Manchester Wythenshawe (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Wythenshawe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Wythenshawe suburb of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Manchester Wythenshawe
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Manchester Wythenshawe in Greater Manchester, showing boundaries used from 1983-1997
CountyGreater Manchester
1950–1997
Number of membersOne
Replaced byWythenshawe and Sale East,
Created fromManchester Withington

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It was then replaced by the new Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency which joined it with the eastern half of Sale from the Trafford Metropolitan Borough.

Boundaries
Manchester Wythenshawe in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83

1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Didsbury and Wythenshawe.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Didsbury, Northenden, and Woodhouse Park.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Northenden, and Woodhouse Park.

1983–1997: The City of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Brooklands, Northenden, Sharston, and Woodhouse Park.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[1]Party
1950Eveline HillConservative
1964Alf MorrisLabour
1997 constituency abolished: see Wythenshawe and Sale East

Elections

Elections in the 1950s
General election 1950: Manchester Wythenshawe[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eveline Hill 22,775 49.3
Labour Charles W Bridges 17,191 37.2
Liberal Eric Noble 5,607 12.2
Communist Frances Dean[3] 588 1.3
Majority 5,584 12.1
Turnout 46,161 84.2
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Manchester Wythenshawe[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eveline Hill 28,611 56.5 +7.2
Labour Lewis L Hanbidge 22,055 43.5 +6.3
Majority 6,556 13.0 +0.9
Turnout 50,666 81.1 -3.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Manchester Wythenshawe[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eveline Hill 26,200 52.8 -3.7
Labour Norman Atkinson 23,378 47.2 +3.7
Majority 2,882 5.6 -7.4
Turnout 49,578 76.3 -4.8
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Manchester Wythenshawe[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eveline Hill 28,934 51.2 -1.6
Labour Alf Morris 27,625 48.9 +1.7
Majority 1,309 2.3 -3.3
Turnout 56,559 80.9 +4.6
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s
General election 1964: Manchester Wythenshawe[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alf Morris 26,870 47.7 -1.2
Conservative Eveline Hill 22,093 39.2 -12.0
Liberal Thomas N Armstrong 7,336 13.0 New
Majority 4,777 8.5 N/A
Turnout 56,299 79.6 -1.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1966: Manchester Wythenshawe[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alf Morris 27,485 53.1 +5.4
Conservative Frank Lofthouse 18,548 35.8 -3.4
Liberal Thomas N Armstrong 5,717 11.1 -1.9
Majority 8,937 17.3 +8.8
Turnout 51,750 74.8 -4.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s
General election 1970: Manchester Wythenshawe[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alf Morris 30,260 55.3 +2.2
Conservative Henry Donald Moore 24,505 44.8 +9.0
Majority 5,755 10.5 -6.8
Turnout 54,765 70.2 -4.6
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Manchester Wythenshawe[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alf Morris 26,900 55.7 +2.4
Conservative Joyce Hill 14,462 30.0 -14.8
Liberal Anthony Blonde 6,905 14.3 New
Majority 12,438 25.7 +15.2
Turnout 48,267 75.0 +4.8
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Manchester Wythenshawe[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alf Morris 26,448 59.1 +3.4
Conservative Joyce Hill 12,269 27.4 -2.6
Liberal RN Scott 6,071 13.6 -0.7
Majority 14,179 31.7 +6.0
Turnout 44,788 68.8 -6.2
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Manchester Wythenshawe[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alf Morris 26,860 59.1 0.0
Conservative David Sumberg 14,747 32.4 +5.0
Liberal Lee Griffiths 3,853 8.5 -5.1
Majority 12,113 26.7 -5.0
Turnout 45,460 75.0 +6.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1983: Manchester Wythenshawe[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alf Morris 23,172 54.6
Conservative Joan Jacobs 12,488 29.4
Liberal David J. Sandiford 6,766 16.0
Majority 10,684 25.2
Turnout 42,426 69.6
Labour hold Swing
General election 1987: Manchester Wythenshawe[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alf Morris 23,881 56.8 +2.2
Conservative David Sparrow 12,026 28.6 -0.8
SDP Joan Butterworth 5,921 14.1 -1.9
Red Front Susan Connelly 216 0.5 New
Majority 11,855 28.2 +3.0
Turnout 42,044 72.1 +2.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1992: Manchester Wythenshawe[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alf Morris 22,591 60.5 +3.7
Conservative Kevin A. McKenna 10,595 28.4 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Fenn 3,633 9.7 −4.4
Green Guy N. Otten 362 1.0 New
Natural Law Elspeth Martin 133 0.4 New
Majority 11,996 32.1 +3.9
Turnout 37,314 69.7 −2.4
Labour hold Swing +2.0

References
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