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Manchester Rusholme

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Afzal Khan
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
72,608
Turnout
40.0%
Majority
8,235

Where is Manchester Rusholme?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Manchester Rusholme Manchester Withington Manchester Central Blackley and Middleton South Stockport Salford Wythenshawe and Sale East Bury South Gorton and Denton Stretford and Urmston Ashton-under-Lyne Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton Hazel Grove Altrincham and Sale West Worsley and Eccles Stalybridge and Hyde Oldham East and Saddleworth England
Manchester Rusholme

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Manchester Rusholme is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Afzal Khan (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Afzal Khan MP

Labour

Represents Manchester Rusholme in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
8,235
Turnout
40.0%
Full candidate result (7 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Afzal KhanElectedLabour15,05451.9%-26.7%
Thirza Asanga-RaeGreen Party6,81923.5%19.2%
Mohhamed BilalWorkers Party of Britain3,66012.6%
Alexandra MarsanuConservative1,6785.8%-3.3%
Joel McGuiganReform UK1,3134.5%0.5%
Faraz BhattiIndependent3421.2%
Peter CliffordCommunist League Election Campaign1670.6%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Manchester Rusholme, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population120,950
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West

Age profile

0 to 1719.4% · 23,463 people
18 to 2429.5% · 35,639 people
25 to 3418.7% · 22,656 people
35 to 4916.3% · 19,747 people
50 to 6410.5% · 12,684 people
65 and over5.6% · 6,761 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

37,604 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners25.4% · 9,555 households
Private renters39.5% · 14,854 households
Social renters34.3% · 12,913 households
Other tenure0.7% · 282 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

37,604 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households34.2% · 12,875 households
Families with dependent children28.1% · 10,578 households
Other single-family households20.3% · 7,621 households
Other household types17.4% · 6,530 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

110,662 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.6% · 7,329 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.4% · 10,387 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act84.0% · 92,946 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

This constituency in Parliament

A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.

This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.

Written question13 July 2026

Local Housing Allowance: Manchester Rusholme

Raised by Afzal Khan MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of levels of Local Housing Allowance on a) poverty b) homelessness among Universal Credit claimants in Manchester Rusholme.

Written question9 June 2026

Welfare Assistance Schemes: Manchester Rusholme

Raised by Afzal Khan MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure the long term provision of Local Welfare Assistance in Manchester Rusholme constituency.

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency359
Signatures nationally244,752

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency252
Signatures nationally119,143

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency172
Signatures nationally197,675

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency91
Signatures nationally206,621

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

View 72 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency73
Signatures nationally130,147

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency36
Signatures nationally110,872

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency30
Signatures nationally112,998

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency19
Signatures nationally105,323

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded191
Total awarded£40,837,151

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 26 June 2026

Age Proud Greater Manchester - Connected and Resilient

Manchester Community Central

£260,451

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Manchester Community Central - Health & Wellbeing - RC North West Region

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

The Bird Box: Move

The Bird Box MCR CIC

£5,677

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will deliver weekly post-partum movement and yoga classes for mums with babies (6 weeks-6 months). Furthermore an outdoor shelter for post-class social connection, sensory toys and equipment for babies will be purchased whilst yoga sessions are taking place. Costs requested for yoga equipment, outdoor storage, baby sensory equipment, coaches fees, pelvic floor online training course, refreshments, outdoor shelter equipment and installation.

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

Vegan Organic Network

The Vegan-Organic Network

£19,960

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

The Vegan-Organic Network - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 12 June 2026

Active Angels

Culture Junction CIC

£12,700

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This 12 month project will deliver three free weekly physical activity sessions (Zumba, aerobics, dance, family inclusive badminton and strength training/fitness) supporting up to 60 South Asian women who are currently doing less than 30 minutes of activity per week. Sessions include women-only dance fitness, women-only strength and yoga, and family-inclusive badminton. Funding will go towards coaches' fees, facility hire, equipment, volunteer training, community engagement and project facilitation and promotion.

National Lottery grantAwarded 8 June 2026

Hideaway Explore: Youth-Led Activities

The Hideaway Youth Project Limited

£19,905

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

The Hideaway Youth Project Limited - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

186 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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