Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Exchange | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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1918–February 1974 | |
Number of members | one |
Manchester Exchange 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 1918 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Contents
Boundaries
1918-1950: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Exchange, Oxford, St Ann's, St Clement's, and St John's; and part of St Michael's ward.
1950-1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of All Saints', Exchange, Medlock Street, Oxford, St Ann's, St Clement's, St George's, St John's, and St Luke's.
1955-1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of All Saints', Beswick, New Cross, St George's, and St Peter's.
Members of Parliament
Politics and history of the constituency
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Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | 12,290 | 69.8 | N/A | ||
Liberal | Sir Arthur Adlington Haworth | 5,326 | 30.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,984 | 39.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 17,616 | 51.0 | N/A | ||
Unionist win (new seat) |
- denotes candidate who was endorsed by the Coalition Government.
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Sir Edwin Forsyth Stockton | 13,919 | 57.8 | −12.0 | |
Liberal | Sir Andrew William Barton | 10,148 | 42.2 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 3,771 | 15.6 | |||
Turnout | 24,067 | 61.2 | +10.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | −12.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Robert Noton Barclay | 12,248 | 54.0 | +11.8 | |
Unionist | Sir Edwin Forsyth Stockton | 10,449 | 46.0 | −11.8 | |
Majority | 1,799 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 22,697 | 59.4 | −1.8 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +11.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Edward Brocklehurst Fielden | 13,200 | 55.2 | +9.2 | |
Liberal | Robert Noton Barclay | 10,693 | 44.8 | −9.2 | |
Majority | 2,507 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 23,893 | 59.0 | −0.4 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Edward Brocklehurst Fielden | 13,691 | 40.1 | −15.1 | |
Liberal | Robert Noton Barclay | 11,112 | 32.6 | −12.2 | |
Labour | Abraham Moss | 9,300 | 27.3 | n/a | |
Majority | 2,579 | 7.6 | -2.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,103 | 70.2 | +11.3 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -1.5 |
Election in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Brocklehurst Fielden | 24,261 | 73.5 | +33.4 | |
Labour | E.A. Gower | 8,727 | 26.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 15,534 | 47.1 | |||
Turnout | 29,497 | 66.2 | −4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Thorp Eckersley | 15,956 | 54.1 | −19.4 | |
Labour | Eric L. Mendel | 8,313 | 28.2 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | Sir George Paish | 5,228 | 17.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,643 | 25.9 | |||
Turnout | 29,497 | 63.3 | −2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election in the 1940s
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; Conservative: Peter Eckersley, Liberal: Sir George Paish, Labour: R McKeon.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Thomas Henry Hewlett | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Norman Harold Lever | 11,067 | 55.0 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Henry Hewlett | 7,050 | 35.0 | ||
Liberal | H. Kenyon | 2,018 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 4,017 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 20,135 | 70.3 | −3.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Griffiths | 18,335 | 54.1 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | R.S. Harper | 13,716 | 40.5 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | John Cooper | 1,812 | 5.4 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 4,619 | 13.6 | −6.3 | ||
Turnout | 33,863 | 74.8 | −8.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Griffiths | 18,475 | 55.4 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | Idris W. Owen | 14,881 | 44.6 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 3,594 | 16.0 | |||
Turnout | 33,356 | 72.4 | −8.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Griffiths | 20,203 | 61.0 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | Basil de Ferranti | 12,922 | 39.0 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 7,281 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 33,125 | 63.2 | −8.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Griffiths | 19,328 | 64.6 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Leonard Smith | 10,604 | 35.4 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 8,724 | 29.2 | |||
Turnout | 29,932 | 63.6 | −8.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Griffiths | 13,952 | 69.1 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Beata Brookes | 6,242 | 30.9 | −4.5 | |
Majority | 7,710 | 38.2 | |||
Turnout | 20,194 | 55.8 | −7.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Griffiths | 10,425 | 73.5 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Major John Stuart-Mills | 3,761 | 26.5 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 6,664 | 47.0 | |||
Turnout | 14,186 | 53.7 | −2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Griffiths | 8,234 | 68.5 | −5.0 | |
Conservative | William J. Loftus | 3,341 | 27.8 | +1.3 | |
Independent | G.E. Spencer | 440 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,893 | 40.7 | |||
Turnout | 12,015 | 57.0 | −4.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 |
References
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- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
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- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template with two unnamed parameters
- Parliamentary constituencies in Manchester (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1974