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Stretford and Urmston (UK Parliament constituency)

Stretford and Urmston
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Stretford and Urmston in Greater Manchester.
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Location of Greater Manchester within England.
County Greater Manchester
Electorate 70,520 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of parliament Kate Green (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from Davyhulme, Stretford
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European Parliament constituency North West England

Stretford and Urmston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Kate Green, a member of the Labour Party.

It has been represented by the Labour Party since its creation in 1997, originally by Beverley Hughes, who stood down at the 2010 general election. Stretford and Urmston was created from significant parts of the former constituencies of Davyhulme - whose last member was the Conservative Winston Churchill (grandson of the former Prime Minister) and Stretford - whose last member was Tony Lloyd (Labour) who chaired the party while later the member for Manchester Central and was elected by the people, in 2012, Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester.

1997-2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Bucklow, Clifford, Davyhulme East, Davyhulme West, Flixton, Longford, Park, Stretford, Talbot, and Urmston.

2010-present: The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Bucklow-St. Martins, Clifford, Davyhulme East, Davyhulme West, Flixton, Gorse Hill, Longford, Stretford, and Urmston.


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