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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Manchester Central

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

13,797latest majority
46.6%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Lucy Powell

Labour (Co-op)

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate85,204
Turnout46.6%
Majority13,797
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Albati KalondaIndependent590.1%
Caitriona RylanceCommunist Future1310.3%
Sabeena KhanIndependent2020.5%
Sebastian MooreSocial Democratic Party2400.6%
Parham HashemiWorkers Party of Britain1,8884.8%
Scott SmithConservative2,8237.1%
Chris NorthwoodLiberal Democrat3,0517.7%
David BrownReform UK4,76012.0%
Ekua BayunuGreen Party6,38716.1%
Lucy PowellLabour20,18450.8%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Labour Majority 17,970 · 53.8% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries
2017 Labour Majority 31,445 · 55.1% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries
2015 Labour Majority 21,639 · 52.7% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population138,945Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1818.3%Share of population
Aged 65+8.0%Share of population
Home owners33.6%Households
Private renters40.8%Households
Social renters24.9%Households
One-person households36.2%Of households
Families with children23.8%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.