Stalybridge and Hyde (UK Parliament constituency)

Stalybridge and Hyde is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jonathan Reynolds, a member of the Labour Party and the Cooperative Party.[n 2]

Stalybridge and Hyde
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Stalybridge and Hyde in Greater Manchester
Location of Greater Manchester within England
CountyGreater Manchester
Electorate70,691 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsHyde, Mossley, Stalybridge
Current constituency
Created1918
Member of ParliamentJonathan Reynolds (Labour Co-operative)
Number of membersOne
Created fromStalybridge and Hyde

History

The seat was created under the Representation of the People Act 1918. During its first 37 years it was held by Conservatives for 34 of these, and for the other three years by the other two main parties, the Liberal Party and the Labour Party. In 1945 the seat was won by Rev. Gordon Lang who was honorary secretary of the United Europe Movement and a leading member of the Proportional Representation Society but who retired on ill health in 1951.

The area is a safe seat for Labour, which has held it since the 1945 general election. James Purnell, a former 10 Downing Street special advisor, who was first elected at the 2001 general election resigned his cabinet position as Work and Pensions Secretary on 4 June 2009, citing concerns over Prime Minister Gordon Brown's leadership. On 19 February 2010, he announced that he would not contest the 2010 election.[2] Senior Labour Party officials were concerned that Unite was strategically attempting to have Peter Wheeler, a senior Unite official, selected as the Labour candidate, as one of a series of seats, leading to the National Executive Committee putting forward Jonathan Reynolds on the selection shortlist who, as widely expected, won the election.[3]

Boundaries

1918–1950: The Boroughs of Dukinfield, Hyde, and Stalybridge, the Urban Districts of Hollingworth and Mottram in Longdendale, and the Rural District of Tintwistle.

1950–1983: The Boroughs of Dukinfield, Hyde, and Stalybridge, the Urban District of Longdendale, and the Rural District of Tintwistle.

1983–1997: The Borough of Tameside wards of Dukinfield, Dukinfield Stalybridge, Hyde Godley, Hyde Newton, Hyde Werneth, Longdendale, Stalybridge North, and Stalybridge South.

1997–present: The Borough of Tameside wards of Dukinfield / Stalybridge, Hyde Godley, Hyde Newton, Hyde Werneth, Longdendale, Mossley, Stalybridge North, and Stalybridge South.

The constituency covers the areas of the former municipal boroughs of Stalybridge, Hyde and Mossley, as well as the former urban districts of Hollingworth and Mottram in Longdendale. Until 1997 it also included the area of the former municipal borough of Dukinfield, most of which since that date mostly forms part of the Denton and Reddish constituency.

Constituency profile

The constituency lies on the lower slopes of the Pennines and beginning of the plain below, on the cusp of Greater Manchester and has three broad settlements, the largest of which are Hyde which is bordered by the River Tame and Peak Forest Canal, and Stalybridge which similarly has several parks and recreation grounds and leads up the Tame Valley to Mossley. The geographic features include the footpaths from both towns on neighbouring promontories, Harridge and Wild Bank. Stamford Golf Club and Werneth Low Country Park are in the seat.[4]

