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The new seat is comprised of the eastern half of the Worsley seat and the southern half of Eccles. Worsley and Eccles South is now entirely within the City of Salford, all Wigan Borough wards that were previously in Worsley having moved to Leigh or Bolton West.

Labour has held Worsley since its creation in 1983. Terry Lewis retired at the 2005 general election after representing Worsley for 18 years with a majority of 11,787. At the election the Labour candidate, Barbara Keeley replaced him, with a majority of 9,368.

Ian Stewart won the Eccles seat at his first attempt in 1997, after Joan Lestor, the MP here since 1987, stood down. As part of Labours 1997 highpoint Mr Stewart delivered a majority of 21,916. Stewart's majority was reduced somewhat in 2001 to 14,500. Ian Stewart was re-elected in 2005.

To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

The new seat is a socially mixed seat, encompassing some of the most sought-after residential areas in Greater Manchester and some more deprived areas. Worsley town is renowned for its pastoral beauty, and its canal is lined with timbered buildings dating from the 19th century whereas Eccles is suburban and industrial.

Most of this area is not rich but neither is most of it very deprived. Worsley and Boothstown wards are very comfortable communities in the main. The number of jobs in the constituency is relati

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BBC Profile:
The new seat is comprised of the eastern half of the Worsley seat and the southern half of Eccles. Worsley and Eccles South is now entirely within the City of Salford, all Wigan Borough wards that were previously in Worsley having moved to Leigh or Bolton West.

Labour has held Worsley since its creation in 1983. Terry Lewis retired at the 2005 general election after representing Worsley for 18 years with a majority of 11,787. At the election the Labour candidate, Barbara Keeley replaced him, with a majority of 9,368.

Ian Stewart won the Eccles seat at his first attempt in 1997, after Joan Lestor, the MP here since 1987, stood down. As part of Labours 1997 highpoint Mr Stewart delivered a majority of 21,916. Stewart's majority was reduced somewhat in 2001 to 14,500. Ian Stewart was re-elected in 2005.

To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

The new seat is a socially mixed seat, encompassing some of the most sought-after residential areas in Greater Manchester and some more deprived areas. Worsley town is renowned for its pastoral beauty, and its canal is lined with timbered buildings dating from the 19th century whereas Eccles is suburban and industrial.

Most of this area is not rich but neither is most of it very deprived. Worsley and Boothstown wards are very comfortable communities in the main. The number of jobs in the constituency is relatively low, but it houses many commuters.

Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
Lab 20,804 (53.29%)
C 10,803 (27.67%)
LD 5,044 (12.92%)
UKIP 2,386 (6.11%)

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