Stretford | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater Manchester |
1950–1997 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by | Stretford and Urmston, Manchester Central |
1885–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | South West Lancashire |
Stretford was a parliamentary constituency in North West England, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. The constituency was centred on the town of Stretford and originally included an area to the south west of the city of Manchester. The boundaries changed considerably over its existence, at times extending east to include parts of the city itself and at other times including the towns of Irlam and Urmston to the west.