Manchester Withington (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester, Withington | |
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Manchester South and Stretford |
Manchester Withington is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jeff Smith of Labour.[n 2] Of the 30 seats with the highest percentage of winning majority in 2017, the seat ranks 25th with a 55.7% margin, and is the only one of the twenty nine of these seats won by the Labour Party in which the second-placed candidate was a Liberal Democrat, rather than Conservative.[2] This is despite being a Conservative seat right up to 1987, then becoming relatively safely Labour, then Liberal Democrat from 2005 to 2015 before they lost on a large swing in 2015, after which Smith substantially increased his majority.
History
Over the past 35 years Manchester Withington has elected all three major parties. Mostly
Historic boundaries
1918–1950
Manchester Withington consisted of the County Borough of Manchester wards of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Didsbury, and Withington.
1950–1955
Manchester Withington consisted of the County Borough of Manchester wards of Rusholme and Withington.
1955–1974
Manchester Withington consisted of the County Borough of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Levenshulme, Old Moat, and Withington.
1974–1983
Manchester Withington consisted of the County Borough of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Didsbury, Old Moat, and Withington.[3]
1983–2010
Manchester Withington consisted of the City of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Chorlton, Didsbury, Old Moat, and Withington.
Boundaries
From 2010 to the present day Manchester Withington consists of the City of Manchester wards of:
- Burnage (part), Chorlton (part), Chorlton Park (part), Didsbury East, Didsbury West, Old Moat, and Withington.
Proposed
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following wards of the City of Manchester (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- Chorlton; Chorlton Park; Didsbury East; Didsbury West; Old Moat; Withington.[4]
The boundaries will be subject to minor changes to align with revised ward boundaries, with the whole of the Burnage ward being included in the re-established constituency of Manchester Rusholme.
Members of Parliament
Jeff Smith is the current Labour MP for the constituency. He was elected at the 2015 general election, defeating the Liberal Democrat incumbent John Leech who had held the seat since 2005. Both of the major parties' losing candidates in the 2010 election became MPs elsewhere by the next election,
Election | Member[5] | Party | |
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1918 | Alfred Deakin Carter
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Unionist
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1922 | Thomas Watts | Unionist
| |
1923 | Ernest Simon | Liberal | |
1924 | Sir Thomas Watts | Unionist
| |
1929 | Ernest Simon | Liberal | |
1931 | Edward Fleming | Conservative | |
1950 | Frederick Cundiff | Conservative | |
1951 | Sir Robert Cary | Conservative | |
Feb 1974 | Fred Silvester | Conservative | |
1987 | Keith Bradley | Labour | |
2005 | John Leech | Liberal Democrats | |
2015 | Jeff Smith | Labour |
Constituency profile
This constituency contains the medium-to-high income average areas of Chorlton and Didsbury, as well as mixed
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP | Wendy Andrew[9] | ||||
Reform UK | Gary Carp[10] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Kilpatrick[11] | ||||
Labour | Jeff Smith[12] |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeff Smith | 35,902 | 67.8 | ―3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Leech | 7,997 | 15.1 | ―0.8 | |
Conservative | Shengke Zhi | 5,820 | 11.0 | +0.7 | |
Green | Lucy Bannister | 1,968 | 3.7 | +2.1 | |
Brexit Party
|
Stephen Ward | 1,308 | 2.5 | New | |
Majority | 27,905 | 52.7 | ―3.1 | ||
Turnout | 52,995 | 69.5 | ―2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeff Smith | 38,424 | 71.7 | +18.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Leech | 8,549 | 15.9 | −8.1 | |
Conservative | Sarah Heald | 5,530 | 10.3 | +0.5 | |
Green | Laura Bannister | 865 | 1.6 | −6.5 | |
Women's Equality | Sally Carr | 234 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 29,875 | 55.8 | +26.1 | ||
Turnout | 53,602 | 71.9 | +4.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +13.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeff Smith | 26,843 | 53.7 | +13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Leech | 11,970 | 24.0 | −20.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Manning | 4,872 | 9.8 | −1.3 | |
