Gorton and Denton
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Gorton and Denton is a constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, which came into being for the 2024 UK general election, following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies.[2]
| Gorton and Denton | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Gorton and Denton in North West England | |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Electorate | 74,306 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Gorton and Denton |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Hannah Spencer (Green) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Manchester Gorton (part), Manchester Withington (part) & Denton and Reddish (part) |
The Member of Parliament (MP) is Hannah Spencer of the Green Party, who won the 2026 Gorton and Denton by-election on 26 February to fill the seat of Andrew Gwynne, who resigned citing ill health in early-2026.[3]
Constituency profile
Gorton and Denton is a mostly urban constituency located in Greater Manchester. It includes the Manchester neighbourhoods of Gorton, Levenshulme, Burnage and Longsight, and the connected town of Denton in the borough of Tameside. The neighbourhoods within Manchester have a history of manufacturing and engineering and currently experience high levels of deprivation, with most of this area falling within the top 10% most-deprived parts of England. Denton was traditionally a textile manufacturing and coal mining area and has average levels of wealth.[4] House prices are lower than the rest of North West England and considerably lower than the national average.[5]
Compared to the rest of the country, residents of Gorton and Denton are young and have low levels of education. They are less likely to work in professional occupations and household income is low.[5] White people made up 57% of the population at the 2021 census. Asians (mainly Pakistanis) formed the largest ethnic minority group at 27% and Black people were 9%. The Asian population is concentrated in Longsight, where they make up a majority of residents, whilst Denton is over 90% White.[6] Almost all local council seats in the constituency are represented by the Labour Party, although there is some Workers Party representation in Longsight. An estimated 50% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, marginally lower than the nationwide figure of 52%.[5]
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Manchester wards of: Burnage; Gorton & Abbey Hey; Levenshulme; Longsight.
- The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside wards of: Denton North East; Denton South; Denton West.[7]
It comprises the following areas:[8]
- Gorton, Levenshulme and Longsight, previously part of the abolished constituency of Manchester Gorton
- Burnage, transferred from Manchester Withington
- The three wards which make up the town of Denton, previously part of the abolished constituency of Denton and Reddish
Demography
The Manchester wards are on average 57% white English with 42% of the population either a university graduate or a current university student. The Tameside wards are on average 83% white, 86% UK born, and 30% in routine or semi-routine jobs.[9]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Andrew Gwynne | Labour Co-op | ||
| 2025 | Independent | Whip removed in February 2025[10] | ||
| 2026 by-election | Hannah Spencer | Green | ||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Hannah Spencer | 14,980 | 40.7 | +27.5 | |
| Reform | Matt Goodwin | 10,578 | 28.7 | +14.6 | |
| Labour | Angeliki Stogia | 9,364 | 25.4 | −25.4 | |
| Conservative | Charlotte Cadden | 706 | 1.9 | −6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jackie Pearcey | 653 | 1.8 | −2.0 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Sir Oink A-Lot | 159 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Advance UK | Nick Buckley | 154 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Rejoin EU | Joseph O'Meachair | 98 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Dan Clarke | 47 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| SDP | Sebastian Moore | 46 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Communist League | Hugo Wils | 29 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,402 | 11.9 | |||
| Turnout | 36,904 | 47.6 | −0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,501 | ||||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | 26.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Andrew Gwynne | 18,555 | 50.8 | −16.4 | |
| Reform | Lee Moffitt | 5,142 | 14.1 | +9.2 | |
| Green | Amanda Gardner | 4,810 | 13.2 | +10.7 | |
| Workers Party | Amir Burney | 3,766 | 10.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Ruth Welsh | 2,888 | 7.9 | −11.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Reid | 1,399 | 3.8 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 13,413 | 36.7 | −11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 36,735 | 48.0 | −13.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,524 | ||||
| Labour notional hold | Swing | −12.8 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 30,814 | 67.2 | |
| Conservative | 8,639 | 18.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,671 | 5.8 | |
| Brexit Party | 2,225 | 4.9 | |
| Green | 1,155 | 2.5 | |
| Others | 324 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | 45,828 | 61.7 | |
| Electorate | 74,306 | ||