Manchester Withington

Current MP

Jeff Smith

Labour

Efficiency 1.1/1011 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Manchester Withington

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards2,914 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election1,694 local · 3,084,713 total
• Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza1,114 local · 198,966 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act801 local · 550,136 total
• Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners540 local · 114,026 total
• Call an immediate general election522 local · 1,059,229 total
• Tighten the rules on political donations449 local · 144,783 total
• Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.441 local · 128,749 total
• Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services402 local · 83,222 total
• Urgently regulate e-scooters 397 local · 31,487 total
• Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy384 local · 118,874 total
• Immediately stop all arms exports to Israel & seek ceasefire in Gaza381 local · 67,305 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants362 local · 720,772 total
• Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders358 local · 188,125 total
• Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible343 local · 136,650 total
• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders337 local · 244,450 total
• Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship300 local · 110,519 total
• Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold296 local · 189,887 total
• Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies291 local · 158,421 total
• Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy273 local · 115,853 total

About Manchester Withington

Manchester Withington is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 70,555 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.