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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010-2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name        = Worsley and Eccles South
|parliament  = uk
|map1        = WorsleyEcclesSouth2007
|map2        = EnglandGreaterManchester
|map_entity  = Greater Manchester
|map_year    = 2010
|year        = 2010
|abolished   = 2024
|type        = County
|previous    = [[Worsley (UK Parliament constituency)|Worsley]]<br /> [[Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)|Eccles]]
|next        = [[Worsley and Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)|Worsley and Eccles]]
|electorate  = 73,409 (December 2010)<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm
|title=Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England
|date=4 March 2011
|work=2011 Electorate Figures
|publisher=Boundary Commission for England
|access-date=13 March 2011
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm
|archive-date=November 6, 2010
}}</ref>
|mp          =
|party       =
|region      = England
|county      = [[Greater Manchester]]
|towns =  [[Worsley]], [[Walkden]], [[Little Hulton]], [[Irlam]], [[Cadishead]]
|european    = North West England
|elects_howmany = One
}}
'''Worsley and Eccles South''' was a [[county constituency]] in [[Greater Manchester]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It was represented since its 2010 creation until abolition by [[Barbara Keeley]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].
Further to the completion of the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes, incorporating in the whole of the town of [[Eccles, Greater Manchester|Eccles]], it was reformed as '''[[Worsley and Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)|Worsley and Eccles]]''', to be first contested at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=North West {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/north-west/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}</ref>
==Constituency profile==
The constituency covered the western half of the City of Salford, mostly safe Labour territory, but the seat also contained two of the Conservatives' strongest wards in the relatively affluent areas of [[Worsley (ward)|Worsley]] and [[Boothstown and Ellenbrook (ward)|Boothstown & Ellenbrook]]; these are also the only two Remain-voting wards in the constituency. [[Worsley]] itself is a desirable area with attractions including historic manor houses along the [[Bridgewater Canal]] and the recently-opened 150-acre [[RHS Garden Bridgewater]].
The largest town is [[Walkden]], mostly Labour-leaning, and it also includes the [[Little Hulton]] council estate. The "Eccles South" signifies the [[Barton upon Irwell|Barton]] and [[Winton, Greater Manchester|Winton]] suburbs of the town of Eccles. In the far south-west of the constituency along the ship canal were the villages of [[Irlam]] and [[Cadishead]], separated from the other settlements by swathes of green belt land and farms in the form of [[Chat Moss]], a protected peatland area.
In the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], the BBC's [[exit poll]] forecast it as a Conservative gain, but it was not in fact among the many [[Brexit|leave-supporting]] [[Red wall (British politics)|red wall]] seats to fall, and Labour held on although with a reduced, albeit comfortable, majority.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalton |first=Tara |date=2019-12-12 |title=Regional exit polls show predicted Labour defeat in Worsley and Eccles South |url=https://www.salfordnow.co.uk/2019/12/12/regional-exit-polls-show-predicted-labour-defeat-in-worsley-and-eccles-south/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=Salford Now |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Boundaries==
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Following its 2006 review of parliamentary representation in [[Greater Manchester]], the [[Boundary Commission for England]] recommended the creation of a modified [[Worsley (UK Parliament constituency)|Worsley]] constituency, incorporating a part of [[Eccles, Greater Manchester|Eccles]], to be called Worsley and Eccles South.<ref>{{cite web| title =Final Recommendations for Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in Greater Manchester| work =Boundary Commission for England (North West)| publisher =Government News Network| date =2006-07-19| url =http://www.gnn.gov.uk/content/detail.asp?NewsAreaID=2&ReleaseID=215255| format =[[HTTP]]| access-date =2007-04-05| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070930163656/http://www.gnn.gov.uk/content/detail.asp?NewsAreaID=2&ReleaseID=215255| archive-date =2007-09-30}}</ref>
Following council boundary changes that took effect in 2021,<ref>{{cite web| title=Electoral review of ward boundaries| url=https://www.salford.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/electoral-review-of-ward-boundaries/}}</ref> the electoral wards included in the Worsley and Eccles South constituency are currently Barton & Winton, [[Boothstown and Ellenbrook (ward)|Boothstown and Ellenbrook]], Cadishead & Lower Irlam, Higher Irlam & Peel Green Ward, [[Little Hulton (ward)|Little Hulton]], [[Walkden North]], [[Walkden South]], Worsley & Westwood Park.
