Manchester Wythenshawe (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Wythenshawe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Wythenshawe suburb of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Manchester Wythenshawe | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Manchester Wythenshawe in Greater Manchester, showing boundaries used from 1983-1997 | |
County | Greater Manchester |
1950–1997 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Wythenshawe and Sale East, Cheadle, Altrincham and Sale West |
Created from | Manchester Withington |
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It was then largely replaced by the new Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency.
Boundaries
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1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Didsbury and Wythenshawe.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Didsbury, Northenden, and Woodhouse Park.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Northenden, and Woodhouse Park.
1983–1997: The City of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Brooklands, Northenden, Sharston, and Woodhouse Park.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[1] | Party | |
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1950 | Eveline Hill | Conservative | |
1964 | Alf Morris | Labour | |
1997 | constituency abolished: see Wythenshawe and Sale East, Cheadle & Altrincham and Sale West |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Eveline Hill | 22,775 | 49.3 | ||
Labour | Charles W Bridges | 17,191 | 37.2 | ||
Liberal | Eric Noble | 5,607 | 12.2 | ||
Communist | Frances Dean[3] | 588 | 1.3 | ||
Majority | 5,584 | 12.1 | |||
Turnout | 84.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eveline Hill | 28,611 | 56.5 | ||
Labour | Lewis L Hanbidge | 22,055 | 43.5 | ||
Majority | 6,556 | 12.9 | |||
Turnout | 81.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eveline Hill | 26,200 | 52.8 | ||
Labour | Norman Atkinson | 23,378 | 47.2 | ||
Majority | 2,882 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 76.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eveline Hill | 28,934 | 51.2 | ||
Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 27,625 | 48.9 | ||
Majority | 1,309 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 80.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 26,870 | 47.7 | ||
Conservative | Eveline Hill | 22,093 | 39.2 | ||
Liberal | Thomas N Armstrong | 7,336 | 13.0 | ||
Majority | 4,777 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 79.6 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 27,485 | 53.1 | ||
Conservative | Frank Lofthouse | 18,548 | 35.8 | ||
Liberal | Thomas N Armstrong | 5,717 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | 8,937 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 74.8 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 30,260 | 55.3 | ||
Conservative | Henry Donald Moore | 24,505 | 44.8 | ||
Majority | 5,755 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 54,765 | 70.2 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 26,900 | 55.7 | ||
Conservative | Joyce Hill | 14,462 | 30.0 | ||
Liberal | Anthony Blonde | 6,905 | 14.3 | ||
Majority | 12,438 | 25.8 | |||
Turnout | 75.0 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 26,448 | 59.1 | ||
Conservative | Joyce Hill | 12,269 | 27.4 | ||
Liberal | RN Scott | 6,071 | 13.6 | ||
Majority | 14,179 | 31.7 | |||
Turnout | 68.8 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 26,860 | 59.1 | ||
Conservative | David Sumberg | 14,747 | 32.4 | ||
Liberal | Lee Griffiths | 3,853 | 8.5 | ||
Majority | 12,113 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 75.0 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 23,172 | 54.6 | ||
Conservative | Joan Jacobs | 12,488 | 29.4 | ||
Liberal | David J. Sandiford | 6,766 | 16 | ||
Majority | 10,684 | 25.2 | |||
Turnout | 69.6 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 23,881 | 56.8 | ||
Conservative | David Sparrow | 12,026 | 28.6 | ||
SDP | Joan Butterworth | 5,921 | 14.1 | ||
Red Front | Susan Connelly | 216 | 0.5 | ||
Majority | 11,855 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 72.1 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 22,591 | 60.5 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Kevin A. McKenna | 10,595 | 28.4 | −0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenn | 3,633 | 9.7 | −4.3 | |
Green | Guy N. Otten | 362 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Elspeth Martin | 133 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,996 | 32.1 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 37,314 | 69.7 | −2.5 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +2.0 |
References
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