County Greater Manchester Electorate 68,553 (December 2010) Member of parliament Angela Rayner (Labour) | Population 90,484 (2011 census) Created 1832 | |
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Major settlements Ashton-under-Lyne, Failsworth, and Droylsden | ||
Ashton-under-Lyne is a constituency centred on the town of Ashton-under-Lyne that is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Angela Rayner of the Labour Party, who has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Education since 1 July 2016 and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities since 27 June 2016. It is considered a safe seat for Labour; in the most recent six national elections its voters have given strong majorities to the Labour Party candidate.
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Boundaries
The constituency covers the Failsworth East, Failsworth West wards in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and the Ashton Hurst, Ashton St. Michael's, St. Peter's, Ashton Waterloo, Droylsden East and Droylsden West wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside.
Members of Parliament
In the 1886 election, voting resulted in a tie between incumbent John Edmund Wentworth Addison and the Liberal candidate. Under the legislation of the time, the presiding officer had a casting vote, and Addison was reelected. In the by-election of 29 October 1928, the turnout was 89.1%, a record for "Great Britain". The mayor arranged for the result to be signalled by coloured rockets.
Elections in the 2010s
UKIP originally selected Angela McManus as candidate, but she changed to the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency.
Elections in the 1930s
William Jowitt won the Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1939 unopposed.Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1910s
In the Ashton-under-Lyne By-Election of 23 December 1916, Albert Henry Stanley, Conservative was elected unopposed.