Denton and Reddish (UK Parliament constituency)

Denton and Reddish
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Denton and Reddish in Greater Manchester.

Outline map

Location of Greater Manchester within England.
County Greater Manchester
Electorate 65,684 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament Andrew Gwynne (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from Manchester Gorton, Stockport North and Stockport South[2]
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency North West England

Denton and Reddish is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Andrew Gwynne of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Boundaries

1983-1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside wards of Audenshaw, Denton North East, Denton South, and Denton West, and the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Brinnington, Reddish North, and Reddish South.

1997-present: The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside wards of Audenshaw, Denton North East, Denton South, Denton West, and Dukinfield, and the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Reddish North and Reddish South.

The constituency presently consists of an electorate of about 65,500 in eastern Greater Manchester. In historic terms, and in terms of distinct settlements, it covers the former townships of Audenshaw, Denton, Dukinfield, Haughton Green, Heaton Chapel, Heaton Norris and Reddish.

History

Before the seat's creation in 1983 Reddish was part of the marginal Stockport North constituency; the large Brinnington council estate, now in part bought under right to buy was in the Labour safe seat of Stockport South; Audenshaw and Denton formed the core of the Manchester Gorton; and Dukinfield was part of the Stalybridge and Hyde.

Historically both Audenshaw and Denton West wards returned Conservative councillors, but this has not occurred since 1992 and 1987 respectively.

In the 2005 provisional recommendations of the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review, Reddish was to be repatriated with the Stockport constituency. Denton, Audenshaw and Dukinfield would have been joined with Droylsden East, Droylsden West and the St Peter's, Ashton-under-Lyne wards of Tameside to form a Denton constituency, wholly in Tameside. However, following a public inquiry into Greater Manchester's constituencies held in late 2005, changes to the original proposals for the county were made. It was recommended that the Denton and Reddish seat should remain unchanged, with slight readjustments to reflect the new ward boundaries introduced in 2004. The new parliamentary boundaries in Greater Manchester took effect at the 2010 general election.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[3] Party
1983 Andrew Bennett Labour
2005 Andrew Gwynne Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Denton and Reddish[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Andrew Gwynne 19,661 50.8 −0.2
Conservative Lana Hempsall 9,150 23.7 −1.2
UKIP Andrew Fairfoull 7,225 18.7 +13.2
Green Nick Koopman 1,466 3.8 +3.8
Liberal Democrat Mark Jewell 957 2.5 −15.4
Independent Victoria Lofas 222 0.6 +0.6
Majority 10,511 27.2
Turnout 38,681 58.1
Labour hold Swing +0.5
General Election 2010: Denton and Reddish[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Andrew Gwynne 19,191 51.0 −6.4
Conservative Julie Searle 9,360 24.9 +5.6
Liberal Democrat Stephen Broadhurst 6,727 17.4 +1.5
UKIP William Robinson 2,060 5.5 +2.3
Independent Jeff Dennis 297 0.8 +0.8
Majority 9,831 26.1
Turnout 37,635 58.1 +5.6
Labour hold Swing −6.3

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Denton and Reddish[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Andrew Gwynne 20,340 57.4 −7.8
Conservative Alexander Patrick Story 6,842 19.3 −0.3
Liberal Democrat Allison Kay Seabourne 5,814 16.4 +4.0
BNP John Edgar 1,326 3.7 +3.7
UKIP Gerald Price 1,120 3.2 +0.4
Majority 13,498 38.1
Turnout 35,442 51.9 +3.4
Labour hold Swing −3.8
General Election 2001: Denton and Reddish[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Andrew Bennett 21,913 65.2 −0.2
Conservative Paul Newman 6,583 19.6 −1.7
Liberal Democrat Roger Fletcher 4,152 12.4 −0.9
UKIP Alan Cadwallader 945 2.8 N/A
Majority 15,330 45.6
Turnout 33,593 48.5 −18.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Denton and Reddish[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Andrew Bennett 30,137 65.4
Conservative Mrs. Barbara Elizabeth Nutt 9,826 21.3
Liberal Democrat Iain Colin Donaldson 6,121 13.3
Majority 20,311 44.1
Turnout 46,084 66.9
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Denton and Reddish[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Andrew Bennett 29,021 55.2 +5.6
Conservative Jeffrey Horswell 16,937 32.2 −1.6
Liberal Democrat Horace Frederick Ridley 4,953 9.4 −7.1
Liberal Martin William Powell 1,296 2.5 N/A
Natural Law John Patrick George Fuller 354 0.7 N/A
Majority 12,084 23.0 +7.3
Turnout 52,561 76.8 +1.3
Labour hold Swing +3.6

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Denton and Reddish[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Andrew Bennett 26,023 49.6 +5.4
Conservative Peter Slater 17,773 33.9 −0.1
Social Democratic Thomas Ian Huffer 8,697 16.6 −5.1
Majority 8,250 15.7
Turnout 52,493 75.8 +3.3
Labour hold Swing +2.8
General Election 1983: Denton and Reddish[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Andrew Bennett 22,123 44.2 N/A
Conservative John Andrew Snadden 16,998 34.0 N/A
Social Democratic John Lovet Begg 10,869 21.7 N/A
Majority 5,125 10.2 N/A
Turnout 49,990 72.5 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

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. ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "'Denton and Reddish', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
  4. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Denton & Reddish". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Statement of Candidates Nominated for Denton and Reddish Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
  8. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Sources

Coordinates: 53°26′16″N 2°09′35″W / 53.4378°N 2.1598°W / 53.4378; -2.1598

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