Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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Manchester Central
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
North West England - Manchester Central constituency.svg
Boundary of Manchester Central in North West England
County Greater Manchester
Electorate 75,311 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Ardwick, Ancoats, Deansgate, Manchester City Centre, Openshaw, Moston, Failsworth
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament Lucy Powell (Labour Co-op)
Created from Manchester Exchange and Manchester Cheetham

Manchester Central is a parliamentary constituency [n 1] in Greater Manchester created in 1974. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2012 by Lucy Powell of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party. [n 2] Powell currently serves as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.

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Constituency profile

The seat covers the city centre and all its major attractions and both of Manchester's large universities, and fringe areas such as Hulme and Ancoats which have undergone extensive regeneration since the 1990s, an example of which is the New Islington development. Flats in the city centre can sell for several million pounds while there are more deprived areas to the east, including Moston, Beswick and Ardwick. There is a high proportion of graduates and students in the city centre, and the constituency as a whole has the highest proportion of Chinese people in the country. [2] Moss Side is home to a large Afro-Caribbean population.

This constituency has always (since its 1974 creation) been a safe Labour seat. The current MP Lucy Powell won the seat in a by-election in November 2012 on a turnout of just 18%, the lowest since the Second World War. [3] Twelve candidates stood, considerably more than the six who stood in the 1979 by-election.

History

Creation

The main forerunner to the seat was Manchester Cheetham, entirely taken into this area; three of five wards of former seat Manchester Exchange completed the first set of boundaries of the seat. The seat (including predecessor seats) has been held by the Labour Party since 1945.

Political history

Labour candidates have won Manchester Central by a decidedly non-marginal majority since its 1974 creation. [4] The current MP Lucy Powell won the seat at a by-election in November 2012 on a turnout of 18%; the lowest since the Second World War. [3]

Results of other parties

The 2015 general election saw greater-than-national-average swing of +3.4% (by a swing of +6.2%) to the Green Party candidate, achieving third place. Followed next by UKIP in 2015 by number of votes cast (prior to the 2016 UK EU membership referendum, votes cast for the Liberal Democrats – who for two periods had been the runner-up party in Manchester Central – for the first time placed its candidate in fifth place. The Conservative Party returned to second place in 2015 through candidate Xingang Wang (achieving 13.5% of the vote); its second place of 1979 was through its best polling to date of 22.1% of the vote. The maximal second place to date was 2010, through Liberal Democrat candidate, Marc Ramsbottom, taking 26.6% of the vote.

Turnout

Turnout has changed from a national low within the 2010 general election (of 46.7%) to 55.1% of electors. The greatest turnout was in 1987, with 63.9%.

Boundaries

Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of present boundaries

Historic

Manchester Central in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-1983 ManchesterCentral1974Constituency.svg
Manchester Central in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974–1983

1974–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Beswick, Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Harpurhey, and Miles Platting. [5]

1983–1997: The City of Manchester wards of Ardwick, Beswick and Clayton, Bradford, Central, Cheetham, Hulme, and Newton Heath.

1997–2010: As above, less Cheetham, plus Moss Side, and Whalley Range.

2010–2024: The City of Manchester wards of Ancoats & Clayton, Ardwick, Bradford, City Centre, Hulme, Miles Platting & Newton Heath, Moss Side, and Moston using the 2004–2018 boundaries.

