Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)

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Eccles
Borough constituency

Eccles shown within Greater Manchester, and Greater Manchester shown within England
Created: 1885
MP: Ian Stewart
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: Greater Manchester
EP constituency: North West England

Eccles is a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Eccles in Greater Manchester. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

Contents

History

The constituency was established under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

Boundaries

 Please help improve this section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (June 2008)

Boundary review

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Eccles be split between two new constituencies:

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Alfred John Francis Egerton Conservative
1890 Henry John Roby Liberal
1895 Octavius Leigh Leigh-Clare Conservative
1906 Sir George Herbert Pollard Liberal
1918 Marshall Stevens Coalition Conservative
1922 John Buckle Labour
1924 Albert Bethel Conservative
1929 David Llewellyn Mort Labour
1931 John Potter Conservative
1935 Robert Cary Conservative
1945 William Thomas Proctor Labour
1964 Lewis Carter-Jones Labour
1987 Joan Lestor Labour
1997 Ian Stewart Labour

Election results

General Election 2005: Eccles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Stewart 19,702 56.9 -7.6
Conservative Thelma Matuk 6,816 19.7 -1.0
Liberal Democrat Jane Brophy 6,429 18.6 +3.8
UK Independence Peter Reeve 1,685 4.9 +4.9
Majority 12,886 37.2
Turnout 34.632 50.2 +1.9
Labour hold Swing -3.3
General Election 2001: Eccles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Stewart 21,395 64.5 -2.2
Conservative Peter Caillard 6,867 20.7 +2.0
Liberal Democrat Bob Boyd 4,920 14.8 +4.1
Majority 14,528 43.8
Turnout 33,182 48.3 -17.3
Labour hold Swing

See also

References

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Constituencies in North West England
Labour
Ashton-under-Lyne · Barrow and Furness · Birkenhead · Blackburn · Blackpool North and Fleetwood · Blackpool South · Bolton North East · Bolton South East · Bolton West · Bootle · Burnley · Bury North · Bury South · Carlisle · Chorley · City of Chester · Copeland · Crosby · Denton and Reddish · Eccles · Ellesmere Port and Neston · Halton · Heywood and Middleton · Hyndburn · Knowsley North and Sefton East · Knowsley South · Leigh · Liverpool Garston · Liverpool Riverside · Liverpool Walton · Liverpool Wavertree · Liverpool West Derby · Makerfield · Manchester Blackley · Manchester Central · Manchester Gorton · Morecambe and Lunesdale · Oldham East and Saddleworth · Oldham West and Royton · Pendle · Preston · Rossendale and Darwen · Salford · South Ribble · St Helens North · St Helens South · Stalybridge and Hyde · Stockport · Stretford and Urmston · Wallasey · Warrington North · Warrington South · Weaver Vale · West Lancashire · Wigan · Wirral South · Wirral West · Workington · Worsley · Wythenshawe and Sale East
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
North West European constituency: Conservative (4) · Labour (3) · Liberal Democrats (1) · UKIP (1)
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