Gorton and Denton (UK Parliament constituency)

Gorton and Denton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which came into being for the 2024 general election, following to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies.^[2] Since 2024, it has been represented by Andrew Gwynne, who was MP for Denton and Reddish from 2005 to 2024.

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	Andrew Gwynne (Independent)
Seats	One
Created from	Manchester Gorton, Manchester Withington (part), & Denton and Reddish (part)

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

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.^[3]

It comprises the following areas:^[4]

• 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

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Andrew Gwynne	Labour
	February 2025		Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Gorton and Denton^[5][6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Gwynne	18,555	50.8	−16.4
	Reform UK	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			36,560	46.8	−14.9
Registered electors			78,125
	Labour hold		Swing	−12.8

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
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