Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ashton under Lyne
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
North West England - Ashton-under-Lyne constituency.svg
Boundary of Ashton-under-Lyne in North West England
County Greater Manchester
Population90,484 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 72,278 (2023) [2]
Borough Tameside
Major settlements Ashton-under-Lyne, Droylsden, Dukinfield
Current constituency
Created 1832
Member of Parliament Angela Rayner (Labour)
Seats1
Created from Lancashire

Ashton-under-Lyne is a constituency [n 1] in Greater Manchester that was created in 1832. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Angela Rayner of the Labour Party since 2015. [n 2] Rayner currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the cabinet of Keir Starmer, and was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 2020.

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Constituency profile

Like much of Greater Manchester, Ashton was a significant hub for textile production and retains some manufacturing. [3] Incomes and house prices are lower than UK averages. [4]

Boundaries

Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 1983–2024
Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

Historic

Ashton-under-Lyne in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-1983 AshtonUnderLyne1974Constituency.svg
Ashton-under-Lyne in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974–1983

1832–1885: The area defined by the Ashton-under-Lyne Improvement Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. lxxvii). [5]

1885–1918: The existing parliamentary borough, and so much of the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne included in the local government district of Hurst as was not already included in the parliamentary borough. [6]

1918–1949: The Municipal Borough of Ashton-under-Lyne, and the Urban District of Hurst.

1950–1955: The Municipal Boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, and Mossley; and the Rural District of Limehurst.

1955–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, and Mossley; and the Rural District of Droylsden. [7]

1983–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham wards of Failsworth East and Failsworth West; and the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside wards of Ashton Hurst, Ashton St. Michael's, Ashton Waterloo, Droylsden East, Droylsden West and St Peter's.

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The constituency gained the Audenshaw and Dukinfield wards from the abolished constituency of Denton and Reddish, and lost the two Failsworth wards to Manchester Central.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [9] PartyNotes
1832 George Williams Radical [10] [11] [12]
1835 Charles Hindley Radical [13] [14] [15]
1857 Thomas Milner Gibson Radical [16] [17] [18] [19]
1859 Liberal
1868 Thomas Walton Mellor Conservative
1880 Hugh Mason Liberal
1885 John Addison Conservative
1895 Herbert Whiteley Conservative Also later MP for Droitwich
1906 Alfred Scott Liberal
1910 Sir Max Aitken Conservative
1916 by-election Sir Albert Stanley Conservative President of the Board of Trade
1920 by-election Sir Walter de Frece Conservative Also later MP for Blackpool
1924 Cornelius Homan Conservative
1928 by-election Albert Bellamy Labour President of the National Union of Railwaymen
1931 by-election John Broadbent Conservative
1935 Fred Simpson Labour President of the Railway Clerks' Association
1939 by-election Sir William Jowitt Labour later Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
1945 by-election Hervey Rhodes Labour Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
1964 Robert Sheldon Labour Financial Secretary to the Treasury
2001 David Heyes Labour
2015 Angela Rayner Labour Deputy Prime Minister
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

In the 1886 election, voting resulted in a tie between incumbent John Edmund Wentworth Addison and the Liberal candidate. Under the legislation of the time, the Returning officer had a casting vote, and Addison was reelected. In the by-election of 29 October 1928, the turnout was 89.1%, a record for Great Britain. The mayor arranged for the result to be signalled by coloured rockets. [20]