The electoral wards originally making up the seat were named [[Barton-upon-Irwell|Barton]], Boothstown and Ellenbrook, [[Cadishead]], [[Irlam (ward)|Irlam]], Little Hulton, Walkden North, Walkden South, [[Winton, Greater Manchester|Winton]], [[Worsley (ward)|Worsley]].
==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|w|5|date=March 2012}}</ref>
!Party
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]]
| [[Barbara Keeley]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|}
==Elections==
===Elections in the 2010s===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Worsley and Eccles South<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.salford.gov.uk/media/394744/worsley-eccles-constituency-spn-and-nop.pdf|title=Statement of persons nominated 2019}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party      = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate  = [[Barbara Keeley]]
|votes      = 20,446
|percentage = 45.7
|change     = ―11.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate  = Arnie Saunders
|votes      = 17,227
|percentage = 38.5
|change     = ―0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Brexit Party
|candidate  = Seamus Martin
|votes      = 3,224
|percentage = 7.2
|change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate  = Joe Johnson-Tod
|votes      = 2,510
|percentage = 5.6
|change     = +3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate  = Daniel Towers
|votes      = 1,300
|percentage = 2.9
|change     = +1.1
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes      = 3,219
|percentage = 7.2
|change     = ―11.2
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes      = 44,707
|percentage = 59.4
|change     = ―2.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing  = ―5.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=[[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Worsley and Eccles South<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001054 |title=Worsley & Eccles South parliamentary constituency |work=BBC News}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate  = [[Barbara Keeley]]
|votes      = 26,046
|percentage = 57.1
|change     = +12.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate  = Iain Lindley
|votes      = 17,667
|percentage = 38.7
|change     = +8.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate  = Kate Clarkson
|votes      = 1,087
|percentage = 2.4
|change     = ―0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Tom Dylan
|votes      = 842
|percentage = 1.8
|change     = ―1.1
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes      = 8,379
|percentage = 18.4
|change     = +4.3
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes      = 45,642
|percentage = 61.9
|change     = +3.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing  = +2.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Worsley and Eccles South<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="2015 result">{{cite news
| title = Worsley & Eccles South
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001054
| work = BBC News
| access-date = 11 May 2015}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party      = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate  = [[Barbara Keeley]]
|votes      = 18,600
|percentage = 44.2
|change     = +1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Iain Lindley
|votes = 12,654
|percentage = 30.1
|change = ―2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence  Party
|candidate = Owen Hammond
|votes = 7,688
|percentage = 18.3
|change = +13.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Chris Bertenshaw
|votes = 1,242
|percentage = 3.0
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate  = Kate Clarkson
|votes      = 1,100
|percentage = 2.6
|change     = ―13.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Steve North
|votes = 380
|percentage = 0.9
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Reality Party
|candidate = Mags McNally
|votes = 200
|percentage = 0.5
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Geoffrey Berg
|votes = 184
|percentage = 0.4
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes      = 5,946
|percentage = 14.1
|change     = +3.7
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes      = 42,048
|percentage = 58.3
|change     = +0.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing  = +1.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Worsley and Eccles South<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}</ref><ref name=hold>{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/f30.stm | title = Worsley & Eccles South | access-date = 2010-05-07 | work = [[BBC News Online]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party      = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate  = [[Barbara Keeley]]
|votes      = 17,892
|percentage = 42.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Iain Lindley
|votes = 13,555
|percentage = 32.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Richard Gadsden
|votes = 6,883
|percentage = 16.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Andrew Townsend
|votes = 2,037
|percentage = 4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Paul Whitelegg
|votes = 1,334
|percentage = 3.2
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes      = 4,337
|percentage = 10.4
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes      = 41,701
|percentage = 57.5
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==See also==
*[[List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65757.html Worsley and Eccles South UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
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