Manchester Withington (UK Parliament constituency)

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Manchester, Withington
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Manchester, Withington in Greater Manchester.
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Location of Greater Manchester within England.
County Greater Manchester
Electorate 73,656 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1918
Member of parliament Jeff Smith (Labour Party)
Number of members One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency North West England

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]

Boundaries

1918-1950: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Didsbury, and Withington.

1950-1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Rusholme and Withington.

1955-1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Levenshulme, Old Moat, and Withington.

1974-1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Didsbury, Old Moat, and Withington.

1983-2010: The City of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Chorlton, Didsbury, Old Moat, and Withington.

2010-present: The City of Manchester wards of Burnage, Chorlton, Chorlton Park, Didsbury East, Didsbury West, Old Moat, and Withington.

History

Manchester Withington was mostly before 1987 (with three years of Liberal Party representation near its 1918 inception) Conservative. With this designation of MP, it even resisted being gained by Labour in its massive landslide victories in 1945 and 1966. However in 1987 the seat turned red for the first time and remained so until 2005 when it was gained by a Liberal Democrat.

Constituency profile

This constituency contains the medium-to-high income average areas of Chorlton and Didsbury, as well as mixed[2] Old Moat and Withington neighbourhoods.[3] A seat south of Manchester's city centre with a large student population,[2] the seat had in 2005 a strong reaction by many voters including, students, opposing Labour's policy of top-up fees. The Conservatives have, bucking the national and regional results in both 2010 and 2015, faced a significant fall in their share of the vote, dropping into third place both times. In 2015, facing the electoral opposition to the Liberal Democrat involvement in the First Cameron ministry, Leech lost the seat to Labour on a 17% swing.

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.

Election Member[4] Party
1918 Alfred Deakin Carter Conservative
1922 Dr. Thomas Watts Conservative
1923 Ernest Darwin Simon Liberal
1924 Sir Thomas Watts Conservative
1929 Ernest Darwin Simon Liberal
1931 Edward Fleming Conservative
1950 Frederick Cundiff Conservative
1951 Sir Robert Cary, Bt Conservative
Feb 1974 Fred Silvester Conservative
1987 Keith Bradley Labour
2005 John Leech Liberal Democrat
2015 Jeff Smith Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Manchester Withington
General Election 2015: Manchester Withington[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Smith 26,843 53.7 +13.3
Liberal Democrat John Leech 11,970 24.0 −20.7
Conservative Robert Manning 4,872 9.8 −1.4
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 29.8
Turnout 49,966 67.5 +5.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +17.0
General Election 2010: Manchester Withington[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat John Leech 20,110 44.6 +2.4
Labour Lucy Powell 18,260 40.5 −0.4
Conservative Chris Green 5,005 11.1 +0.7
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 N/A
Majority 1,850 4.1
Turnout 45,075 62.2 +6.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +1.4

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Manchester Withington[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 N/A
Independent Ivan Benett 243 0.6 N/A
Independent Yasmin Zalzala 152 0.4 N/A
Their Party Richard Reed 47 0.1 N/A
Majority 667 1.8
Turnout 37,459 55.3 +3.4
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing +17.3
General Election 2001: Manchester Withington[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Bradley 19,239 54.9
Liberal Democrat Yasmin Zalzala 7,715 22.0
Conservative Julian Samways 5,349 15.3
Green Michelle Valentine 1,539 4.4 N/A
Socialist Alliance John Clegg 1,208 3.4 N/A
Majority 11,524 32.9
Turnout 35,050 51.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Manchester Withington[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Bradley 27,103 61.56 +8.9
Conservative Jonathan M. Smith 8,522 19.4 −11.9
Liberal Democrat Yasmin Zalzala 6,000 13.6 −0.6
Referendum Mark B.B. Sheppard 1,079 2.5 N/A
ProLife Alliance Simon P. Caldwell 614 1.4 N/A
Socialist (GB) Miss Julie White 376 0.9 N/A
Rainbow Dream Ticket Stephen Kingston 181 0.4 N/A
Natural Law Mark E.J. Gaskell 152 0.4 +0.1
Majority 18,581 42.2
Turnout 44,027 65.8
Labour hold Swing +10.4
General Election 1992: Manchester Withington[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Bradley 23,962 52.7 +9.7
Conservative Eric N. Farthing 14,227 31.3 −5.0
Liberal Democrat 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 N/A
Majority 9,735 21.4 +14.7
Turnout 45,499 71.3 −5.9
Labour hold Swing +7.3