Green | Lucy Bannister | 4,048 | 8.1 | +6.3 | |
UKIP | Mark Davies | 2,172 | 4.3 | +2.8 | |
Independent | Marcus Farmer | 61 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 14,873 | 29.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,966 | 67.5 | +5.3 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +17.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Leech | 20,110 | 44.6 | 2.2 | |
Labour | Lucy Powell | 18,260 | 40.5 | 0.1 | |
Conservative | Chris Green | 5,005 | 11.1 | 0.6 | |
Green | Brian A. Candeland | 798 | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
UKIP | Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley | 698 | 1.5 | 0.4 | |
Independent | Yasmin Zalzala | 147 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
Independent | Marcus Farmer | 57 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,850 | 4.1 | 2.3 | ||
Turnout | 45,075 | 62.2 | 6.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.4 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Leech | 15,872 | 42.4 | +20.4 | |
Labour | Keith Bradley | 15,205 | 40.6 | −14.3 | |
Conservative | Karen Bradley | 3,919 | 10.5 | −4.8 | |
Green | Brian A. Candeland | 1,595 | 4.3 | −0.1 | |
UKIP | Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley | 424 | 1.1 | New | |
Independent | Ivan Benett | 243 | 0.6 | New | |
Independent | Yasmin Zalzala | 152 | 0.4 | New | |
Their Party | Richard Reed | 47 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 667 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,459 | 55.3 | +3.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +17.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Bradley | 19,239 | 54.9 | −6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Yasmin Zalzala | 7,715 | 22.0 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Julian Samways | 5,349 | 15.3 | −4.0 | |
Green | Michelle Valentine | 1,539 | 4.4 | New | |
Socialist Alliance | John Clegg | 1,208 | 3.4 | New | |
Majority | 11,524 | 32.9 | −9.3 | ||
Turnout | 35,050 | 51.9 | −13.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Bradley | 27,103 | 61.5 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | Jonathan M. Smith | 8,522 | 19.3 | −12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Yasmin Zalzala | 6,000 | 13.6 | −0.6 | |
Referendum | Mark B.B. Sheppard | 1,079 | 2.5 | New | |
ProLife Alliance | Simon P. Caldwell | 614 | 1.4 | New | |
Socialist Alternative | Julie White | 376 | 0.9 | New | |
Rainbow Dream Ticket | Stephen Kingston | 181 | 0.4 | New | |
Natural Law | Mark E.J. Gaskell | 152 | 0.4 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 18,581 | 42.2 | +20.8 | ||
Turnout | 44,027 | 65.8 | −5.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Bradley | 23,962 | 52.7 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Eric N. Farthing | 14,227 | 31.3 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Hennell | 6,457 | 14.2 | −5.6 | |
Green | Brian A. Candeland | 725 | 1.6 | +0.6 | |
Natural Law | Clive E. Menhinick | 128 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 9,735 | 21.4 | +14.7 | ||
Turnout | 45,499 | 71.3 | −5.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Bradley | 21,650 | 42.9 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Fred Silvester | 18,259 | 36.2 | −3.0 | |
Liberal | Audrey Jones | 9,978 | 19.8 | −6.4 | |
Green | Michael Abberton | 524 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 3,391 | 6.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 50,411 | 77.1 | +4.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fred Silvester | 18,329 | 39.2 | −8.1 | |
Labour | Frances Done | 15,956 | 34.2 | −4.7 | |
SDP | Bernard L. Lever | 12,231 | 26.2 | New | |
Independent
|
Michael Gibson | 184 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 2,373 | 5.0 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 46,700 | 72.3 | −2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.4 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fred Silvester | 18,862 | 47.3 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Hodgson | 15,510 | 38.9 | +1.1 | |
Liberal | John T. Mitchell | 5,387 | 13.5 | −5.7 | |
Independent
|
Michael George Gibson | 157 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 3,352 | 8.4 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 39,916 | 74.7 | +6.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fred Silvester | 16,937 | 43.0 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Peter J. Hildrew | 14,936 | 37.8 | +5.8 | |
Liberal | Nan Davies | 7,555 | 19.2 | −6.4 | |
