when the two-member seat of Bolton Bolton ( , locally ) is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury and Salford. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Greater Manchester - Bolton South And Walkden Constituency
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Yasmin Qureshi
Yasmin Qureshi (born 5 July 1963) is a Pakistan-born British politician and barrister. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton South and Walkden since 2024, previously representing Bolton South East from 2010 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she headed the criminal legal section of the UN Mission in Kosovo, where she was later Judicial Administration Department Director. Early life Qureshi was born on 5 July 1963 in Gujrat City, Pakistan, and moved to Britain when she was nine. Her father was an engineer, and the family lived in Watford. She is the youngest of three children. She attended what is now London South Bank University, and graduated with a BA (Hons) Law degree before studying for and sitting her examinations for the Bar at the Council of Legal Education. She gained a Master of Laws at University College London. Legal career Qureshi began her legal career with the Crown Prosecution Service as an in-house barrister, prosecuting on behalf of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bolton South And Walkden (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bolton South and Walkden is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Labour's Yasmin Qureshi Yasmin Qureshi (born 5 July 1963) is a Pakistan-born British politician and barrister. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton South and Walkden since 2024, previously representing Bolton South East from 2010 to 2024. A member ..., who was MP for the predecessor seat of Bolton South East from 2010 to 2024. Boundaries The constituency is defined as comprising the following as they existed on 1 December 2020: *The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Farnworth, Great Lever, Harper Green, Kearsley, and Rumworth. *The City of Salford wards of Little Hulton, Walkden North, and Walkden South. The Bolton Borough wards were formerly part of Bolton South East and the Salford C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Greater Manchester - Bolton North East Constituency
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Kirith Entwistle
Kirith Entwistle (née Kaur Ahluwalia; born c. 1991), is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Bolton North East since the 2024 general election. Background Kirith Entwistle was born in Southall, London. Her grandparents are Kenyan Indians who migrated to the United Kingdom during the 1970s. Her father, originally from Delhi, moved to the UK in the 1980s. Entwistle graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in American Studies. According to Bolton News, Entwistle "works for a charity campaigning against loneliness and previously for the Royal British Legion". Prior to her election, she was a policy, communications and public affairs manager for WaveLength Charity. She is the first Sikh to represent Bolton North East. She was also previously a member of the Young Fabians The Young Fabians is the under age 31 section of the Fabian Society, a socialist society (Labour Party), socialist society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bolton North East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bolton North East is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Kirith Entwistle, a Labour Party (UK), Labour Party MP. Constituency profile The seat covers parts of Bolton town centre and extends into the West Pennine Moors. The districts in close proximity to the town centre (Breightmet, Shaw and Crompton, Crompton, Halliwell, Greater Manchester, Halliwell, Tonge with the Haulgh) are Labour Party (UK), Labour-voting areas, whereas the outer suburbs (Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Greater Manchester, Bradshaw, Bromley Cross) are much more Conservative Party (UK), Conservative inclined. Altogether, the national statistics collected reflect a socially diverse seat in terms of income; this has been a highly marginal seat when national polls are close, with lower than average social hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Greater Manchester - Blackley And Middleton South Constituency
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Graham Stringer
Graham Eric Stringer (born 17 February 1950) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Blackley and Middleton South since the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. He has served as the area's MP continuously since 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997, representing the predecessor constituencies of Manchester Blackley (1997–2010), and Blackley and Broughton (2010–2024). Between 1999 and 2002, He served Minor roles in the Labour Government of Tony Blair. Prior to entering parliament, within local politics, He was leader of Manchester City Council from 1984 to 1996, and a City councillor from 1979 to 1998, representing Charlestown and Harpurhey. He also served as chairman of Manchester Airport from 1996 to 1997. Early life and career Graham Stringer was born on 17 February 1950 in Manchester. He attended Christ Church Primary School in Beswick, Mancheste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Blackley And Middleton South (UK Parliament Constituency)
Blackley and Middleton South is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, in Northern Greater Manchester. Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. 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). The constituency includes the northern suburban areas of Manchester as well as half of the town of Middleton. Constituency profile The seat covers a mostly residential area in the north of the City of Manchester with the southern half of Middleton in the borough of Rochdale. The areas are joined by major roads with many small parks and two of Manchester City Council's largest 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