The area has been susceptible to a major downturn in all but the most affluent and productive areas and workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 higher than the national average of 3.8%, and regional average of 4.4%, at 5.0% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[5]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[6] Party
1918 Sir John Wood, Bt Conservative
1922 Sir John Rhodes Conservative
1923 J. Lincoln Tattersall Liberal
1924 Edmund Wood Conservative
1929 Hugh Hartley Lawrie Labour
1931 Sydney Hope Conservative
1935 Philip Dunne Conservative
1937 by-election Horace Trevor-Cox Conservative
1945 Gordon Lang Labour
1951 Fred Blackburn Labour
1970 Tom Pendry Labour
2001 James Purnell Labour
2010 Jonathan Reynolds Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Stalybridge and Hyde[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Jonathan Reynolds 19,025 44.7 -12.5
Conservative Tayub Amjad 16,079 37.8 -0.3
Brexit Party Julian Newton 3,591 8.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jamie Dwan 1,827 4.3 +2.0
Green Julie Wood 1,411 3.3 +1.0
Liberal John Edge 435 1.0 N/A
Majority 2,946 6.9 -12.2
Turnout 42,512 58.18 -1.28
Labour Co-op hold Swing -6.4
General election 2017: Stalybridge and Hyde[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Jonathan Reynolds 24,277 57.2 +12.2
Conservative Tom Dowse 16,193 38.1 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Ankers 996 2.3 -0.7
Green Julie Wood 991 2.3 -2.2
Majority 8,084 19.1 +2.8
Turnout 42,457 59.46 +0.06
Labour Co-op hold Swing +1.5
General election 2015: Stalybridge and Hyde[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Jonathan Reynolds 18,447 45.0 +5.4
Conservative Martin Riley 11,761 28.7 -4.2
UKIP Angela McManus 7,720 18.8 +15.5
Green Jenny Ross 1,850 4.5 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Flynn 1,256 3.1 -14.0
Majority 6,686 16.3 +9.6
Turnout 41,034 59.4 +0.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing +4.8
General election 2010: Stalybridge and Hyde[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Jonathan Reynolds 16,189 39.6 −10.1
Conservative Rob Adlard 13,445 32.9 +6.8
Liberal Democrats John Potter 6,965 17.0 +1.4
BNP Anthony Jones 2,259 5.5 +1.6
UKIP John Cooke 1,342 3.3 +1.6
Green Ruth Bergan 679 1.7 −1.4
Majority 2,744 6.7
Turnout 40,879 59.2 +5.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing −8.5

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Stalybridge and Hyde[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour James Purnell 17,535 49.7 −5.8
Conservative Lisa Boardman 9,187 26.0 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Viv Bingham 5,532 15.7 +2.2
BNP Nigel Byrne 1,399 4.0 +4.0
Green Mike Smee 1,088 3.1 +3.1
UKIP John Whittaker 573 1.6 −1.5
Majority 8,348 23.7
Turnout 35,314 53.5 +5.1
Labour hold Swing −2.0
General election 2001: Stalybridge and Hyde[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour James Purnell 17,781 55.5 −3.4
Conservative Andrew R. Reid 8,922 27.8 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Brendon Jones 4,327 13.5 +1.5
UKIP Frank Bennett 1,016 3.2 N/A
Majority 8,859 27.7
Turnout 32,046 48.4 −17.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Stalybridge and Hyde[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom Pendry 25,363 58.9
Conservative Nick de Bois 10,557 24.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Cross 5,169 12.0
Referendum Robert J.D. Clapham 1,992 4.6 N/A
Majority 14,806 34.4
Turnout 43,081 65.7 −7.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Stalybridge and Hyde[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom Pendry 26,207 52.3 +3.9
Conservative Simon R. Mort 17,376 34.7 −2.5
Liberal Democrats Ian M. Kirk 4,740 9.5 −5.0
Liberal Robert G.J. Powell 1,199 2.4 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Darren J. Poyzer 337 0.7 N/A
Natural Law Edward J. Blomfield 238 0.5 N/A
Majority 8,831 17.6 +6.4
Turnout 50,097 73.5 −0.7
Labour hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Stalybridge and Hyde[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom Pendry 24,401 48.37
Conservative Richard Greenwood 18,738 37.14
SDP Peter Ashenden 7,311 14.49
Majority 5,663 11.22
Turnout 74.21
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Stalybridge and Hyde[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom Pendry 21,798 45.54
Conservative Brian Silvester 17,436 36.43
Liberal John Hughes 8,339 17.42
National Front Bryan Nylan 294 0.61
Majority 4,362 9.11
Turnout 70.48
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom Pendry 27,082 51.86
Conservative J Kershaw 20,502 39.26
Liberal J Pickup 4,642 8.89
Majority 6,580 12.60
Turnout 77.06
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom Pendry 25,161 51.76
Conservative S Burgoyne 15,404 31.69
Liberal Donald Fletcher Burden 7,725 15.89
Independent G Tetler 318 0.65
Majority 9,757 20.07
Turnout 73.22
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom Pendry 24,922 47.36
Conservative Sam M. Swerling 16,854 32.03
Independent Liberal Harold White 10,850 20.62
Majority 8,068 15.33
Turnout 79.94
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom Pendry 22,226 47.38
Conservative John E Rogerson 19,377 41.31
Liberal Robert Cooke 5,303 11.31
Majority 2,849 6.07
Turnout 73.40
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s
General election 1966: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fred Blackburn 23,974 56.91
Conservative John E Rogerson 18,153 43.09
Majority 5,821 13.82
Turnout 73.56
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fred Blackburn 23,164 53.99
Conservative Sydney Chapman 19,739 46.01
Majority 3,425 7.98
Turnout 78.59
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s
General election 1959: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fred Blackburn 23,732 51.55
Conservative Edward Brown 22,309 48.45
Majority 1,423 3.09
Turnout 83.43
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fred Blackburn 23,617 50.16
Conservative Idris Owen 23,462 49.84
Majority 155 0.33
Turnout 83.53
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fred Blackburn 25,402 50.30
Conservative Douglas Glover 25,104 49.70
Majority 298 0.59
Turnout 87.45
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Gordon Lang 23,462 46.55
Conservative Douglas Glover 21,619 42.89
Liberal Donald Fletcher Burden 4,930 9.78
Communist DP Herrick 389 0.77
Majority 1,843 3.66
Turnout 87.72
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Gordon Lang 20,597 44.71
Conservative Horace Trevor-Cox 16,227 35.23
Liberal Donald Fletcher Burden 9,240
Majority 4,370 9.49
Turnout 80.69
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

