Salford and Eccles Borough constituency
Salford and Eccles shown within Greater Manchester, and Greater Manchester shown within England
Created:	2010 election
MP:
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Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater Manchester
EP constituency:	North West England

Salford and Eccles will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is the successor seat to the existing Salford (UK Parliament constituency).

The current MP for Salford is Hazel Blears, and the MP for Eccles is Ian Stewart. Hazel Blears has been chosen as the Labour Party candidate to represent the new constituency at the next general election.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Electoral results 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England has formed the Salford and Eccles constituency from the following electoral wards:

Claremont, Eccles, Irwell Riverside, Langworthy, Ordsall, Pendlebury, Swinton North, Swinton South, and Weaste and Seedley.

Eccles has been split between two constituencies following the review; for the other, see Worsley and Eccles South.

[edit] Electoral results

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hazel Blears
	Independent	Richard Carvath
	Independent	Alec McFadden
	Independent	Joe O'Neill
	Liberal Democrat	Norman Owen
	Conservative	Matthew Sephton
	UKIP	Robert Wakefield

[edit] References

1. ^ Salford and Eccles, UKPollingReport

[edit] See also

• Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°31′N 2°20′W / 53.51°N 2.34°W / 53.51; -2.34