Manchester_Openshaw_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Manchester Openshaw (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955–1983
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.
Quick Facts 1955–1983, Seats ...
Manchester Openshaw | |
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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] |
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The constituency was created for the 1955 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
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]
More information Election, Member ...
Election | Member | Party | |
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1955 | William Williams | Labour | |
1963 by-election | Charles Morris | Labour | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
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Elections in the 1950s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Elections in the 1960s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Elections in the 1970s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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- 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.