Altrincham and Sale West
borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Altrincham and Sale West in Greater Manchester
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Location of Greater Manchester within England
CountyGreater Manchester
Population96,591 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate72,008 (December 2010)[2]
BoroughTrafford
Major settlementsAltrincham, Hale, Sale, Timperley
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentSir Graham Brady (Conservative)
Created fromAltrincham & Sale, Davyhulme

Altrincham and Sale West (/ˈɒltrɪŋəm/ ⓘ) is a constituency[n 1] in Greater Manchester. Since its creation in 1997 it has been represented by Sir Graham Brady, a member of the Conservative Party. [n 2]

History

The 1995 Boundary Commission review led to its creation for the 1997 election largely from the old seat of Altrincham and Sale, and has been held since then by the Conservative Graham Brady, appointed by his colleagues the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee (2010 to present).

Boundaries

1997–2010: The Borough of Trafford wards of Altrincham, Bowdon, Broadheath, Hale, Mersey-St. Mary's, St. Martin's, Timperley, and Village.

2010–present: The Borough of Trafford wards of Altrincham, Ashton on Mersey, Bowdon, Broadheath, Hale Barns, Hale Central, St. Mary's, Timperley, and Village.

The constituency is one of three covering the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford. It covers the south of the borough, covering the town of Altrincham and the west of Sale. It is bordered by the constituencies of Stretford and Urmston, Tatton, Warrington North, Warrington South, and Wythenshawe and Sale East.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be unchanged.[3]

Constituency profile

The economy of the area is diverse and closely linked to the success of private business in the North West. From 2001 to 2010, it was the only Conservative seat in Greater Manchester, and predecessor seats have always been Conservative. In 1997, local grammar school-educated Graham Brady was elected on a small majority of 1,500. His majority peaked at over 13,000 in 2015, was reduced in 2017 to just under 7,000, and fell further to 6,139 in 2019. Trafford was one of three areas in Greater Manchester to vote Remain in the EU referendum. However, Brady campaigned to Leave.

A highly affluent area, workless claimants who were registered jobseekers, in November 2012, were a lower proportion of Altrincham and Sale West's population than the national average of 3.8%, and the slightly higher regional average of 4.2%, at 2.3% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[4]

In the 2022 local council elections, Labour gained the ward of Ashton-on-Mersey, as well as retaining Broadheath, with the Liberal Democrats gaining ground in Timperley and Village, and the Green Party now having all three councillors in Altrincham and a further gain in Hale Central. The constituency includes some of the most expensive residential streets in the North-West England,[5] typified by areas like Bowdon and Hale Barns, which are safely Conservative. Several Black British premiership footballers and millionaire British Asian businessmen and women also live in the constituency.[6]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[7] Party
1997 Sir Graham Brady Conservative

Elections

Altrincham and Sale West election results.

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Altrincham and Sale West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Brady 26,311 48.0 −3.0
Labour Andrew Western 20,172 36.8 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Angela Smith 6,036 11.0 +3.3
Green Geraldine Coggins 1,566 2.9 +1.0
Liberal Neil Taylor 454 0.8 +0.2
Independent Iram Kiani 224 0.4 New
Majority 6,139 11.2 −1.0
Turnout 54,763 74.9 +2.8
Conservative hold Swing −0.5
General election 2017: Altrincham and Sale West[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Brady 26,933 51.0 −2.0
Labour Andrew Western 20,507 38.8 +12.1
Liberal Democrats Jane Brophy 4,051 7.7 −0.7
Green Geraldine Coggins 1,000 1.9 −2.0
Liberal Neil Taylor 299 0.6 New
Majority 6,426 12.2 −14.1
Turnout 52,790 72.1 +2.9
Conservative hold Swing −7.1
General election 2015: Altrincham and Sale West[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Brady 26,771 53.0 +4.1
Labour James Wright 13,481 26.7 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Jane Brophy 4,235 8.4 −17.1
UKIP Chris Frost 4,047 8.0 +4.8
Green Nick Robertson-Brown 1,983 3.9 New
Majority 13,290 26.3 +2.9
Turnout 50,517 70.2 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing -0.15
General election 2010: Altrincham and Sale West[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Brady 24,176 48.9 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Jane Brophy 12,581 25.5 +3.6
Labour Tom Ross 11,073 22.4 −7.0
UKIP Kenneth Bullman 1,563 3.2 +1.5
Majority 11,595 23.4 +7.2
Turnout 49,393 69.3 +1.5
Conservative hold Swing -0.85

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Altrincham and Sale West[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Brady 20,569 46.4 +0.2
Labour John Stockton 13,410 30.3 −9.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Chappell 9,595 21.7 +7.3
UKIP Gary Peart 736 1.7 New
Majority 7,159 16.1 +9.3
Turnout 44,310 65.9 +5.6
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
General election 2001: Altrincham and Sale West[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Brady 20,113 46.2 +3.0
Labour Jane Baugh 17,172 39.4 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Gaskell 6,283 14.4 +1.8
Majority 2,941 6.8 +3.9
Turnout 43,568 60.3 −13.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Altrincham and Sale West[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Brady 22,348 43.2
Labour Jane Baugh 20,843 40.3
Liberal Democrats Marc Ramsbottom 6,535 12.6
Referendum Anthony Landes 1,348 2.6
ProLife Alliance Jonathan Stephens 313 0.6
UKIP Richard Mrozinski 270 0.5
Majority 1,505 2.9
Turnout 51,782 73.3
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ↑ "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  4. ↑ Inman, Phillip (17 November 2010). "Unemployment claimants by constituency". The Guardian.
  5. ↑ "The top 10 most expensive streets in the North West revealed". Bury Times. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Barry, Chris (5 February 2007). "From printing T-shirts to £30m food fortune". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  7. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
  8. ↑ "Altrincham and Sale West Constituency" (PDF). trafford.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Bloom, Dan (7 June 2017). "Here is every single 2017 general election candidate in a plain text list". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Altrincham & Sale West". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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