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Manchester Withington[15]
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 Terence Abberton 524 1.0 N/A
Majority 3,391 6.7
Turnout 50,411 77.1 +4.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.9
General Election 1983: Manchester Withington[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fred Silvester 18,329 39.2 −8.1
Labour Frances Done 15,956 34.2 −4.7
Social Democratic Bernard L. Lever 12,231 26.2
Independent Michael George Gibson 184 0.4 +0.0
Majority 2,373 5.1
Turnout 46,700 72.3
Conservative hold Swing −3.4

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fred Silvester 18,862 47.3 +4.3
Labour Geoff M. Hodgson 15,510 38.9 +1.1
Liberal John T. Mitchell 5,387 13.5 −5.7
Independent Michael George Gibson 157 0.4 N/A
Majority 3,352 8.4
Turnout 39,916 74.7
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
General Election October 1974: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fred Silvester 16,937 43.0
Labour Peter J. Hildrew 14,936 37.8
Liberal Mrs. Nan Davies 7,555 19.2
Majority 2,001 5.1
Turnout 39,428 67.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fred Silvester 17,997 42.4
Labour Sholto N.M. Moxley 13,584 32.0
Liberal Ian McWilliam-Fowler 10,877 25.6
Majority 4,413 10.39
Turnout 73.6
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1970: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Cary 18,854 48.64
Labour Michael Noble 13,365 39.64
Liberal J. Clarney 4,540 11.71
Majority 3,489 9.00
Turnout 67.84
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Cary 16,676 42.92
Labour David Clark 16,029 41.25
Liberal G.V. Davies 6,150 15.83
Majority 647 1.67
Turnout 71.18
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1964: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Cary 18,259 44.28
Labour K. Openshaw 13,117 31.18
Liberal G.V. Davies 9,860 23.91
Majority 5,142 12.47
Turnout 72.35
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Manchester Withington
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 21.84
Turnout 74.54
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1955: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Cary 25,707 58.64
Labour J.B. Hayes 13,054 29.78
Liberal Geoffrey Vaughan Davies 5,077 11.58
Majority 12,653 28.86
Turnout 71.94
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1951: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Cary 26,804 64.73
Labour J. Clough 14,604 35.27
Majority 12,200 29.46
Turnout 80.29
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1950: Manchester Withington
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 19.74
Turnout 85.31
Conservative hold Swing

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Manchester, Withington[17]
Manchester County Borough wards of Chorlton cum Hardy, Didsbury, Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Fleming 30,881 46.4
Labour R. Edwards 22,634 34.0
Liberal Leonard Behrens 13,107 19.7
Majority 8,247 12.4
Turnout 74.5
Conservative hold Swing

Election in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Fleming 35,564 62.27
Labour D.S. Morton 12,248 21.45
Liberal William C. Ross 9,298 16.28
Majority 23,316 40.83
Turnout 70.89
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1931: Manchester Withington[18] Electorate 75,782
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Fleming 36,097 62.8 +23.0
Liberal Philip Guedalla 21,379 37.2 -6.6
Majority 5,562 11.5 15.5
Turnout 48,168 75.8 -2.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.8

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ernest Emil Darwin Simon 20,948 43.8 +4.8
Unionist Sir Thomas Watts 19,063 39.8 -11.1
Labour Joseph Robinson 7,853 16.4 +7.2
Majority 1,885 4.0 15.9
Turnout 77.8 -4.0
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +8.0
General Election 1924: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Thomas Watts 13,633 50.9
Liberal Ernest Emil Darwin Simon 10,435 39.0
Labour Edgar Whiteley 2,467 9.2 n/a
Independent Kenneth Burke 236 0.9 n/a
Majority 3,198 11.9
Turnout 81.8
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General Election 1923: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ernest Emil Darwin Simon 13,944 58.2 +9.7
Unionist Thomas Watts 10,026 41.8 -9.7
Majority 3,918 16.4 19.4
Turnout 78.0
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +9.7
General Election 1922: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Thomas Watts 11,678 51.5 -17.8
Liberal Ernest Emil Darwin Simon 11,008 48.5 +17.8
Majority 670 3.0 -35.6
Turnout 77.4 +16.4
Unionist hold Swing -17.8

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918 Electorate 27,601
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Alfred Deakin Carter 11,677
Liberal George Frederick Burditt 5,166
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
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  3. ↑ Constituency Profile The Guardian
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)[self-published source][better source needed]
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  17. ↑ UK General Election results: July 1945
  18. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949 by FWS Craig
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