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Ashton-under-Lyne [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Rayner 15,575 43.9 −3.6
Reform UK Robert Barrowcliffe8,78424.8+16.3
Conservative Lizzie Hacking4,37512.3−23.9
Workers Party Aroma Hassan2,8358.0N/A
Green Lee Huntbach2,4817.0+3.5
Liberal Democrats Dominic Hardwick1,4114.0−0.3
Majority6,79119.1+8.0
Turnout 35,46149.9−6.4
Registered electors 71,002
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Ashton-under-Lyne [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Rayner 18,544 48.1 −12.3
Conservative Dan Costello14,28137.0+5.0
Brexit Party Derek Brocklehurst3,1518.2N/A
Liberal Democrats George Rice1,3953.6+2.0
Green Lee Huntbach1,2083.1+1.8
Majority4,26311.1−17.3
Turnout 38,57956.3−2.5
Registered electors 67,978
Labour hold Swing −8.7
General election 2017: Ashton-under-Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Rayner 24,005 60.4 +10.6
Conservative Jack Rankin 12,71032.0+9.9
UKIP Maurice Jackson1,8784.7−17.1
Liberal Democrats Carly Hicks6461.6−0.8
Green Andy Hunter-Rossall5341.3−2.6
Majority11,29528.4+0.7
Turnout 39,77358.8+1.3
Registered electors 65,751
Labour hold Swing +0.4
General election 2015: Ashton-under-Lyne [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Rayner 19,366 49.8 +1.4
Conservative Tracy Sutton8,61022.1−2.6
UKIP Maurice Jackson8,46821.8+17.4
Green Charlotte Hughes1,5313.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Carly Hicks9432.4−12.4
Majority10,75627.7+4.0
Turnout 38,91857.5+0.6
Registered electors 68,343
Labour hold Swing +2.0

UKIP originally selected Angela McManus as candidate, [25] but she changed to the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency. [26]

General election 2010: Ashton-under-Lyne [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Heyes 18,604 48.4 −10.1
Conservative Seema Kennedy 9,51024.7+4.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Larkin [28] 5,70314.8+3.2
BNP David Lomas2,9297.6+1.7
UKIP Angela McManus1,6864.4+2.3
Majority9,09423.7−14.0
Turnout 38,43256.9+5.4
Registered electors 67,714
Labour hold Swing −7.3

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Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Ashton under Lyne [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Heyes 21,211 57.4 −5.1
Conservative Graeme Brown7,25919.6+0.5
Liberal Democrats Les Jones5,10813.8+2.0
BNP Anthony Jones2,0515.5+1.0
UKIP John Whittaker 7682.1N/A
Local Community PartyJack Crossfield5701.5N/A
Majority13,95237.8−6.6
Turnout 36,96751.3+2.2
Registered electors 71,291
Labour hold Swing −2.8
General election 2001: Ashton under Lyne [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Heyes 22,340 62.5 −5.0
Conservative Tim Charlesworth6,82219.1+0.2
Liberal Democrats Kate Fletcher4,23711.8+2.1
BNP Roger Woods1,6174.5N/A
Green Nigel Rolland7482.1N/A
Majority15,51843.4−5.2
Turnout 35,76449.1−16.4
Registered electors 72,820
Labour hold Swing −2.6

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Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Ashton under Lyne [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Sheldon 31,919 67.5 +10.9
Conservative Richard Mayson8,95418.9−12.5
Liberal Democrats Tim Pickstone4,6039.7+0.5
Referendum Lorraine Clapham1,3462.8N/A
Monster Raving Loony Prince Cymbal4581.0N/A
Majority22,96548.6+23.4
Turnout 47,28065.5−8.4
Registered electors 72,308
Labour hold Swing +11.7
General election 1992: Ashton-under-Lyne [32] [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Sheldon 24,550 56.6 +4.8
Conservative John R. Pinniger13,61531.4+1.1
Liberal Democrats Charles W. Turner4,0059.2−8.8
Liberal Colin L. Hall9072.1N/A
Natural Law John Brannigan2890.7N/A
Majority10,93525.2+3.7
Turnout 43,36673.9−0.1
Registered electors 58,701
Labour hold Swing +1.9

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Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Ashton under Lyne [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Sheldon 22,389 51.8 +2.1
Conservative Henry Cadman13,10330.3−1.2
Liberal Mark Hunter 7,76018.0N/A
Majority9,28621.5+3.3
Turnout 43,25074.0+2.4
Registered electors 58,440
Labour hold Swing +1.7
General election 1983: Ashton under Lyne [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Sheldon 20,987 49.7
Conservative Richard Spring 13,29031.5
SDP John Adler7,52117.8
Independent Dave Hallsworth4071.0
Majority7,69718.2
Turnout 42,19671.6
Labour hold Swing

