Salford | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater Manchester |
Electorate | 72,169 (2023)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Rebecca Long-Bailey (Independent) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Salford and Eccles |
1997–2010 | |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Created from | Salford East, Eccles |
1832–1885 | |
Created from | Lancashire |
Replaced by | Salford North, Salford South and Salford West |
Salford is a borough constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The borough constituency dated from 1997 and was abolished in 2010, replaced by Salford and Eccles. The constituency was re-established for the 2024 general election and is represented by Rebecca Long-Bailey of the Labour Party until her suspension and whip removed on 23 July 2024, as a result of voting to scrap the two child benefit cap.
A parliamentary borough of the same name existed from 1832 to 1885. The historic constituency returned two MPs from 1868.[2]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the 2024 general election, formed primarily from the (to be abolished) constituency of Salford and Eccles.[3]