Worsley and Eccles
North West · County constituency
About the Worsley and Eccles constituency
Worsley and Eccles is a county constituency in the North West. The sitting MP is Michael Wheeler (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 47.7% to 21.6% for Reform UK, a majority of 11,091 votes on a 54.1% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Labour on 39.5% and Reform UK on 31.9%, a margin of 7.5 points.
Who lives in Worsley and Eccles? Constituency demographics
From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.
How did Worsley and Eccles vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?
2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.
2024 general election
Current projection
Map of Worsley and Eccles
Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›
Worsley and Eccles within Salford and Wigan
Worsley and Eccles crosses council boundaries: Salford (87%), Wigan (13%). The figures below are from the 7 May 2026 council elections where held, otherwise the most recent available ward result. About this layer ›
Council overlap
| Council | Share of seat | Projection |
|---|---|---|
| Salford | 87% | View projection › |
| Wigan | 13% | View projection › |
Most recent council ward results
Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›
| Ward | GE2024 winner | Latest council winner | Shift since GE2024 | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astley | Labour 52.5%vs Reform 18.0% | May 2026 Reform 45.2%vs Labour 20.3% | Labour→Reform +29.7pp | 43.2% |
| Barton & Winton | Labour 49.6%vs Reform 23.4% | May 2026 Labour 37.2%vs Reform 36.0% | Labour share -12.4pp | 33.4% |
| Boothstown & Ellenbrook | Labour 39.9%vs Conservative 26.3% | May 2026 Conservative 34.6%vs Reform 31.8% | Labour→Conservative +16.6pp | 48.3% |
| Cadishead & Lower Irlam | Labour 47.2%vs Reform 22.4% | May 2026 Reform 47.3%vs Labour 32.3% | Labour→Reform +19.9pp | 39.9% |
| Eccles | Labour 52.5%vs Reform 21.1% | May 2026 Labour 44.2%vs Reform 32.1% | Labour share -8.3pp | 38.8% |
| Higher Irlam & Peel Green | Labour 47.0%vs Reform 23.8% | May 2026 Reform 46.3%vs Labour 31.0% | Labour→Reform +19.3pp | 31.5% |
| Swinton & Wardley | Labour 51.1%vs Reform 21.9% | May 2026 Reform 42.0%vs Labour 26.6% | Labour→Reform +22.3pp | 39.0% |
| Tyldesley & Mosley Common | Labour 46.3%vs Reform 26.6% | May 2026 Reform 44.7%vs Labour 19.9% | Labour→Reform +22.3pp | 39.7% |
| Worsley & Westwood Park | Labour 44.4%vs Reform 21.5% | May 2026 Reform 35.0%vs Labour 27.3% | Labour→Reform +15.3pp | 43.6% |
Projection trajectory
PollCheck's projection for Worsley and Eccles at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.
Who has won Worsley and Eccles at past general elections?
2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›
| Year | Result | MP | Lab | Con | LD | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010predecessor | Lab hold | Barbara Keeley Worsley and Eccles South MP | 42.9% | 32.5% | 16.5% | 4,337 | 57.5% |
| 2015predecessor | Lab hold | Barbara Keeley Worsley and Eccles South MP | 44.2% | 30.1% | 2.6% | 5,946 | 58.3%+0.8 |
| 2017predecessor | Lab hold | Barbara Keeley Worsley and Eccles South MP | 57.1% | 38.7% | 2.4% | 8,379 | 61.9%+3.6 |
| 2019notional | Labour winner | Barbara Keeley Worsley and Eccles South MP, pre-review boundary | 46.5% | 38.5% | 5.3% | 3,961 | 64.4% |
| 2024 | Lab hold | Michael Wheeler | 47.7% | 16.0% | 4.4% | 11,091 | 54.1%-10.3 |
Worsley and Eccles was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Worsley and Eccles South (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.
Constituencies most like Worsley and Eccles
Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Worsley and Eccles. Politics shown for context.
- ↑Leave58.9 / 59.3vs 53.2
- ↑Leave58.9 / 61.0vs 53.2
- ↑Leave58.9 / 60.1vs 53.2
- ↑Leave58.9 / 59.3vs 53.2
- ↑Leave58.9 / 56.7vs 53.2
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Sources
Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›
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- 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
- Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
- Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
- Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
- May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
- Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
- Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
- EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
- MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
- Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
- Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.
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