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Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Ashton under Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Sheldon 24,535 54.7 +0.8
Conservative Alan Fearn16,15636.0+6.7
Liberal G. Taylor3,6998.2−8.7
National Front D. Jones4861.1N/A
Majority8,37918.7−5.9
Turnout 44,87676.6+4.4
Registered electors 58,588
Labour hold Swing −3.0
General election October 1974: Ashton under Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Sheldon 23,490 53.9 +5.5
Conservative M.H. Litchfield12,76329.3−1.6
Liberal T.G. Jones7,35616.9−3.8
Majority10,72724.6+7.1
Turnout 43,60972.2−7.3
Registered electors 60,393
Labour hold Swing +3.6
General election February 1974: Ashton under Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Sheldon 23,019 48.4 −6.1
Conservative Timothy Maxwell Aitken14,71830.9−14.6
Liberal J.G. Jones9,83720.7N/A
Majority8,30117.5+8.5
Turnout 47,57479.5+8.1
Registered electors 59,881
Labour hold Swing +4.3
General election 1970: Ashton under Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Sheldon 23,927 54.5 −4.2
Conservative Alan d'A. Fearn19,97345.5+4.2
Majority3,9549.0−8.4
Turnout 43,90071.4−2.3
Registered electors 61,468
Labour hold Swing −4.2

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Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Ashton under Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Sheldon 24,728 58.7 +4.2
Conservative Henry Donald Moore17,39641.3−4.2
Majority7,33217.4+8.4
Turnout 42,12473.7−3.7
Registered electors 57,159
Labour hold Swing +4.2
General election 1964: Ashton under Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Sheldon 24,657 54.5 +1.7
Conservative Henry Donald Moore20,55045.5−1.7
Majority4,1079.0+3.4
Turnout 45,21377.4−3.7
Registered electors 58,411
Labour hold Swing +1.7

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Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Ashton under Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hervey Rhodes 25,991 52.8 +0.8
Conservative Robert Horrocks23,23947.2−0.9
Majority2,7525.6+1.7
Turnout 49,23081.1+1.0
Registered electors 60,706
Labour hold Swing +0.9
General election 1955: Ashton under Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hervey Rhodes 26,216 52.0 −0.1
Conservative Edwin Hodson24,25148.1+0.1
Majority1,9653.9−0.2
Turnout 50,46780.1−4.8
Registered electors 62,392
Labour hold Swing −0.1
General election 1951: Ashton under Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hervey Rhodes 21,424 52.1 +1.5
Conservative Kenneth Lewis 19,74048.0−0.3
Majority1,6844.1+1.8
Turnout 41,16484.9−1.5
Registered electors 48,490
Labour hold Swing +0.9
General election 1950: Ashton under Lyne [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hervey Rhodes 20,970 50.6
Conservative Gilbert Burdett Howcroft20,04648.3
Communist H.H.H. Blackwell4591.1
Majority9242.3
Turnout 41,47586.4
Labour hold Swing

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Elections in the 1940s

1945 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hervey Rhodes 12,889 54.1 −2.3
Conservative Robert Cary 8,36035.0−8.6
Liberal A. Beale2,60410.9N/A
Majority4,52919.1+6.3
Turnout 23,85370.5−8.1
Labour hold Swing +3.2
General election 1945: Ashton-under-Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Jowitt 14,998 56.4
Conservative Francis Henry Gerard Heron Goodhart11,60443.6
Majority3,39412.8
Turnout 26,60278.6
Labour hold Swing

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Elections in the 1930s

1939 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Jowitt Unopposed
Labour hold
General election 1935: Ashton-under-Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fred Simpson 14,140 50.2 +13.1
Conservative John Broadbent 14,02649.8−2.7
Majority1140.4N/A
Turnout 28,16681.0−4.3
Registered electors 34,789
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.9
General election 1931: Ashton-under-Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Broadbent 15,652 52.5 +19.5
Labour John William Gordon 11,07437.1−7.3
Liberal James Taylor Middleton2,6969.0N/A
New Party Charles B. Hobhouse4241.4N/A
Majority4,57815.4+4.0
Turnout 29,84685.3−0.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.1
1931 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Broadbent 12,420 44.6 +11.6
Labour John William Gordon 11,00539.4−5.0
New Party Allan Young4,47216.0N/A
Majority1,4155.2N/A
Turnout 27,89780.2−5.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.3

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Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Ashton-under-Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Bellamy 13,170 44.4 +3.8
Unionist John Broadbent 9,76333.0+2.7
Liberal William Gilbert Greenwood6,69322.6−6.5
Majority3,40711.4+1.4
Turnout 29,62685.9−3.2
Labour hold Swing +0.6
1928 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Bellamy 9,567 40.6 +7.8
Unionist Gordon Touche 7,16130.3−9.2
Liberal William Gilbert Greenwood6,87429.1+1.4
Majority2,40610.3N/A
Turnout 23,51289.1+0.8
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +8.5
General election 1924: Ashton-under-Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Cornelius Homan 8,971 39.5 +3.3
Labour Cecil Malone 7,45132.8+4.1
Liberal Henry Thomas Greenwood6,69227.7−7.4
Majority1,5206.7+5.6
Turnout 23,11488.3+3.0
Unionist hold Swing −0.4
General election 1923: Ashton-under-Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter de Frece 7,813 36.2 −21.4
Liberal Henry Thomas Greenwood7,57435.1N/A
Labour Ellen Wilkinson 6,20828.7−13.7
Majority2391.1−14.1
Turnout 21,59585.3+2.0
Unionist hold Swing
General election 1922: Ashton-under-Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter de Frece 12,006 57.6 +14.3
Labour Tom Gillinder 8,83442.4+2.8
Majority3,17215.2+11.5
Turnout 20,84083.3+1.0
Unionist hold Swing +5.7
1920 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Walter de Frece 8,86443.3
Labour William C. Robinson 8,12739.6
Liberal Arthur Marshall 3,51117.1
Majority7383.7
Turnout 20,50282.3
Unionist hold Swing
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

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Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Ashton-under-Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Albert Stanley 10,26158.3N/A
NFDDSS Frederick Lister 7,33441.7N/A
Majority2,92716.6N/A
Turnout 17,59568.4N/A
Unionist hold
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
1916 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election: Ashton-under-Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Albert Stanley Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election December 1910: Ashton-under-Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Max Aitken 4,044 51.1 +5.2
Liberal Alfred Scott 3,84848.8−0.5
Majority1962.4N/A
Turnout 7,65291.8−3.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.0
General election January 1910: Ashton-under-Lyne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alfred Scott 4,039 49.3 −7.0
Conservative Herbert Whiteley 3,74645.9+2.2
Independent Labour William Gee4135.0N/A
Majority2933.4−9.2
Turnout 8,19895.4+2.6
Liberal hold Swing −4.6

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Elections in the 1900s

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Scott
General election 1906: Ashton-under-Lyne [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alfred Scott 4,310 56.3
Conservative Herbert Whiteley 3,34243.7
Majority96812.6
Turnout 7,65292.8
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
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Whiteley
General election 1900: Ashton-under-Lyne [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Whiteley 3,545 53.1 +0.5
Liberal Ernest Albert Parkin2,40035.9−5.1
Labour Repr. Cmte. James Johnston 73711.0N/A
Majority1,14517.2+5.6
Turnout 6,68286.2−5.1
Registered electors 7,753
Conservative hold Swing +2.8

