Gorton and Denton (UK Parliament constituency)

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] Since 2024, it has been represented by Labour's Andrew Gwynne, who was MP for the Denton and Reddish from 2005 to 2024.

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]

It comprises the following areas:^[4]

• Gorton, Levenshulme and Longsight, previously part of the abolished constituency of Manchester Gorton
• Burnage, transferred from Manchester Withington
• The three wards which make up the town of Denton, previously part of the abolished constituency of Denton and Reddish

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Andrew Gwynne	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	30,814	67.2
	Conservative	8,639	18.9
	Liberal Democrats	2,671	5.8
	Brexit Party	2,225	4.9
	Green	1,155	2.5
	Others	324	0.7
Turnout		45,828	61.7
Electorate		74,306

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
4. "New Seat Details – Gorton and Denton". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
5. "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll for Gorton and Denton" (PDF). Manchester Council. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
6. "Election 24: Gorton and Denton results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
7. "Election results – Parliamentary general election 2024". manchester.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
8. "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.

External links

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