Manchester Cheetham (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Cheetham | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–February 1974 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Manchester Central |
Created from | Manchester Platting (abol. 1950) Manchester Exchange (continued, small parts of) |
Manchester Cheetham was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries[]
1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Collyhurst, Harpurhey, and St Michael's.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Harpurhey, High Oldham, and Miles Platting.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Harold Lever | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Politics and history of the constituency[]
Founded in 1950 the constituency consistently returned Labour Party MPs to the House of Commons in every election until it was dissolved in boundary changes in 1974. The constituency was represented by Harold Lever for its entire 24-year existence, he received between 58% and 70% of the vote. After 1974 the constituency was replaced by Manchester Central.
Election results[]
Elections in the 1950s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harold Lever | 22,012 | 58.0 | ||
Conservative | Keith Quas-Cohen | 12,181 | 32.1 | ||
Liberal | Bernard McManus | 3,794 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 9,831 | 25.9 | |||
Turnout | 37,987 | 79.5 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harold Lever | 22,810 | 62.3 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey W. Singleton | 13,802 | 37.7 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 9,008 | 24.6 | -1.3 | ||
Turnout | 36,612 | 75.9 | −3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harold Lever | 21,721 | 62.2 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | James M. Eayrs | 13,190 | 37.8 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 8,531 | 24.4 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 34,911 | 65.7 | −10.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Lever | 20,941 | 64.3 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Mary P. O'Gara | 11,605 | 35.7 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 9,336 | 28.6 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 32,546 | 69.0 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Lever | 16,046 | 66.3 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | John H. Tresman | 8,163 | 33.7 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 7,883 | 32.6 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 24,209 | 60.1 | −8.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harold Lever | 14,206 | 70.9 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Arthur A. O'Connor | 5,844 | 29.2 | −4.5 | |
Majority | 8,362 | 41.7 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 20,050 | 57.0 | −4.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.6 |
Elections in the 1970s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harold Lever | 10,912 | 64.1 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | Tom Arnold | 6,110 | 35.9 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 4,802 | 28.2 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 17,022 | 55.8 | −1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.8 |
References[]
- Parliamentary constituencies in Manchester (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974