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Manchester Central

Constituency

The east of the North West. About 138,758 people in 28 square kilometres.

MP for Manchester Central

Lucy PowellLabour (Co-op)MP since

They won by 13,797 votes on a 46.6% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Majority 2024 by constituency

UK Parliament election results · July 2024

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The winner in Manchester Central had a majority of 34.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Majority, 2024 general election
34.7%
58th largest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
46.6%
23rd lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
122,416
39th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
74.3%
Joint 26th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

2024 general election result

Candidates in Manchester Central at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lucy PowellElectedLabour and Co-operative Party20,18450.8%
Ekua BayunuGreen Party6,38716.1%
David BrownReform UK4,76012.0%
Chris NorthwoodLiberal Democrat3,0517.7%
Scott SmithConservative2,8237.1%
Parham HashemiWorkers Party of Britain1,8884.8%
Sebastian MooreSocial Democratic Party2400.6%
Sabeena KhanIndependent2020.5%
Caitriona RylanceCommunist Future1310.3%
Albati KalondaIndependent590.1%
Electorate
85,204
Turnout
46.6%
Majority
13,797 (34.7%)
Valid votes
39,725
Rejected ballots
181

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Manchester Central compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Manchester CentralMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Manchester Central is 34.7%.
34.7%58th largest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Manchester Central is 46.6%.
46.6%23rd lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Manchester Central is 122,416.
122,41639th most populated
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Manchester Central is 74.3%.
74.3%joint 26th highest

Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.

What is the population of Manchester Central?

Manchester Central had 122,416 usual residents at the census.

Manchester Central is the 39th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Manchester

Most of Manchester Central lies in Manchester. These figures are published for the whole of Manchester, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Manchester Central itself. See Manchester

Average house price
£252,309
Up 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,278
102nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.7
Joint 3rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Manchester Central in brief

The winner in Manchester Central had a majority of 34.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Manchester Central at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 46.6%.

Manchester Central had 122,416 usual residents at the census.

74.3% of residents in Manchester Central were aged 15 to 64 at the census.