General Election 1939/40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1930s
1937 Stalybridge and Hyde by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Horace Trevor-Cox 21,901
Labour Gordon Lang 21,567
Majority 334
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Philip Dunne 25,502 55.53
Labour Roland Casasola 20,421 44.47
Majority 5,081 11.06
Turnout 78.66
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sydney Hope 27,557 54.4 +18.1
Labour William Dobbie 14,251 28.1
Liberal Percy Herbert Jones 8,849 17.5
Majority 13,306 26.3
Turnout 86.9 +0.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1920s
General election 1929: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Hugh Hartley Lawrie 20,343 41.1 +7.4
Unionist Edmund Wood 17,983 36.3 -7.9
Liberal Percy Herbert Jones 11,186 22.6 +0.5
Majority 2,360 4.8 15.3
Turnout 86.4 +2.4
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +7.6
General election 1924: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Edmund Wood 16,412 44.2
Labour Walter Fowden 12,509 33.7
Liberal J. Lincoln Tattersall 8,201 22.1
Majority 3,903 10.5
Turnout 84.0
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General election 1923: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal J. Lincoln Tattersall 17,082 53.7 +24.4
Unionist John Rhodes 14,708 46.3 -2.8
Majority 2,374 7.4 27.2
Turnout 72.2 -8.9
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +13.6
General election 1922: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist John Rhodes 17,216 49.1
Liberal J. Lincoln Tattersall 10,265 29.3
Labour Percy Horace Ward 7,578 21.6
Majority 6,951 19.8
Turnout 81.1 +21.1
Unionist hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s
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General election 1918: Stalybridge and Hyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist John Wood 13,462 51.4
Labour Walter Fowden 6,508 24.8
Liberal Owen Jacobsen 6,241 23.8
Majority 6,954 26.6
Turnout 60.0
Unionist hold Swing
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See also

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References

Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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