Altrincham and Sale (UK Parliament constituency)
Altrincham and Sale was a parliamentary constituency in Greater Manchester, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and existed between 1945 and 1997.
Altrincham and Sale | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Altrincham and Sale in Greater Manchester, showing boundaries used from 1983-1997 | |
County | 1945–1974: Cheshire 1974–1997: Greater Manchester |
Major settlements | Altrincham and Sale |
1945–1997 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Altrincham and Sale West and Wythenshawe and Sale East |
Created from | Altrincham |
History
The constituency always elected a Conservative member. From 1945, it was represented by Frederick Erroll, a cabinet minister in Harold Macmillan's government, who was raised to the peerage in 1964. The ensuing by-election (held in 1965) was won by Anthony Barber, who served as Edward Heath's Chancellor of the Exchequer. Barber also entered the House of Lords, and at the October 1974 general election was succeeded by Fergus Montgomery, later Sir Fergus Montgomery. Montgomery held the seat until he retired in 1997.
Boundaries
1945–1983: The Boroughs of Altrincham and Sale.
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Altrincham, Bowdon, Broadheath, Brooklands, Hale, Sale Moor, Timperley, and Village.
Altrincham and Sale was created in 1945 from the larger constituency of Altrincham. By the time of its abolition, the constituency consisted of the south-eastern area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, with the main town being Altrincham. It underwent boundary changes only once during its 52-year existence, in 1983.
It was abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was split in a roughly three to one ratio between the new constituencies of Altrincham and Sale West and Wythenshawe and Sale East.[1]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[2] | Party | Notes | |
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1945 | Fred Erroll | Conservative | Disqualified December 1964 on being raised to the peerage | |
1965 by-election | Anthony Barber | Conservative | Previously MP for Doncaster 1951-64; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1970-74 | |
Oct 1974 | Sir Fergus Montgomery | Conservative | ||
1997 | Constituency abolished: see Altrincham and Sale West & Wythenshawe and Sale East
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Elections
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Frederick Erroll | 26,656 | 55.61 | N/A | |
Labour | M.C. Joseph | 21,275 | 44.39 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,381 | 11.23 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 80.3 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Frederick Erroll | 30,843 | 57.41 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Frank Bibby | 16,544 | 30.79 | −13.6 | |
Liberal | Lawrence Gordon Bayley | 6,340 | 11.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,299 | 26.6 | |||
Turnout | 88.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Frederick Erroll | 33,987 | 66.1 | +8.7 | |
Labour | James Brian O'Hara | 17,465 | 33.9 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 16,522 | 32.1 | |||
Turnout | 84.0 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Erroll | 30,586 | 62.2 | −3.9 | |
Labour | Trevor Park | 12,174 | 24.8 | −9.2 | |
Liberal | Donald Fletcher Burden | 6,436 | 13.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 18,412 | 37.4 | |||
Turnout | 80.0 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Erroll | 29,992 | 56.0 | −6.2 | |
Labour | Norman Atkinson | 14,141 | 26.4 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | Donald Fletcher Burden | 9,415 | 17.6 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 15,851 | 29.6 | |||
Turnout | 82.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.9 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Frederick Erroll | 24,982 | 46.8 | −9.2 | |
Labour | Roy Roebuck | 14,945 | 28.0 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | Donald Fletcher Burden | 13,429 | 25.2 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 10,037 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 81.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Anthony Barber | 20,380 | 50.0 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Roy Roebuck | 11,837 | 29.0 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | Donald Fletcher Burden | 7,898 | 19.4 | −5.8 | |
Independent | G.O. Symes | 634 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,543 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Barber | 24,736 | 48.0 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Joyce Cope | 17,899 | 34.7 | +6.7 | |
Liberal | Alan Cooper | 8,891 | 17.3 | −7.9 | |
Majority | 6,837 | 13.3 | |||
Turnout | 78.0 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.5 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Anthony Barber | 27,904 | 53.2 | +5.2 | |
Labour | Barry E. Jones | 16,671 | 31.8 | −3.0 | |
Liberal | Lawrence Gordon Bayley | 7,875 | 15.0 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 11,233 | 21.4 | |||
Turnout | 74.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Anthony Barber | 26,434 | 44.3 | −8.9 | |
Liberal | Desmond Blackburn | 17,738 | 29.7 | +14.7 | |
Labour | Derek Rutherford | 15,550 | 26.0 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 8,696 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 82.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −11.82 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 23,910 | 42.8 | −1.5 | |
Labour | Eric Wood | 16,998 | 30.4 | +4.4 | |
Liberal | Desmond Blackburn | 14,980 | 26.8 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 6,912 | 12.4 | |||
Turnout | 76.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 29,873 | 51.6 | +8.8 | |
Labour | G Pratt | 14,643 | 25.3 | −5.1 | |
Liberal | J Campbell | 12,603 | 21.76 | −5.0 | |
Ecology | C. Marsh | 796 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,230 | 26.3 | |||
Turnout | 57,915 | 77.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.1 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 25,321 | 52.5 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | B. Clancy | 14,410 | 29.9 | +8.1 | |
Labour | A. Erwin | 7,684 | 15.9 | −9.3 | |
Ecology | C. Marsh | 629 | 1.3 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Lee J. Wolstenholme | 152 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,911 | 22.6 | |||
Turnout | 48,196 | 73.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 27,746 | 53.5 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | John Mulholland | 13,518 | 26.1 | −3.8 | |
Labour | David Hinder | 10,617 | 20.5 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 14,228 | 27.4 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 51,881 | 76.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 29,066 | 54.7 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Mary E. Atherton | 12,275 | 23.1 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Mulholland | 11,601 | 21.8 | −4.2 | |
Natural Law | John C. Renwick | 212 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,791 | 31.6 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 53,154 | 80.2 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Notes and references
- C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.187 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
- "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.