Manchester Cheetham
| Manchester Cheetham | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1950–February 1974 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Manchester Platting (abol. 1950) Manchester Exchange (continued, small parts of) |
| Replaced by | Manchester Central |
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, Hugh Oldham, and Miles Platting.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harold Lever | 20,941 | 64.3 | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | Mary Patricia 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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