Blackley and Middleton South is a

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of the

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in the

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, in Northern

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. Created as a result of the

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, it was first contested at the

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. Since 2024, it has been represented by Labour's

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 e ...

, who was MP for the predecessor seats of

Blackley and Broughton Blackley and Broughton ( and ) was a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament located in Northern Greater Manchester between 2010 and 2024. It was Preceeded By Manchester Blackley and Succeeded by Blackley and Middleton South. ...

(2010–2024) and

Manchester Blackley Manchester, Blackley was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom located in Northern Greater Manchester which existed from 1918 to 2010. It elec ...

(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

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with the southern half of Middleton in the borough of

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...

. The areas are joined by major roads with many small parks and two of

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's largest green spaces,

Heaton Park Heaton Park is a public park in Prestwich, Manchester, England, covering an area of over . The park includes the grounds of a Grade I listed, neoclassical 18th century country house, Heaton Hall. The hall, remodelled by James Wyatt in 1772, i ...

which is one of the largest municipal parks in Europe and hosts the annual

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concert, and

Boggart Hole Clough Boggart Hole Clough is a large woodland and urban country park in Blackley, a suburb of Manchester, England. It occupies an area of approximately , part of an ancient woodland, with picturesque ''cloughs'' varying from steep ravines to sloping g ...

, a large ancient woodland in Blackley towards the east. There is also

Alkrington Alkrington Garden Village is a suburban area of Middleton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Alkrington lies on the northern edge of the city of Manchester with the suburb of Blackley directly to the south. ...

Woods Nature Reserve, and the nearby M60 motorway separates Middleton from Blackley. Blackley itself is a residential area at the northern half of the seat, and

Crumpsall Crumpsall is an outer suburb and Wards of the United Kingdom, electoral ward of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England, north of Manchester city centre, bordered by Cheetham Hill, Blackley, Harpurhey, Broughton, Greater Manchester, Broughton ...

is an increasingly diverse suburb including

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, one of the 'new hospitals' set for redevelopment, while the inner-city Harpurhey and

Collyhurst Collyhurst is an inner city area of Manchester, England, northeast of the Manchester city centre, city centre on Rochdale Road (A664) and A62 road, Oldham Road (A62), bounded by Smedley, Manchester, Smedley, Harpurhey and Monsall tram stop, Mo ...

districts have a high proportion of social housing and have faced problems with deprivation, and are amongst some of the most deprived areas in the country. Relatively more affluent areas include

Alkrington Garden Village Alkrington Garden Village is a suburban area of Middleton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Alkrington lies on the northern edge of the city of Manchester with the suburb of Blackley directly to the south. ...

in the southern part of Middleton. The constituency voted Leave in the

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in 2016 and the incumbent,

was a prominent

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supporter.

Boundaries

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

wards of: Charlestown; Crumpsall; Harpurhey; Higher Blackley; Moston. *The

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wards of: East Middleton; South Middleton, Including Alkrington Garden village. The seat covers the majority of the former

constituency - excluding the parts in the City of Salford ( Broughton) as well as the City of Manchester district of

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. The two Middleton wards were formerly part of

Heywood and Middleton Heywood and Middleton North is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Elsie Blun ...

(renamed

Heywood and Middleton North Heywood and Middleton North is a constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Elsie Blundell of the Labour Party. Prior to the 2024 general election, the constituency was known as He ...

), and Moston was transferred in from Manchester Central.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

References

External links

Blackley and Middleton South UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{Constituencies in North West England Parliamentary constituencies in Manchester Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024