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 (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The content of the constituency was subject to major changes, losing about half its electorate, mainly to the re-established constituency of Manchester Rusholme, including the districts of Ardwick, Hulme and Moss Side. Moston was transferred to Blackley and Middleton South (formerly Blackley and Broughton) in exchange for Cheetham, and the two Failsworth wards were transferred from Ashton-under-Lyne.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [7] PartyNotes
Feb 1974 Harold Lever Labour MP for Manchester Exchange from 1945 and for Manchester Cheetham from 1950. Resigned July 1979 on being raised to the peerage
1979 by-election Bob Litherland Labour
1997 Tony Lloyd Labour MP for Stretford from 1983. Resigned October 2012 to run for Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner. MP for Rochdale from 2017 to 2024
2012 by-election Lucy Powell Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Manchester Central [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lucy Powell 20,184 50.8 −14.6
Green Ekua Bayunu6,38716.1+13.2
Reform UK David Brown4,76012.0+7.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Northwood3,0517.7+1.7
Conservative Scott Smith2,8237.1−13.9
Workers Party Parham Hashemi1,8884.8N/A
SDP Sebastian Moore2400.6N/A
Independent Sabeena Khan2020.5N/A
Communist FutureCatriona Rylance1310.3N/A
Independent Albati Kalonda590.1N/A
Majority13,79734.7–9.7
Turnout 39,72546.7–7.1
Registered electors 85,049
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg13.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [9]
PartyVote %
Labour 26,47065.4
Conservative 8,50021.0
Liberal Democrats 2,4496.0
Brexit Party 1,7954.4
Green 1,1592.9
Others1070.3
Turnout40,48053.8
Electorate75,311
General election 2019: Manchester Central [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lucy Powell 36,823 70.4 –7.0
Conservative Shaden Jaradat7,73414.8+0.6
Liberal Democrats John Bridges3,4206.5+3.1
Brexit Party Sarah Chadwick2,3354.5N/A
Green Melanie Horrocks1,8703.6+1.9
Socialist Equality Dennis Leech1070.2N/A
Majority29,08955.6–7.6
Turnout 52,28956.9+1.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing –3.8
General election 2017: Manchester Central [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lucy Powell 38,490 77.4 +16.1
Conservative Xingang Wang7,04514.2+0.7
Liberal Democrats John Bridges1,6783.4–0.7
UKIP Kalvin Chapman1,4693.0–8.1
Green Rachael Shah8461.7–6.8
Pirate Neil Blackburn1920.4–0.4
Majority31,44563.2+14.4
Turnout 49,72055.1+2.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing +7.7
General election 2015: Manchester Central [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lucy Powell 27,772 61.3 +8.6
Conservative Xingang Wang6,13313.5+1.7
UKIP Myles Power5,03311.1+9.6
Green Kieran Turner-Dave3,8388.5+6.2
Liberal Democrats John Reid1,8674.1–22.5
Pirate Loz Kaye 3460.8N/A
TUSC Alex Davidson2700.6N/A
Communist League John Davies720.2N/A
Majority21,63947.8+21.7
Turnout 45,33152.7+6.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing +3.4
By-election 2012: Manchester Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lucy Powell 11,507 69.1 +16.4
Liberal Democrats Marc Ramsbottom1,5719.4–17.2
Conservative Matthew Sephton7544.5–7.3
UKIP Christopher Cassidy7494.5+3.0
Green Tom Dylan6523.9+1.6
BNP Eddy O'Sullivan4923.0–1.1
Pirate Loz Kaye 3081.9N/A
TUSC Alex Davidson2201.3N/A
Respect Catherine Higgins1821.1N/A
Monster Raving Loony Howling Laud Hope 780.5N/A
People's Democratic PartyLee Holmes710.4N/A
Communist League Peter Clifford640.4N/A
Majority9,93659.7+33.6
Turnout 16,64818.2−28.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 2010: Manchester Central [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Lloyd 21,059 52.7 −6.6
Liberal Democrats Marc Ramsbottom10,62026.6+5.6
Conservative Suhail Rahuja4,70411.8+1.3
BNP Tony Trebilcock1,6364.1N/A
Green Gayle O'Donovan9152.3−1.9
UKIP Nicola Weatherill6071.5+0.6
Socialist Labour Ron Sinclair1530.4−0.2
IndependentJohn Cartwright1200.3N/A
Workers Revolutionary Jonty Leff590.1N/A
Socialist Equality Robert Skelton540.1N/A
Majority10,43026.1−12.2
Turnout 39,92746.7+4.9
Labour hold Swing −6.1

This was the lowest turnout for any constituency in the whole of the United Kingdom in 2010

