Salford and Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Salford and Eccles in Greater Manchester.
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Location of Greater Manchester within England.
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| County | Greater Manchester |
| Electorate | 76,863 (December 2010) |
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| Created | 2010 |
| Member of parliament | Rebecca Long-Bailey (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
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Salford Eccles |
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| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Salford and Eccles is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Rebecca Long-Bailey, a member of the Labour Party.
As Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies (ended 2008) which created this constituency for the General Election 2010 Greater Manchester sustained the net loss of one seat before the 2010 election, the Salford and Eccles seat covers smaller versions of the predecessor seats.
The last MP for Salford was Hazel Blears, whereas the last MP for Eccles was Ian Stewart. Hazel Blears was chosen as the Labour Party candidate to represent the new constituency at the 2010 general election. Following Blears's retirement, Labour member Rebecca Long-Bailey was elected to replace her in 2015.
The constituency has electoral wards:
Claremont, Eccles, Irwell Riverside, Langworthy, Ordsall, Pendlebury, Swinton North, Swinton South and Weaste and Seedley in the City of Salford.
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