2022 Stretford and Urmston by-election

The Stretford and Urmston constituency covers a suburban industrial area in the Borough of Trafford in southern Greater Manchester. The constituency stretches from Manchester United's Old Trafford football ground and the cricket ground of the same name just outside Manchester city centre, to the south-west town of Partington. The Manchester Ship Canal forms the entire northern boundary of the seat.{{Cite web |title=Location of Stretford and Urmston |url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3785/location |website=UK Parliament}} The population of the constituency is based around the seat's namesakes, the towns of Stretford and Urmston. Other areas include Davyhulme, Dumplington, Flixton, Gorse Hill and Wharfside. Major employers include the Shell works at Carrington and the Trafford Park industrial estate. Also in the constituency is the Trafford Centre shopping complex.{{Cite web |title=BBC NEWS {{!}} VOTE 2001 {{!}} RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES {{!}} Stretford & Urmston |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/551.stm |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}

Stretford and Urmston was first fought at the 1997 general election, and has been represented by the Labour Party since its creation. The constituency was formed from large parts of the former constituency of Davyhulme, whose last member was the Conservative Winston Churchill. Its first MP was Beverley Hughes, who stood down at the 2010 general election and Kate Green was then elected. On 6 May 2017, Hughes was appointed as Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime by Greater Manchester Combined Authority Mayor Andy Burnham. Hughes resigned from the role in November 2022, with Green chosen to replace her, leading to the by-election.

The successful Labour Party candidate for the by-election was Andrew Western, who had been leader of Trafford Council since 2018.

The Conservative Party candidate was political consultant Emily Carter-Kandola.{{Cite news |last=Tooth |first=Jack |date=17 November 2022 |title=Conservative Party chooses candidate for Stretford and Urmston |work=Messenger |url=https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/23131473.conservative-party-chooses-candidate-stretford-urmston}}

The Liberal Democrats candidate was Anna Fryer, a senior mental health doctor at Trafford General Hospital.{{Cite web |url= https://www.traffordlibdems.co.uk/dr_anna_fryer_stretford_urmston_by_election_2022 |title= Dr Anna Fryer selected for Stretford and Urmston by-election |last= Tolhurst-Cleaver |first= Ludovic |date= 21 November 2022 |website= traffordlibdems.co.uk |access-date= 2 December 2022}}

The Green Party candidate was Dan Jerrome, a local Green councillor for Altrincham on Trafford Council.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-14 |title=Who are the candidates in the Stretford and Urmston by-election? |url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-12-14/who-are-the-candidates-in-the-stretford-and-urmston-by-election |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=ITV News |language=en}}

The Reform UK candidate was Paul Swansborough, who previously stood as UKIP candidate in the 2017 general election in Redditch.{{Cite news |title=Stretford and Urmston by-election 2022: Paul Swansborough |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-manchester-63946720 |access-date=2022-12-16}}{{Cite web |title=BBC Hereford & Worcester – BBC H&W: Local Elections 2016, Meet The Leaders: Paul Swansborough (Redditch) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03sctvg |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}

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{{Election box begin | title=2022 Stretford and Urmston by-election{{Cite web|url=https://www.trafford.gov.uk/about-your-council/elections/2022/2022-Stretford-and-Urmston-by-election-result.aspx|title=2022 Stretford and Urmston by-election result|publisher=Trafford Council|date=16 December 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Andrew Western|votes=12,828|percentage=69.6|change=+9.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Emily Carter-Kandola|votes=2,922|percentage=15.9|change=–11.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Dan Jerrome|votes=789|percentage=4.3|change=+1.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Anna Fryer|votes=659|percentage=3.6|change=–2.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Paul Swansborough|votes=650|percentage=3.5|change=0.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Rejoin EU|candidate=Jim Newell|votes=237|percentage=1.3|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Hazel Gibb|votes=183|percentage=1.0|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Freedom Alliance (UK)|candidate=Christina Glancy|votes=76|percentage=0.4|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)|candidate=Julien Yvon|votes=74|percentage=0.4|change=New}}

{{Election box majority|votes=9,906|percentage=53.8|change=+21.0}}

{{Election box total valid|votes=18,418}}

{{Election box rejected|votes=57}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=18,475|percentage=25.8|change=–43.6}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=71,641}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +10.5

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{{Election box begin|title=General election 2019: Stretford and Urmston

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Kate Green

|votes = 30,195

|percentage = 60.3

|change = –6.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Mussadak Mirza

|votes = 13,778

|percentage = 27.5

|change = 0.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Anna Fryer

|votes = 2,969

|percentage = 5.9

|change = +3.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Brexit Party

|candidate = Gary Powell

|votes = 1,768

|percentage = 3.5

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Jane Leicester

|votes = 1,357

|percentage = 2.7

|change = +1.4

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 16,417

|percentage = 32.8

|change = –6.5

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 50,067

|percentage = 69.4

|change = –0.6

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = –3.3

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Labour achieved their highest vote share in the seat's history.{{Cite news |date=16 December 2022 |title=By-election triumph for Labour – but Starmer still has a mountain to climb |last=O'Grady |first=Sean |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/politics-explained/stretford-urmston-byelection-labour-election-majority-starmer-b2246703.html |access-date=17 December 2022 |work=The Independent |language=en}} The election turnout was reportedly affected by below freezing weather conditions and postal workers strikes.{{Cite news |last=Gye |first=Hugo |date=16 December 2022 |title=Labour stays on course for power but by-election win is no guarantee of victory in 2024 |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/stretford-urmston-by-election-labour-stays-on-course-for-power-but-win-is-no-guarantee-of-victory-in-2024-2032700 |access-date=17 December 2022 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en}} After the result, political scientist John Curtice said "Labour are now in a stronger position than they have been at any point since ... 2010."{{Cite news |date=15 December 2022 |title=Stretford and Urmston by-election: Time for a Labour government, says Starmer after win |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-63971038 |access-date=17 December 2022}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.trafford.gov.uk/about-your-council/elections/Stretford-and-Urmston-by-election.aspx The Trafford Council website's page on the by-election]
• [https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/23129628.stretford-urmston-by-election--/ Stretford and Urmston by-election – what, who, when, where, why?]. The Messenger. Published 17 November 2022.

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Stretford and Urmston by-election

Stretford and Urmston by-election

Stretford and Urmston by-election, 2022