North West · England · 78,643Boundary · 2023

Worsley & Eccles

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Worsley and Eccles South.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Eccles (Salford), Irlam and Swinton (Salford). Population 110,351. Recorded crime is 100% below the national average.

Locally, Wheeler has made noise where it counts for Worsley and Eccles constituents. He campaigned against a controversial A57 lane reduction in Peel Green, helping persuade the council to drop the plans, and mobilised nearly 2,000 residents to sign a letter opposing a green belt housing development -- earning a pause in those plans. He also wrote formally to the RFL and the Culture Secretary over the Salford Red Devils crisis in 2025. In Parliament, his two rebel votes stand out: he opposed a backbench motion calling for proportional representation in December 2024, bucking his party's majority, and in June 2025 voted for a specific amendment on eligibility requirements within the assisted dying bill -- both suggesting an independent streak on constitutional and conscience issues.

Otherwise, Wheeler is a disciplined government loyalist: a 100% party-line voting record across 429 divisions places him among the most loyal Labour MPs in the Commons, and his 92% participation rate is above average. He consistently backs progressive taxation, workers' rights, and crime legislation, while voting firmly against business flexibility and civil liberties measures where Labour has taken a contrary position. His speech contributions -- ten across seven debates -- focus on the economy, cost of living, social care, and local government, reflecting the bread-and-butter pressures facing a North West constituency.

429
Commons votes
This parliament
£28k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
78.6k
Electorate
2024 GE

Votes more often than 96% of MPs.

Current Member of Parliament

Michael Wheeler

Michael Wheeler

Labour Party

Michael Wheeler is the Labour MP for Worsley and Eccles, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situations where advertisers know their adverts could influence vulnerable people's choices — going further than the basic ban proposed by the bill's sponsor Kim Leadbeater.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

A vote on whether to allow a Bill to be introduced that would replace the current first-past-the-post voting system with proportional representation (specifically single transferable vote) for UK parliamentary and English local government elections. The Bill was proposed by Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney, arguing the current system produces large parliamentary majorities on small vote shares.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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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 Eccles (Salford), Irlam and Swinton (Salford). Population 110,351. Recorded crime is 100% below the national average.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.462 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Wheeler 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
90
Taxation
85
Employment
48
Crime & Policing
46
Education
36
Welfare and Benefits
30
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 1413 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 03 Dec 2024 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.10 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AstleyBarry John Taylor1,792Labour P
Barton WintonJacqui Fahy1,633Labour P
Boothstown EllenbrookBob Clarke2,339Conserva
Cadishead Lower IrlamLewis Eric Nelson2,024Labour P
EcclesSharmina August2,121Labour P
Higher Irlam Peel GreenTracy Kelly1,431Labour P
Leigh SouthBarbara Caren2,389Labour P
Swinton WardleyJim Dawson1,818Labour P
Tyldesley Mosley CommonJames Anthony Fish1,538Independ
Worsley Westwood ParkJames Prady1,556Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
110,351
Electorate 78,643 · 2024 register
Median income
£28,200
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.3%
England average 20.0%
Schools
54
36 primary · 8 secondary
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