Gorton and Denton (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards

Gorton and Denton
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Gorton and Denton in North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Electorate	74,306 (2023)^[1]
Major settlements	Gorton and Denton
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Andrew Gwynne (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Manchester Gorton, Manchester Withington (part), & Denton and Reddish (part)

Gorton and Denton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which came into being for the 2024 general election, following to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.^[2]

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

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

The City of Manchester wards of: Burnage; Gorton & Abbey Hey; Levenshulme; Longsight.

The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside wards of: Denton North East; Denton South; Denton West.^[3]

The constituency comprises the following areas:^[4]

Gorton, Levenshulme and Longsight, currently part of the (to be abolished) constituency of Manchester Gorton
Burnage, transferred from Manchester Withington
The three wards which make up the town of Denton, currently part of the (to be abolished) constituency of Denton and Reddish

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Andrew Gwynne	Labour

General election 2024: Gorton and Denton ^[5] ^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Gwynne	18,555	50.8	–16.4
	Reform UK	Lee Moffitt	5,142	14.1	+9.2
	Green	Amanda Gardner	4,810	13.2	+10.7
	Workers Party	Amir Burney	3,766	10.3	N/A
	Conservative	Ruth Welsh	2,888	7.9	–11.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Reid	1,399	3.8	–2.0
Majority			13,413	36.7	–11.7
Turnout			36,560	46.8	–14.9
Registered electors			78,125
	Labour hold		Swing	–12.8

^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
^ "New Seat Details – Gorton and Denton". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll for Gorton and Denton" (PDF). Manchester Council. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ "Election 24: Gorton and Denton results". BBC. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "Election results – Parliamentary general election 2024". manchester.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

Gorton and Denton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

Current

Historic

Manchester (1832–1885)
Manchester East (1885–1918)
Manchester North (1885–1918)
Manchester North East (1885–1918)
Manchester North West (1885–1918)
Manchester South (1885–1918)
Manchester South West (1885–1918)
Manchester Ardwick (1918–1983)
Manchester Blackley (1918–2010)
Manchester Clayton (1918–1955)
Manchester Exchange (1918-February 1974)
Manchester Gorton (1918-2024)
Manchester Hulme (1918–1950)
Manchester Moss Side (1918–1983)
Manchester Platting (1918–1950)
Manchester Cheetham (1950-February 1974)
Manchester Wythenshawe (1950–1997)
Manchester Openshaw (1955–1983)
Stretford (1885–1918, 1983–1997)
Blackley and Broughton (2010-2024)

See also

v t e Constituencies in North West England (73)
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Conservative (3)	Chester South and Eddisbury Fylde Tatton
Liberal Democrats (3)	Cheadle Hazel Grove Westmorland and Lonsdale
Independent (3)	Blackburn Liverpool West Derby Salford
Speaker (1)	Chorley

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