Altrincham and Sale (UK Parliament constituency)
Altrincham and Sale | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1945–1974: Cheshire 1974–1997: Greater Manchester |
Major settlements | Altrincham and Sale |
1945–1997 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Altrincham |
Replaced by | Altrincham and Sale West and Wythenshawe and Sale East |
Altrincham and Sale was a
.History and boundaries
The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944 set up Boundary Commissions to carry out periodic reviews of the distribution of parliamentary constituencies. It also authorised an initial review to subdivide abnormally large constituencies (those exceeding an electorate of 100,000) in time for the 1945 election.[1] This was implemented by the Redistribution of Seats Order 1945 under which Cheshire was allocated one additional seat, by splitting the constituency of Altrincham into two seats:
- Altrincham and Sale, comprising the two respective municipal boroughs;[2] and
- Bucklow, comprising the bulk of the remainder of the constituency
The constituency remained unchanged until 1 April 1974 when, under the terms of the Local Government Act 1972, the boroughs of Altrincham and Sale were absorbed into the new metropolitan borough of Trafford within the county of Greater Manchester. However, the boundaries were not revised until the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies came into effect for the 1983 general election. The revised constituency consisted of the south-eastern area of Trafford, with the main town being Altrincham, and comprised:
The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Altrincham, Bowdon, Broadheath, Brooklands, Hale, Sale Moor, Timperley, and Village.[3]
Hale and Bowdon were transferred from the abolished Cheshire constituency of Knutsford, while parts of the former municipal borough of Sale, including Ashton upon Mersey, were included in the new constituency of Davyhulme.
The constituency was abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was split in a roughly three to one ratio between the new constituencies of Altrincham and Sale West and Wythenshawe and Sale East.[4]
Political history
The constituency always elected a
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[5] | Party | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1945 | Fred Erroll | Conservative | Disqualified December 1964 on being raised to the peerage | |
1965 by-election | Anthony Barber | Conservative | Previously MP for Doncaster 1951–64; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1970-74 | |
Oct 1974 | Sir Fergus Montgomery | Conservative | ||
1997 | Constituency abolished: see Altrincham and Sale West & Wythenshawe and Sale East |
Elections
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Erroll | 26,656 | 55.61 | ||
Labour | M.C. Joseph | 21,275 | 44.39 | ||
Majority | 5,381 | 11.22 | |||
Turnout | 47,931 | 80.3 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Erroll | 30,843 | 57.41 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Frank Bibby | 16,544 | 30.79 | −13.6 | |
Liberal | Lawrence Gordon Bayley | 6,340 | 11.8 | New | |
Majority | 14,299 | 26.6 | +15.4 | ||
Turnout | 53,727 | 88.4 | +8.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Erroll | 33,987 | 66.1 | +8.7 | |
Labour | James Brian O'Hara | 17,465 | 33.9 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 16,522 | 32.2 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 51,452 | 84.0 | -4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Erroll | 30,586 | 62.2 | −3.9 | |
Labour | Trevor Park | 12,174 | 24.8 | −9.1 | |
Liberal | Donald Fletcher Burden | 6,436 | 13.1 | New | |
Majority | 18,412 | 37.4 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 49,196 | 80.0 | -4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Erroll | 29,992 | 56.0 | −6.2 | |
Labour | Norman Atkinson | 14,141 | 26.4 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | Donald Fletcher Burden | 9,415 | 17.6 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 15,851 | 29.6 | -7.8 | ||
Turnout | 53,548 | 82.6 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.9 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Erroll | 24,982 | 46.8 | −9.2 | |
Labour | Roy Roebuck | 14,945 | 28.0 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | Donald Fletcher Burden | 13,429 | 25.2 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 10,037 | 18.8 | -10.8 | ||
Turnout | 53,356 | 81.9 | -0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Barber | 20,380 | 50.0 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Roy Roebuck | 11,837 | 29.0 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | Donald Fletcher Burden | 7,898 | 19.4 | −5.8 | |
Independent
|
G.O. Symes | 634 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 8,543 | 21.0 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 40,749 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Barber | 24,736 | 48.0 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Joyce Cope | 17,899 | 34.7 | +6.7 | |
Liberal | Alan Cooper | 8,891 | 17.3 | −7.9 | |
Majority | 6,837 | 13.3 | -5.5 | ||
Turnout | 51,526 | 78.0 | -3.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.5 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Barber | 27,904 | 53.2 | +5.2 | |
Labour | Barry E. Jones | 16,671 | 31.8 | −2.9 | |
Liberal | Lawrence Gordon Bayley | 7,875 | 15.0 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 11,233 | 21.4 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 52,450 | 74.1 | -3.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Barber | 26,434 | 44.3 | −8.9 | |
Liberal | Desmond Blackburn | 17,738 | 29.7 | +14.7 | |
Labour | Derek Rutherford | 15,550 | 26.0 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 8,696 | 14.6 | -6.8 | ||
Turnout | 59,722 | 82.2 | +8.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −11.82 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 23,910 | 42.8 | −1.5 | |
Labour | Eric Wood | 16,998 | 30.4 | +4.4 | |
Liberal | Desmond Blackburn | 14,980 | 26.8 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 6,912 | 12.4 | -2.2 | ||
Turnout | 55,888 | 76.3 | -5.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 29,873 | 51.6 | +8.8 | |
Labour Co-op
|
Garth Pratt | 14,643 | 25.3 | −5.1 | |
Liberal | John Campbell | 12,603 | 21.8 | −5.0 | |
Ecology
|
C. Marsh | 796 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 15,230 | 26.3 | +13.9 | ||
Turnout | 57,915 | 77.7 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.1 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 25,321 | 52.5 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | Brian Clancy | 14,410 | 29.9 | +8.1 | |
Labour | Alexander Erwin | 7,684 | 15.9 | −9.4 | |
Ecology
|
C. Marsh | 629 | 1.3 | −0.1 | |
Independent
|
Lee J. Wolstenholme | 152 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 10,911 | 22.6 | |||
Turnout | 48,196 | 73.0 | -4.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 27,746 | 53.5 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | John Mulholland | 13,518 | 26.1 | −3.8 | |
Labour | David Hinder | 10,617 | 20.5 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 14,228 | 27.4 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 51,881 | 76.7 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 29,066 | 54.7 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Mary E. Atherton | 12,275 | 23.1 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Mulholland | 11,601 | 21.8 | −4.3 | |
Natural Law | John C. Renwick | 212 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 16,791 | 31.6 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 53,154 | 80.2 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester
- History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cheshire
Notes and references
- ^ Gay, Oonagh (30 December 2020). "The Rules for the Redistribution of Seats- history and reform".
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- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2021.
- ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.187 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.