Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Alfred Egerton | Conservative | |
| 1890 by-election | Henry Roby | Liberal | |
| 1895 | Octavius Leigh-Clare | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Sir George Pollard | Liberal | |
| 1918 | Marshall Stevens | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1922 | John Buckle | Labour | |
| 1924 | Albert Bethel | Conservative | |
| 1929 | David Mort | Labour | |
| 1931 | John Potter | Conservative | |
| 1935 | Robert Cary | Conservative | |
| 1945 | William Proctor | Labour | |
| 1964 | Lewis Carter-Jones | Labour | |
| 1987 | Joan Lestor | Labour | |
| 1997 | Ian Stewart | Labour | |
| 2010 | constituency abolished: see Salford and Eccles and Worsley and Eccles South | ||
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