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SIX constituencies in Greater Manchester are consistently missing out on National Lottery funding, exclusive figures have shown.

Organisations in Stockport’s Hazel Grove were given just £900,649 of money between 2013/14 and 2017/18, analysis from the Labour Party has revealed.

It means the Conservative seat - currently held by William Wragg - received the seventh-lowest amount of National Lottery money across the UK’s 650 parliamentary constituencies and the lowest across the city-region.

Annually, more than £600m of funding is granted to communities across the UK.

Various groups can apply for the grants, including voluntary organisations, charities, clubs, not-for-profit companies and, in some cases, schools.

The National Lottery says it prioritises applications that involve the community, bring people together, improve places and spaces and help more people reach their potential.

Funding should be spent on things like equipment, one-off events, staff and training costs, volunteer expenses and small projects.

The Labour analysis looked at the 100 parliamentary constituencies that received the least amount of funding between 2013/14 and 2017/18.

Six of these - including Hazel Grove were in Greater Manchester.

Cheadle ranked in 642nd place out of the UK’s 650 constituencies in terms of funding received. Just £1,117,684 was awarded across the five years.

Altrincham and Sale West constituency ranked in 635th place (£1,374,546), Makerfield came in 622nd (£1,574,442) and Denton and Reddish in 613rd (£1,730,488).

Bury South received £2,423,060 over the period, putting it in 571st position.

The figures refer to the constituency where the charity is based and not necessarily where its work is carried out.

Across the UK, Basildon and Billericay in Essex was given the least amount of money over the five years, receiving just £447,642.

Tom Watson, deputy leader of The Labour Party, said: “The National Lottery funds brilliant causes from arts organisations to sports clubs.

“But for far too long there has been concern that funding distribution is unfair.”