Gorton and Denton

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 the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. Since 2024, it had been represented by Andrew Gwynne, who was MP for Denton and Reddish from 2005 to 2024. On 22 January 2026, Gwynne submitted his resignation. A by-election will be held on 26 February 2026 to fill the seat.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following :

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.

It comprises the following areas:

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

Demography

The Manchester wards are on average 42% white and 40% Muslim, with 42% of the population either a university graduate or a current university student. The Tameside wards are on average 83% white, 86% UK born, and 30% in routine or semi-routine jobs.