Worsley (UK Parliament constituency)

Worsley was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The City of Salford wards of Cadishead, Irlam, Little Hulton, Walkden North, Walkden South, and Worsley and Boothstown, and the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan wards of Bedford-Astley and Tyldesley East.

1997–2010: The City of Salford wards of Little Hulton, Walkden North, Walkden South, and Worsley and Boothstown, and the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan wards of Bedford-Astley, Hindsford, and Tyldesley East.

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Leigh, Newton and Farnworth. This was a safe Labour seat including mostly working-class areas from the boroughs of Salford and Wigan, including Walkden, Little Hulton, Astley and Irlam. The only Tory areas of strength here ironically were Worsley itself and Boothstown.

Boundary review

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Worsley be merged into a new constituency of Worsley and Eccles South. That constituency was first fought at the 2010 general election.

The previous link between Salford and Wigan for parliamentary purposes has been broken, hence the requirement to alter the existing Worsley seat. The Wigan Borough wards were returned to the Leigh constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1983	Terry Lewis	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2005	Barbara Keeley	Labour
	2010	constituency abolished: see Worsley and Eccles South

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Worsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Terry Lewis	Template:Replace	40.3
		Stanley Windle	17,536	32.6
		John Roper	14,545	27.1
Majority			4,139	7.7
Turnout			53,756	74.7
	win (new seat)

General election 1987: Worsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Terry Lewis	Template:Replace	48.1
		Veronica Horman	19,820	35.1
		David Cowpe	9,507	16.8
Majority			7,337	13.0
Turnout			56,484	77.2
	hold		Swing	+2.7

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Worsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Terry Lewis	Template:Replace	52.4
		Neil St. C. Cameron	19,406	34.6
		Robert D. Boyd	6,490	11.6
		Philip J. Connolly	677	1.2
		Gregg D. Phillips	176	0.3
Majority			10,012	17.8
Turnout			56,167	77.7
	hold		Swing	+2.4

General election 1997: Worsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Terry Lewis	Template:Replace	62.2
		Damien R.L. Garrido	11,342	24.2
		Robert Bleakley	6,356	13.6
Majority			17,741	38.0
Turnout			46,781	67.8
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Worsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Terry Lewis	Template:Replace	57.1
		Tobias Ellwood	8,406	23.8
		Robert Bleakley	6,188	17.5
		Dorothy Entwistle	576	1.6
Majority			11,787	33.3
Turnout			35,363	51.0
	hold		Swing

General election 2005: Worsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Barbara Keeley	Template:Replace	51.0
		Graham Evans	9,491	25.7
		Richard M. Clayton	6,902	18.7
		Bernard Gill	1,694	4.6
Majority			9,368	25.4
Turnout			36,946	53.1
	hold		Swing	−4.0

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester

External links

• Worsley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK