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Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Eccles Borough constituency |
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| Eccles shown within Greater Manchester, and Greater Manchester shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885 |
| MP: | Ian Stewart |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater Manchester |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Eccles is a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Eccles in Greater Manchester. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
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The constituency was established under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.
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Following its review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Eccles be split between two new constituencies:
- Salford and Eccles, from the existing Salford constituency and the central part of Eccles.
- Worsley and Eccles South, from the existing Worsley constituency and the southern part of Eccles.
| General Election 2005: Eccles | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ian Stewart | 19,702 | 56.9 | -7.6 | |
| Conservative | Thelma Matuk | 6,816 | 19.7 | -1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jane Brophy | 6,429 | 18.6 | +3.8 | |
| UK Independence | Peter Reeve | 1,685 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 12,886 | 37.2 | |||
| Turnout | 34.632 | 50.2 | +1.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.3 | |||
| General Election 2001: Eccles | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ian Stewart | 21,395 | 64.5 | -2.2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Caillard | 6,867 | 20.7 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Bob Boyd | 4,920 | 14.8 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 14,528 | 43.8 | |||
| Turnout | 33,182 | 48.3 | -17.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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