Salford (UK Parliament constituency)

Salford
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Salford in North West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Electorate72,169 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentRebecca Long-Bailey (Independent)
SeatsOne
Created fromSalford and Eccles
19972010
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Created fromSalford East, Eccles
18321885
Created fromLancashire
Replaced bySalford North, Salford South and Salford West

Salford is a borough constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The borough constituency dated from 1997 and was abolished in 2010, replaced by Salford and Eccles. The constituency was re-established for the 2024 general election and is represented by Rebecca Long-Bailey of the Labour Party until her suspension and whip removed on 23 July 2024, as a result of voting to scrap the two child benefit cap.

A parliamentary borough of the same name existed from 1832 to 1885. The historic constituency returned two MPs from 1868.[2]

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the 2024 general election, formed primarily from the (to be abolished) constituency of Salford and Eccles.[3]

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.2: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.
  3. ^ "North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

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