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Blackley and Broughton (UK Parliament constituency)

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County
  
Greater Manchester

Electorate
  
69,006 (December 2010)

European Parliament constituency
  
North West England

Number of members
  
1

Population
  
110,754 (2011 census)

Created
  
2010

Member of parliament
  
Graham Stringer

Replaced by
  
Manchester Blackley

Blackley and Broughton (UK Parliament constituency)

Created from
  
Manchester Blackley and part of Salford.

Blackley and Broughton /ˈblkli ænd brɔːtən/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 2010 by Graham Stringer of the Labour Party.

Contents

Boundaries

The City of Manchester wards of Charlestown, Cheetham, Crumpsall, Harpurhey, and Higher Blackley, and the City of Salford wards of Broughton and Kersal.

Formed following the Boundary Commission for England's review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, this seat is a cross-border constituency with electoral wards from Salford and Manchester. The constituency of Blackley and Broughton is the successor seat to Manchester Blackley. The constituency has a substantial Jewish minority, particularly in Broughton and Crumpsall.

Elections in the 2010s

* Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament

References

Blackley and Broughton (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia