Hugh Oldham (Manchester ward)

Hugh Oldham
Hugh Oldham
Ward
	Hugh Oldham ward (1954) within Manchester
	Coat of arms
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County borough	Manchester
Created	May 1950
Named after	Hugh Oldham
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Manchester Cheetham

Last updated December 31, 2025

Hugh Oldham, formerly Newtown, was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1950 until 1971. It covered Collyhurst and Monsall to the north of Manchester city centre.

Overview

Newtown ward was created in 1950,^[1] from the area of the former Collyhurst and St. Michael's wards. In 1954,^[2] it's name was changed to Hugh Oldham but its boundaries remained the same. In 1971, the ward was abolished, and its area became part of the Collegiate Church ward.^[3]

For the entirety of its existence, the ward formed part of the Manchester Cheetham Parliamentary constituency.^[4]^[5]

Councillors

Election
1950	M. J. Griffin (Lab)	W. Collingson (Lab)	A. Donovan (Lab)
1951	M. J. Griffin (Lab)	W. Collingson (Lab)	A. Donovan (Lab)
1952	M. J. Griffin (Lab)	W. Collingson (Lab)	A. Donovan (Lab)
1953	M. J. Griffin (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Donovan (Lab)
1954	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Donovan (Lab)
1955	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Donovan (Lab)
1956	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Donovan (Lab)
1957	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Donovan (Lab)
1958	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	H. Langan (Lab)
1959	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	H. Langan (Lab)
1960	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	H. Langan (Lab)
1961	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	H. Langan (Lab)
1962	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	H. Langan (Lab)
1963	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	H. Langan (Lab)
1964	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Nicholson (Lab)
1965	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Nicholson (Lab)
1966	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Nicholson (Lab)
1967	S. Humphries (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Nicholson (Lab)
1968	S. V. Shaw (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Nicholson (Lab)
1969	S. V. Shaw (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Nicholson (Lab)
1970	S. V. Shaw (Lab)	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Nicholson (Lab)

Elections

Elections in 1950s

May 1950

1950
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Collingson*	3,489	69.0
	Conservative	W. B. Kinsey	1,567	31.0
Majority			1,922	38.0
Turnout			5,056
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1951

1951
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. J. Griffin*	2,666	62.0	−7.0
	Conservative	W. B. Kinsey	1,631	38.0	+7.0
Majority			1,035	24.0	−14.0
Turnout			4,297
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1952

1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Donovan*	4,366	81.7	+19.7
	Conservative	J. J. Doyle	976	18.3	−19.7
Majority			3,390	63.4	+39.4
Turnout			5,342
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1953

1953
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	3,091	77.0	−4.7
	Conservative	A. Gregory	925	23.0	+4.7
Majority			2,166	54.0	−9.4
Turnout			4,016
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1954

1954
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Humphries	3,162	76.8	−0.2
	Conservative	A. Gregory	955	23.2	+0.2
Majority			2,207	53.6	−0.4
Turnout			4,117
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing

May 1955

1955
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Donovan*	2,337	71.2	−5.6
	Conservative	J. Doherty	795	23.2	+1.0
	Communist	F. Farrell	152	4.6	N/A
Majority			1,542	47.0	−6.6
Turnout			3,284
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1956

1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	1,691	72.8	+1.6
	Conservative	J. C. Brearley	475	20.4	−2.8
	Communist	E. Cohen	157	6.8	+2.2
Majority			1,216	52.4	+5.4
Turnout			2,323
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1957

1957
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Humphries*	2,476	85.9	+13.1
	Conservative	J. Jones	303	10.5	−9.9
	Communist	E. Cohen	103	3.6	−3.2
Majority			2,173	75.4	+23.0
Turnout			2,882
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1958

1958
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Langan	2,260	83.4	−2.5
	Conservative	J. Wilkinson	337	12.4	+1.9
	Communist	E. Cohen	114	4.2	+0.6
Majority			1,923	71.0	−4.4
Turnout			2,711
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1959

1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	2,076	75.5	−7.9
	Conservative	I. Burgess	492	17.9	+5.5
	Communist	E. Cohen	180	6.6	+2.4
Majority			1,584	57.6	−13.4
Turnout			2,748
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1960s

May 1960

1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Humphries*	1,665	69.8	−5.7
	Conservative	L. N. Mallinson	558	23.4	+5.5
	Communist	E. Cohen	161	6.8	+0.2
Majority			1,107	46.4	−11.2
Turnout			2,384
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1961

1961
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Langan*	1,553	71.1	+1.3
	Conservative	P. Murphy	479	21.9	−1.5
	Communist	E. Cohen	151	7.0	+0.2
Majority			1,074	49.2	+2.8
Turnout			2,183
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1962

1962
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	1,441	78.2	+7.1
	Conservative	M. J. K. McGregor	245	13.3	−8.6
	Communist	E. Cohen	115	6.2	−0.8
	Union Movement	E. Keeling	43	2.3	N/A
Majority			1,196	64.9	+15.7
Turnout			1,844
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1963

1963
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Humphries*	1,481	86.6	+8.4
	Conservative	J. D. Cheetham	230	13.4	+0.1
Majority			1,251	73.2	+8.3
Turnout			1,711
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1964

1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Nicholson*	786	81.4	−5.2
	Conservative	T. E. Murphy	180	18.6	+5.2
Majority			606	62.8	−10.4
Turnout			966
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1965

1965
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	649	67.1	−14.3
	Conservative	K. Allday	272	28.1	+9.5
	Communist	E. Cohen	46	4.8	N/A
Majority			377	39.0	−23.8
Turnout			967
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1966

1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Humphries*	723	77.3	+10.2
	Conservative	L. S. Smythe	212	22.7	−5.4
Majority			511	54.6	+15.6
Turnout			935
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1967

1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Nicolson*	483	58.9	−18.4
	Conservative	A. J. Walker	337	41.1	+18.4
Majority			146	17.8	−36.8
Turnout			820
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1968

1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	562	58.1	−0.8
	Conservative	V. R. Cattan	347	35.9	−5.2
	Liberal	J. R. Clements	58	6.0	N/A
Majority			215	22.2	+4.4
Turnout			967
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1969

1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. V. Shaw*	767	55.5	−2.6
	Conservative	R. E. Lilley	317	22.9	−13.0
	Liberal	L. J. Howard	299	21.6	+15.6
Majority			450	32.6	+10.4
Turnout			1,383
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

May 1970

1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Nicholson*	897	77.5	+22.0
	Conservative	D. A. Harding	171	14.8	−8.1
	Liberal	J. H. Colclough	90	7.7	−13.9
Majority			726	62.7	+30.1
Turnout			1,158
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ TORIES' NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8
↑ LABOUR TALKES FIVE TORY SEATS: WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4
↑ Tories toppled in twin cities landslide, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16
↑ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch.1), retrieved 27 February 2023
↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1973/606, retrieved 26 February 2023

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[1] TORIES' NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8

[2] LABOUR TALKES FIVE TORY SEATS: WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4

[3] Tories toppled in twin cities landslide, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16

[4] "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch.1), retrieved 27 February 2023

[5] "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1973/606, retrieved 26 February 2023

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