Manchester Cheetham (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Manchester Cheetham | |
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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, High Oldham, and Miles Platting.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1950 | Harold Lever | Labour |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Politics and history of the constituency
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Election results
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Lever | 22,012 | 58.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Keith Quas-Cohen | 12,181 | 32.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Bernard McManus | 3,794 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,831 | 25.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,987 | 79.5 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Lever | 22,810 | 62.3 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey W. Singleton | 13,802 | 37.7 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 9,008 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 36,612 | 75.9 | −3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Lever | 21,721 | 62.2 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | James M. Eayrs | 13,190 | 37.8 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 8,531 | 24.4 | |||
Turnout | 34,911 | 65.7 | −10.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Lever | 20,941 | 64.3 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Mary P. O'Gara | 11,605 | 35.7 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 9,336 | 28.7 | |||
Turnout | 32,546 | 69.0 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Lever | 16,046 | 66.3 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | John H. Tresman | 8,163 | 33.7 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 7,883 | 32.6 | |||
Turnout | 24,209 | 60.1 | −8.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Lever | 14,206 | 70.9 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Arthur A. O'Connor | 5,844 | 29.2 | −4.6 | |
Majority | 8,362 | 41.7 | |||
Turnout | 20,050 | 57.0 | −4.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.6 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Lever | 10,912 | 64.1 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | Tom Arnold | 6,110 | 35.9 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 4,802 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 17,022 | 55.8 | −1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.8 |