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Elections in the 1890s

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Sexton
General election 1895: Ashton-under-Lyne [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Whiteley 3,434 52.6 +1.6
Liberal William Woods2,68041.0−8.0
Ind. Labour Party James Sexton 4156.4N/A
Majority75411.6+9.6
Turnout 6,52991.3−2.6
Registered electors 7,152
Conservative hold Swing +4.8
General election 1892: Ashton-under-Lyne [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Addison 3,358 51.0 +1.0
Liberal Octavius Morgan 3,22349.0−1.0
Majority1352.0+2.0
Turnout 6,58193.9+0.8
Registered electors 7,012
Conservative hold Swing +1.0

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Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Ashton-under-Lyne [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Addison 3,050* 50.0 −0.4
Liberal Alexander Rowley [38] [39] 3,04950.0+0.4
Majority10.0−0.8
Turnout 6,09993.1−2.4
Registered electors 6,553
Conservative hold Swing −0.4

* Both candidates having received 3,049 votes each, Addison was elected on the Returning Officer's casting vote.

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Mason
General election 1885: Ashton-under-Lyne [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Addison 3,153 50.4 +3.8
Liberal Hugh Mason 3,10449.6−3.8
Majority490.8N/A
Turnout 6,25795.5+1.4
Registered electors 6,553
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.8
General election 1880: Ashton-under-Lyne [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hugh Mason 2,966 53.4 +5.2
Conservative John Ross Coulthart [41] 2,58646.6−5.2
Majority3806.8N/A
Turnout 5,55294.1+1.9
Registered electors 5,901
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.2

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Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Ashton-under-Lyne [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Walton Mellor 2,612 51.8 −0.6
Liberal Abel Buckley [42] 2,43248.2+0.6
Majority1803.6−1.2
Turnout 5,04492.2+0.4
Registered electors 5,471
Conservative hold Swing

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Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Ashton-under-Lyne [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Walton Mellor 2,318 52.4
Liberal Thomas Milner Gibson 2,10947.6
Majority2094.8
Turnout 4,42791.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
General election 1865: Ashton-under-Lyne [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Milner Gibson Unopposed
Registered electors 967
Liberal hold

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Elections in the 1850s

By-election, 9 July 1859: Ashton-under-Lyne [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Milner Gibson Unopposed
Liberal hold
By-election, 27 June 1859: Ashton-under-Lyne [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Milner Gibson Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1859: Ashton-under-Lyne [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Milner Gibson Unopposed
Registered electors 1,081
Liberal hold
By-election, 14 December 1857: Ashton-under-Lyne [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Thomas Milner Gibson 522 57.2
Conservative Booth Mason [43] 39042.8
Majority13214.4
Turnout 91284.1
Radical hold Swing
General election 1857: Ashton-under-Lyne [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Charles Hindley Unopposed
Registered electors 1,085
Radical hold
General election 1852: Ashton-under-Lyne [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Charles Hindley Unopposed
Registered electors 937
Radical hold

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Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Ashton-under-Lyne [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Charles Hindley Unopposed
Registered electors 871
Radical hold
General election 1841: Ashton-under-Lyne [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Charles Hindley 303 54.4 +2.5
Conservative Jonah Harrop [44] 25445.6+1.6
Majority498.8+0.9
Turnout 55778.1+2.3
Registered electors 713
Radical hold Swing +0.5

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Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Ashton-under-Lyne [40] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Charles Hindley 237 51.9 −3.9
Conservative James Wood20144.0+16.4
Chartist Rayner Stephens 194.2N/A
Majority367.9−20.3
Turnout 45775.8+2.0
Registered electors 603
Radical hold Swing −10.2
General election 1835: Ashton-under-Lyne [40] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Charles Hindley 212 55.8 +12.0
Conservative Thomas William Helps10527.6+18.7
Radical George Williams 6316.6−30.7
Majority10728.2+24.7
Turnout 38073.8−12.1
Registered electors 515
Radical hold Swing −3.4
General election 1832: Ashton-under-Lyne [40] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Radical George Williams 176 47.3
Radical Charles Hindley 16343.8
Tory Thomas William Helps338.9
Majority133.5
Turnout 37285.9
Radical win (new seat)

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See also

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.

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