Gorton and Denton (UK Parliament constituency)

(Redirected from Gorton and Denton) 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)
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. 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.

It comprises the following areas:

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

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Andrew Gwynne	Labour

General election 2024: Gorton and Denton
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

v t e Manchester constituencies
Current	Blackley and Middleton South Gorton and Denton Manchester Central Manchester Rusholme Manchester Withington Wythenshawe and Sale East
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	South Lancashire South East Lancashire

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Conservative (3)	Chester South and Eddisbury Fylde Tatton
Liberal Democrats (3)	Cheadle Hazel Grove Westmorland and Lonsdale
Independent (4)	Blackburn Liverpool West Derby Runcorn and Helsby Salford
Speaker (1)	Chorley