Manchester Withington (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°25′59″N 2°14′02″W / 53.433°N 2.234°W / 53.433; -2.234
| Manchester, Withington | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Manchester, Withington in Greater Manchester. |
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Location of Greater Manchester within England. |
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| County | Greater Manchester |
| Electorate | 73,656 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 (1918) |
| Member of Parliament | John Leech (Liberal Democrat) |
| Number of members | One |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Manchester, Withington is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester.It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. The current MP is John Leech of the Liberal Democrats, first elected at the 2005 general election.
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