What is Manchester Gorton (UK Parliament constituency)?
'''Manchester Gorton''' is a [[Manchester]] Parliamentary [[constituency]] in the British [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. It was set up in 1885. The [[Border|boundaries]] have been changed over the years. Since 1935 it has always had a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour MP]]. [[Gerald Kaufman]] was the MP from 1983 until his death in 2017. Since 2017 the [[Member of parliament]] is [[Afzal Khan (British politician)|Afzal Khan]]. There are seven wards of the [[Manchester City Council|City of Manchester]] in the constituency: [[Fallowfield]], [[Gorton]] North, Gorton South, [[Levenshulme]], [[Longsight]], [[Rusholme]] and [[Whalley Range]] wards. The [[Boundary Commission]] review in 2023 decided to abolish it. From the next [[General election|General Election]] Gorton, Levenshulme and Longsight will be included with the town of [[Denton, Greater Manchester|Denton]] in a new constituency called [[Gorton and Denton]]. Fallowfield, Rusholme and Whalley Range will be part of the re-established constituency of [[Manchester Rusholme (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Rusholme]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West {{!}} Boundary Commission for England|url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-north-west/|access-date=2023-12-24|website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in England]] [[Category:Manchester]]