Davyhulme (UK Parliament constituency)
Davyhulme was a parliamentary constituency in the Davyhulme suburb of Greater Manchester. It elected conservative Winston Spencer-Churchill, grandson of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, as a Member of Parliament of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from its establishment for the 1983 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
Davyhulme | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Davyhulme in Greater Manchester, showing boundaries used from 1983–1997 | |
County | Greater Manchester |
1983–1997 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Stretford and Urmston, Altrincham and Sale West and Wythenshawe and Sale East[1] |
Created from | Altrincham and Sale, Stretford and Knutsford[1] |
Upon the constituency's abolition, the territory it covered was mostly incorporated into the new Stretford and Urmston constituency.
History
The constituency only existed for three elections spanning nine years; having been established for the 1983 general election and abolished by the 1997 general election. In that time, the constituency elected Churchill every election.
Boundaries
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Bucklow, Davyhulme East, Davyhulme West, Flixton, Mersey St Mary's, Priory, St Martin's, and Urmston.[2]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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1983 | Winston Spencer Churchill | Conservative | |
1997 | constituency abolished: see Stretford and Urmston, Altrincham and Sale West & Wythenshawe and Sale East |
Elections
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Winston Churchill | 24,216 | 48.0 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Barry Brotherton | 19,790 | 39.2 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Pearcey | 5,797 | 11.5 | −11.5 | |
Natural Law | Terence L. Brotheridge | 665 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,426 | 8.8 | −7.4 | ||
Turnout | 50,468 | 80.5 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.7 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Winston Churchill | 23,633 | 46.6 | +0.6 | |
Labour | John Nicholson | 15,434 | 30.4 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | Dennis Wrigley | 11,637 | 23.0 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 8,199 | 16.17 | |||
Turnout | 50,704 | 77.3 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Winston Churchill | 22,055 | 46.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Dennis Wrigley | 13,041 | 27.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Sean Rogers | 12,887 | 26.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,014 | 18.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,983 | 73.9 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Notes and references
- "'Davyhulme', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
- "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.
- "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.