Though the polls for Salford and Eccles, as well as the country, have closed and the people are now waiting for the results.
It’s important to know that this constituency include the city of Salford and Eccles, they are not the only areas that will soon be represented by one of the five candidates on the ballots. The constituency also includes; Claremont, Eccles, Irwell Riverside, Langworthy, Ordsall, Pendlebury, Swinton North, Swinton South, Weaste and Seedley. The city of Salford is also twinned with a number of European cities; Clermont-Ferrand, France, Saint-Ouen, France, Narbonne, France and Lünen, Germany.
Salford has been home to a number of important figures and events since its formation as a city in 1926, and before too. For example, it was the birthplace of the modern movement of vegetarianism. When Reverend William Cowherd began preaching the virtues of the vegetarian diet more than 200 years ago. The city of Salford also has a long history in the textile industry, becoming one of the first areas to be industrialised during the industrial revolution.
Closer to today however, much of Salford, specifically areas like Langworthy and Ordsall faced a crisis after large population decline due to unemployment, escalating crime levels and rising poverty in the area. This marked an enormous change for two parties in particular; the recently elected New Labour government of 1997 who gained significant popularity because of their commitment to the poorest in the country. As well as the area of Salford and Eccles which saw massive regeneration of areas like Manchester’s Victorian slums, which brought in new residents, but also displaced many through the government cut-price purchasing of their houses.
The Salford and Eccles constituency has been a strong Labour seat since its creation in 2010, being represented in Parliament for the last 9 years by Labour MPs; first Hazel Blears (2010-2015), followed by Rebecca Long-Bailey, the current MP and Labour’s candidate for Salford and Eccles seat in the upcoming election.
Salford and Eccles was also mixed when it came to the Brexit referendum in 2016, as overall Salford and Eccles voted to leave the European Union. The largest proportion of leave votes coming from the city of Salford. Whereas, the wards of Ordsall/Salford Quays and Eccles voted to remain.
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