Majority | 2,001 | 5.2 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 39,428 | 67.8 | −5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fred Silvester | 17,997 | 42.4 | −6.2 | |
Labour | Sholto N.M. Moxley | 13,584 | 32.0 | −7.6 | |
Liberal | Ian McWilliam-Fowler | 10,877 | 25.6 | +13.9 | |
Majority | 4,413 | 10.39 | +1.39 | ||
Turnout | 42,458 | 73.6 | +5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Cary | 18,854 | 48.64 | ||
Labour | Michael Noble | 13,365 | 39.64 | ||
Liberal | James Clarney | 4,540 | 11.71 | ||
Majority | 3,489 | 9.00 | |||
Turnout | 36,759 | 67.84 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Cary | 16,676 | 42.92 | ||
Labour | David Clark | 16,029 | 41.25 | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Vaughan Davies | 6,150 | 15.83 | ||
Majority | 647 | 1.67 | |||
Turnout | 38,855 | 71.18 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Cary | 18,259 | 44.28 | ||
Labour | Keith Openshaw | 13,117 | 31.18 | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Vaughan Davies | 9,860 | 23.91 | ||
Majority | 5,142 | 13.10 | |||
Turnout | 41,236 | 72.35 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Cary | 23,170 | 52.28 | ||
Labour | Robert Sheldon | 13,476 | 30.41 | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Vaughan Davies | 7,675 | 17.32 | ||
Majority | 9,694 | 21.83 | |||
Turnout | 44,321 | 74.54 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Cary | 25,707 | 58.64 | ||
Labour | John B. Hayes | 13,054 | 29.78 | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Vaughan Davies | 5,077 | 11.58 | New | |
Majority | 12,653 | 28.86 | |||
Turnout | 45,838 | 71.94 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Cary | 26,804 | 64.73 | ||
Labour | James Clough | 14,604 | 35.27 | ||
Majority | 12,200 | 29.46 | |||
Turnout | 41,408 | 80.29 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Cundiff | 22,817 | 52.32 | ||
Labour | Lewis Wright
|
14,206 | 32.57 | ||
Liberal | Leonard Behrens | 6,591 | 15.11 | ||
Majority | 8,611 | 19.75 | |||
Turnout | 43,614 | 85.31 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Fleming | 30,881 | 46.4 | −15.9 | |
Labour | R. Edwards | 22,634 | 34.0 | −1.4 | |
Liberal | Leonard Behrens | 13,107 | 19.7 | −4.6 | |
Majority | 8,247 | 12.4 | −28.4 | ||
Turnout | 66,622 | 74.5 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Fleming | 35,564 | 62.27 | ||
Labour | D. Scott Morton | 12,248 | 21.45 | New | |
Liberal | William Ross | 9,298 | 16.28 | ||
Majority | 23,316 | 40.82 | |||
Turnout | 57,110 | 70.89 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Fleming | 36,097 | 62.8 | +23.0 | |
Liberal | Philip Guedalla | 21,379 | 37.2 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 5,562 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,168 | 75.8 | −2.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.8 |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Simon | 20,948 | 43.8 | +4.8 | |
Unionist
|
Thomas Watts | 19,063 | 39.8 | −11.1 | |
Labour | Joseph Robinson | 7,853 | 16.4 | +7.2 | |
Majority | 1,885 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,864 | 77.8 | −4.0 | ||
Unionist
|
Swing | +8.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist
|
Thomas Watts | 13,633 | 50.9 | −7.3 | |
Liberal | Ernest Simon | 10,435 | 39.0 | −19.2 | |
Labour | Edgar Whiteley | 2,467 | 9.2 | New | |
Independent
|
Kenneth Burke | 236 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 3,198 | 11.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,771 | 81.8 | +3.8 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal
|
Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Simon | 13,944 | 58.2 | +9.7 | |
Unionist
|
Thomas Watts | 10,026 | 41.8 | −9.7 | |
Majority | 3,918 | 16.4 | 19.4 | ||
Turnout | 23,970 | 78.0 | +0.6 | ||
Unionist
|
Swing | +9.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist
|
Thomas Watts | 11,678 | 51.5 | −17.8 | |
Liberal | Ernest Simon | 11,008 | 48.5 | +17.8 | |
Majority | 670 | 3.0 | −35.6 | ||
Turnout | 22,686 | 77.4 | +38.8 | ||
Unionist hold
|
Swing | −17.8 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist
|
Alfred Deakin Carter
|
11,677 | 69.3 | ||
Liberal | George Frederick Burditt[29] | 5,166 | 30.7 | ||
Majority | 6,511 | 38.6 | |||
Turnout | 16,843 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat)
|
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester
- Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election in individual constituencies
Notes
- borough constituency(for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- first past the postsystem of election at least every five years.
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