Manchester Openshaw (UK Parliament constituency)
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Manchester Openshaw | |
---|---|
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1955–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Manchester Gorton and Droylsden[1] |
Replaced by | Manchester Central and Oldham West[2] |
Manchester Openshaw was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Openshaw district of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1955 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
1955–1974: The county borough of Manchester wards of Bradford, Newton Heath and Openshaw, and the urban district of Failsworth.[3]
1974–1983: The county borough of Manchester wards of Bradford and Newton Heath, and the urban district of Failsworth.[4]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1955 | William Williams | Labour | |
1963 by-election | Charles Morris | Labour | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Williams | 24,638 | 59.7 | ||
Conservative | Harold Day | 16,596 | 40.3 | ||
Majority | 8,042 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 41,234 | 72.7 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Williams | 24,975 | 60.2 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Michael Schofield | 16,537 | 39.8 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 8,438 | 20.4 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 41,512 | 76.0 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Morris | 16,101 | 65.9 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | Gerald Fitzsimmons | 7,139 | 29.2 | -10.6 | |
Communist | Eddie Marsden | 1,185 | 4.9 | New | |
Majority | 8,962 | 36.7 | +16.3 | ||
Turnout | 24,425 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Morris | 22,589 | 59.6 | -0.6 | |
Conservative | Gerald Fitzsimmons | 13,387 | 35.3 | -4.5 | |
Communist | Eddie Marsden | 1,947 | 5.1 | New | |
Majority | 9,202 | 24.3 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 37,923 | 71.3 | -4.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Morris | 22,103 | 64.9 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Robert Chronnell | 10,465 | 30.7 | -4.6 | |
Communist | Eddie Marsden | 1,479 | 4.3 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 11,638 | 34.2 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,047 | 65.9 | -5.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Morris | 19,397 | 60.2 | -4.7 | |
Conservative | BM Allanson | 12,296 | 38.1 | +7.4 | |
Communist | Bernard Panter | 552 | 1.7 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 7,101 | 22.1 | -12.1 | ||
Turnout | 32,245 | 63.9 | -2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Morris | 16,478 | 53.5 | -6.7 | |
Conservative | Aubrey Rosen | 9,021 | 29.3 | -8.8 | |
Liberal | Arthur Wood | 4,467 | 14.5 | New | |
National Front | John Hulse | 541 | 1.8 | New | |
Communist | Phillip Widdall | 312 | 1.0 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 7,457 | 24.2 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 30,819 | 73.0 | +9.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Morris | 16,109 | 57.6 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Green | 7,596 | 27.1 | −2.2 | |
Liberal | Arthur Wood | 3,980 | 14.2 | −0.3 | |
Communist | Phillip Widdall | 300 | 1.1 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 8,513 | 30.4 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 27,985 | 65.7 | -7.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Morris | 17,099 | 62.1 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Peter Hilton | 9,955 | 36.2 | +9.1 | |
National Front | Alfred Coles | 296 | 1.1 | New | |
Communist | Phillip Widdall | 174 | 0.6 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 7,144 | 26.0 | -4.4 | ||
Turnout | 27,524 | 72.8 | +7.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester, Oldham and Ashton under Lyne) Order, 1955 (S.I. 1955 No.16)
- ^ "'Manchester Openshaw', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester, Oldham and Ashton under Lyne) Order, 1955", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 5 January 1955, SI 1955/16, retrieved 6 February 2022
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 29 March 1973, SI 1973/606, retrieved 6 February 2022
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
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