Altrincham and Sale West

The constituency is located in south-western Greater Manchester in the metropolitan borough of Trafford. It includes the suburban town of Altrincham, the western part of Sale and rural areas to the west stretching to the River Mersey.

A highly affluent area, the constituency includes some of the most expensive residential streets in North West England,^[3] typified by areas like Bowdon and Hale Barns. Compared to the country as a whole, the constituency has a low unemployment rate,^[4] low levels of deprivation and a high percentage of degree-educated residents. The constituency's ethnic composition is similar to the national average.^[5]

The 1995 Boundary Commission review led to the constituency's creation for the 1997 election, largely from the old seat of Altrincham and Sale; from that time until the dissolution of parliament in advance of the 2024 general election it was held by Graham Brady, long elected by his colleagues the chairman of the Conservative Party's backbench 1922 Committee (2010 to present; he stood down in May 2019, returning that September). In March 2023 Brady announced he would not seek re-election.

From 2001 to 2010, it was the only Conservative seat in Greater Manchester; its predecessor seats were always Conservative. In 1997, local grammar school–educated Brady was elected on a small majority of 1,500. His majority peaked at over 13,000 in 2015, being reduced in 2017 to just under 7,000. In 2019, it fell further to 6,139, a swing of 0.5% from Conservative to Labour, bucking the trend of large swings in the opposite direction. At the 2024 election, Connor Rand was elected on a swing of 9.7% as the first ever Labour MP for this seat or its predecessors (Altrincham and Sale, and Altrincham).

Trafford was one of three areas in Greater Manchester to vote Remain in the EU referendum. However, Brady campaigned for Leave.

The constituency is one of three covering the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford. It covers the south of the borough, covering the town of Altrincham and the west of Sale. It is bordered by the constituencies of Stretford and Urmston, Tatton, Warrington North, Warrington South, and Wythenshawe and Sale East.

1997–2010: The Borough of Trafford wards of Altrincham, Bowdon, Broadheath, Hale, Mersey St Mary's, St Martin's, Timperley, and Village.

2010–2023: The Borough of Trafford wards of Altrincham, Ashton upon Mersey, Bowdon, Broadheath, Hale Barns, Hale Central, St Mary's, Timperley, and Village.

2023–present: Further to a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,^[6][7] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford:

• Altrincham; Ashton upon Mersey; Bowdon; Broadheath; Hale Barns & Timperley South; Hale; Manor; Timperley Central; Timplerley North.^[8]

The 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place at 1 December 2020, left the boundaries unchanged.^[9]

• Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester