Salford (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2010 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salford was a borough constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected 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.
Salford | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater Manchester |
1997–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Salford East, Eccles |
Replaced by | Salford and Eccles |
1832–1885 | |
Created from | Lancashire |
Replaced by | Salford North, Salford South and Salford West |
A parliamentary borough of the same name existed from 1832 to 1885. The historic constituency returned two MPs from 1868.[1]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election, formed primarily from the (to be abolished) constituency of Salford and Eccles.[2]