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Revision as of 20:27, 7 January 2011

Worsley
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Worsley in Greater Manchester for the 2005 general election
Outline map
Location of Greater Manchester within England
CountyGreater Manchester
19832010
Created fromLeigh
Newton
Farnworth
Replaced byWorsley and Eccles South

Worsley was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Leigh, Newton and Farnworth. This was a safe Labour seat including mostly working-class areas from the boroughs of Salford and Wigan, including: Walkden, Little Hulton, Astley and Irlam. The only Tory areas of strength here ironically were Worsley itself and Boothstown.

Boundary review

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Worsley be merged into a new constituency of Worsley and Eccles South. That constituency was first fought at the 2010 general election.

The previous link between Salford and Wigan for parliamentary purposes has been broken, hence the requirement to alter the existing Worsley seat.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1983 Terry Lewis Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2005 Barbara Keeley Labour
2010 constituency abolished: see Worsley and Eccles South

Election results

General Election 2005: Worsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Keeley 18,859 51.0 −6.1
Conservative Graham Evans 9,491 25.7 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Clayton 6,902 18.7 +1.2
UKIP Bernard Gill 1,694 4.6 +4.6
Majority 9,368 25.4
Turnout 36,946 53.1 +2.1
Labour hold Swing -4.0
General Election 2001: Worsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Lewis 20,193 57.1 −5.1
Conservative Tobias Ellwood 8,406 23.8 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Bleakley 6,188 17.5 +3.9
Socialist Labour Dorothy Entwistle 576 1.6 K.A.
Majority 11,787 33.3
Turnout 35,363 51.0 −16.8
Labour hold Swing

See also

53°31′N 2°25′W / 53.51°N 2.41°W / 53.51; -2.41