For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England proposed that Greater Manchester be considered as a sub-region of the North West Region, retaining a total of 27 constituencies.
However, there were significant changes made to realign boundaries to revised ward boundaries and ensure electorates were within the statutory range.
Other boundary changes resulted in name changes as follows:[1][2][3] In addition, although unchanged, Oldham West and Royton was renamed Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton.
The following are the constituencies in place following the changes: Containing electoral wards in the borough of Bolton Containing electoral wards in the borough of Bury Containing electoral wards in the city of Manchester Containing electoral wards in the borough of Oldham Containing electoral wards in the borough of Rochdale Containing electoral wards in the city of Salford Containing electoral wards in the borough of Stockport Containing electoral wards in the borough of Tameside Containing electoral wards in the borough of Trafford Containing electoral wards in the borough of Wigan Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to reduce the number of seats in Greater Manchester from 28 to 27, leading to significant changes in the city of Salford, where the three constituencies of Eccles, Salford and Worsley were abolished and replaced by the two constituencies of Salford and Eccles, and Worsley and Eccles South.
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[4] The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Greater Manchester in the 2024 general election were as follows: The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Greater Manchester in the 2019 general election were as follows: 1As the Brexit Party in 2019 21983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance * Included in Other 11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.