North West · England · 83,633Boundary · 2023

Salford

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Salford and Eccles.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Salford, Clifton (Salford) and Swinton (Salford). Population 122,338, notably young (median age 31 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 100% below the national average. 6,085 businesses.

One of Labour's more visible left-wing rebels, Rebecca Long Bailey has broken with her party on welfare reform more consistently than almost any other MP. She voted against the government's Universal Credit and PIP Bill at committee stage in July 2025, opposing cuts to disability benefits, and has publicly called for the two-child benefit cap to be scrapped -- a position she has backed even at the risk of losing the whip. She also defied the party line on expanding Public Order Act powers to criminalise protest near key infrastructure, and on raising university tuition fees. Most recently, she voted against the government's position on the Crime and Policing Bill's Lords amendments in April 2026.

Her voting participation sits at 79%, slightly below the Commons average, and she votes with Labour 94.8% of the time overall -- but her deviations are concentrated and ideologically consistent. Her stance data places her 88 percentage points above her party average on disability benefits protection and 62 points below on welfare reform. She rarely backs business-friendly or tough-on-crime measures, scores 0% on supporting Lords scrutiny, and has spoken frequently on the economy, social care, fiscal policy, and cost of living across 85 contributions in 54 debates.

383
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
83.6k
Electorate
2024 GE

Recorded crime is 100% below the national average.

Current Member of Parliament

Rebecca Long Bailey

Rebecca Long Bailey

Labour Party

Rebecca Long Bailey is the Labour MP for Salford, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Notable Votes

MPs voted on whether to accept the remaining Lords amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, a wide-ranging policing and criminal justice bill. This was a package vote covering multiple Lords changes, some of which the government accepted, others it rejected and replaced with alternative provisions, including on civil liberties issues such as freedom of expression and religion.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

Vote on regulations to raise university tuition fees in England by 2.71% for 2026-27. The Labour government backed the increase, while opposition MPs (Conservatives) criticised it as an added burden on young people, despite their own party having nearly tripled fees in 2012.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

MPs voted on new regulations expanding the Public Order Act 2023 to criminalise interference with key national infrastructure, such as energy, transport, and water systems. This extends powers introduced to tackle disruptive protest tactics used by groups like Just Stop Oil.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

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Voting at a Glance

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Salford, Clifton (Salford) and Swinton (Salford). Population 122,338, notably young (median age 31 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 100% below the national average. 6,085 businesses.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Bailey’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.403 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Bailey has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Economy
69
Taxation
65
Employment
42
Crime & Policing
42
Education
31
Constitution and Democracy
23
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 202618 Mar 2026
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 202514 Jan 2026
No
§ 08The local picture.9 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Blackfriars TrinityJane Elizabeth Hamilton1,433Labour P
BroughtonMaria Brabiner1,440Labour P
ClaremontBarbara Anne Bentham1,991Labour P
OrdsallBrendan Keville1,127Labour P
OrdsallTanya Burch1,292Labour P
Pendlebury CliftonSu Matthews1,341Labour P
Pendleton CharlestownMichele Barnes1,367Labour P
QuaysJonathan Moore794Liberal
Swinton ParkHeather Dawn Fletcher1,671Labour P
Weaste SeedleyPhil Cusack1,595Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
122,338
Electorate 83,633 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,100
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
36.4%
England average 20.0%
Schools
53
26 primary · 5 secondary
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