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Worsley and Eccles

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

At a glance

Current MP
Michael Wheeler
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
78,643
Turnout
54.1%
Majority
11,091

Where is Worsley and Eccles?

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

Worsley and Eccles Stretford and Urmston Altrincham and Sale West Bolton South and Walkden Leigh and Atherton Bolton North East Salford Warrington North Bolton West Wythenshawe and Sale East Bury South Warrington South Manchester Withington Tatton Bury North Manchester Rusholme Makerfield Rossendale and Darwen Blackley and Middleton South Wigan Manchester Central Heywood and Middleton North Cheadle Stockport Chorley Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton St Helens South and Whiston St Helens North Gorton and Denton Ashton-under-Lyne Macclesfield Hazel Grove Widnes and Halewood Rochdale Runcorn and Helsby South Ribble Stalybridge and Hyde Oldham East and Saddleworth Knowsley Calder Valley Liverpool Garston West Lancashire Southport Colne Valley High Peak England
Worsley and Eccles

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Worsley and Eccles is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Michael Wheeler (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Michael Wheeler MP

Labour

Represents Worsley and Eccles in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
11,091
Turnout
54.1%
Full candidate result (8 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Michael WheelerElectedLabour20,27747.7%1.1%
Craig BirtwistleReform UK9,18621.6%14.4%
Bradley MitchellConservative6,79116.0%-22.6%
David JonesGreen Party3,2837.7%5.2%
Jemma De VincenzoLiberal Democrat1,8514.4%-0.9%
Nas BarghoutiWorkers Party of Britain4661.1%
Danny MoloneyIndependent4481.1%
Sally GriffithsTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2410.6%

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 Worsley and Eccles, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population111,068
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West

Age profile

0 to 1721.9% · 24,350 people
18 to 247.3% · 8,134 people
25 to 3414.9% · 16,546 people
35 to 4920.5% · 22,813 people
50 to 6418.3% · 20,302 people
65 and over17.0% · 18,923 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.

46,032 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners62.8% · 28,899 households
Private renters16.7% · 7,690 households
Social renters19.7% · 9,054 households
Other tenure0.8% · 389 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.

46,029 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households31.7% · 14,582 households
Families with dependent children29.1% · 13,411 households
Other single-family households35.4% · 16,284 households
Other household types3.8% · 1,752 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.

106,630 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot8.3% · 8,857 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.0% · 10,713 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6% · 87,060 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 ↗

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 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency440
Signatures nationally206,593

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 constituency393
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency365
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency321
Signatures nationally129,565

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

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency216
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency126
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency122
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency73
Signatures nationally118,715

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

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 recorded48
Total awarded£2,283,386

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026

Bowling Green Floodlights replacement

Ellesmere Bowling Club

£12,120

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will repair and replace the current floodlights which are broken with new and more efficient LEDS which will allow the bowling club to provide more sessions and operate for longer when daylight fades.

National Lottery grantAwarded 26 June 2026

Talk About It Mate: Men of Salford

Talk About It Mate CIC

£20,000

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

About this award

Talk About It Mate CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

Little Nest Rescue: Connecting People Animals and Community

Little Nest Rescue C.I.O

£16,420

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

About this award

Little Nest Rescue C.I.O - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 17 June 2026

Teriya: A Cross-Continental Collaboration in Musical Modalities, Developing New Work and International Exchange

DJEMBE KINGDOM LLP

£29,140

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Teriya: A Cross-Continental Collaboration in Musical Modalities, Developing New Work and International Exchange - Music - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 15 May 2026

Laudato Si' Environment Centre Centenary Project - saving heritage, enabling change and building a sustainable future

The Salford Diocesan Trust

£250,000

The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage

About this award

The Laudato Si centenary project will capture how the natural heritage of Wardley Hall, in Salford, a National Monument and Grade 1 listed site, has been impacted by the industrial revolution and the modern age. It will increase levels of access, inclusion and participation to the site, model and share good environmental practice and protect and conserve heritage buildings. Our vision is to create a programme of collaborative, creative, investigative and intergenerational activities to mark the city of Salford’s centenary and record and showcase the natural heritage of the site while we re-vitalise dilapidated heritage buildings. The legacy of the project will be to create an all-weather home for the Laudato Si’ Environment Centre where we can work together with the people of Salford and Greater Manchester to further understand our heritage and increase skills, confidence, wellness and hope to support our transition to a more sustainable world.

43 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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