Created 1974 (1974) | Electorate 89,519 (December 2010) European Parliament constituency North West England | |
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Manchester Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2012 by Lucy Powell of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party.
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Constituency profile
This constituency has always (since its 1974 creation) been a safe Labour seat. The current MP Lucy Powell won the seat in a by-election in November 2012 on a turnout of just 18%, the lowest since the Second World War. Contrasting to this, 12 candidates stood, considerably more than the six who stood in the 1979 by-election.
Boundaries
1974-1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Beswick, Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Harpurhey, High Oldham, Miles Platting, New Cross, and St Peter's.
1983-1997: The City of Manchester wards of Ardwick, Beswick and Clayton, Bradford, Central, Cheetham, Hulme, and Newton Heath.
1997-2010: The City of Manchester wards of Ardwick, Beswick and Clayton, Bradford, Central, Hulme, Moss Side, Newton Heath, and Whalley Range.
2010-present: The City of Manchester wards of Ancoats and Clayton, Ardwick, Bradford, City Centre, Hulme, Miles Platting and Newton Heath, Moss Side, and Moston.
Elections in the 2010s
This was the lowest turnout for any constituency in the whole of the United Kingdom