Manchester Openshaw (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Openshaw | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Manchester Openshaw in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983 | |
1955–1983 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Manchester Central and Oldham West[1] |
Created from | Manchester Gorton and Droylsden[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[]
- ^ "'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 (S.I. 1955 No.16)
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Parliamentary constituencies in Manchester (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1955
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983