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Manchester Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Tony Lloyd 16,993 58.1 −10.6
Liberal Democrats Marc Ramsbottom7,21724.7+9.0
Conservative Tom Jackson2,5048.6−0.4
Green Steven Durrant1,2924.4+0.5
National Front Richard Kemp4211.4N/A
Independent Progressive LabourDamien O'Connor3821.3N/A
UKIP John Whittaker 2720.9N/A
Socialist Labour Ronald Sinclair1830.6−1.3
Majority9,77633.4−19.6
Turnout 29,26442.0+2.9
Labour hold Swing −9.8
General election 2001: Manchester Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Lloyd 17,812 68.7 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Phylip Hobson4,07015.7+3.4
Conservative Aaron Powell2,3289.0−2.8
Green Vanessa Hall1,0183.9N/A
Socialist Labour Ron Sinclair4841.9−0.5
ProLife Alliance Terrenia Brosnan2160.8N/A
Majority13,74253.0−5.7
Turnout 25,92839.1−12.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing −3.9

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Manchester Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Lloyd 23,803 71.0 −1.7
Liberal Democrats Alison Firth4,12112.3+2.5
Conservative Simon McIlwaine3,96411.8−4.7
Socialist Labour Francis Rafferty8102.4N/A
Referendum John Maxwell7422.2N/A
Communist League Timothy Rigby970.3−0.2
Majority19,68258.7
Turnout 33,53752.6−4.3
Labour hold Swing +1.5
General election 1992: Manchester Central [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Litherland 23,336 72.7 +4.5
Conservative Peter Davies5,29916.5−2.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Clayton3,1519.8−3.2
Natural Law Vivienne Mitchell1670.5N/A
Communist League Andrew Buchanan1670.5N/A
Majority18,03756.2+6.8
Turnout 32,12056.9−7.0
Labour hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Manchester Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Litherland 27,428 68.2 +2.9
Conservative Matthew Banks 7,56118.8−2.4
SDP Barry McColgan5,25013.0+1.2
Majority19,86749.4+5.3
Turnout 40,23963.9+3.3
Labour hold Swing +2.7
General election 1983: Manchester Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Litherland 27,353 65.3 −6.7
Conservative David Eager8,86821.2+1.4
SDP Altaf Ahmad4,95611.8+5.1
National Front Alfred Coles7291.7−0.1
Majority18,48544.1−4.6
Turnout 41,90660.6−2.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

Manchester Central by-election 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Litherland 7,494 70.7 −0.1
Liberal Anthony Parkinson1,50214.2+8.9
Conservative Stephen Lea1,27512.0−10.1
Independent Labour Syed Ala-Ud-Din1871.8N/A
Ecology John Foster1291.2N/A
Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident. Bill Boaks 120.1N/A
Majority5,99256.5+7.8
Turnout 10,59933.8−29.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Manchester Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lever 14,117 70.8 +1.5
Conservative Herbert Cummins4,41322.1+2.6
Liberal Gordon Wilmott1,0525.3−5.9
National Front Derek Benthall3651.8N/A
Majority9,70448.7−1.1
Turnout 19,94763.7+10.3
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Manchester Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lever 14,753 69.3 +7.6
Conservative Robert Jackson 4,14219.5−1.2
Liberal Patrick Coleman2,38211.2−6.3
Majority10,61149.8+8.8
Turnout 21,27753.4−8.4
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Manchester Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lever 15,075 61.7
Conservative Christopher Horne5,07120.7
Liberal Michael Steed 4,28117.5
Majority10,00441.0
Turnout 24,42761.8
Labour win (new seat)

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.

References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ↑ UK Polling Report https://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/manchestercentral/
  3. 1 2 "First female Manchester Labour MP". BBC News. 16 November 2012.
  4. ↑ The lowest majority was in 2010, at some 26.1% of the vote as shown in the results tables.
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1973/606, retrieved 26 February 2023
  6. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  7. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
  8. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll for Manchester Central" (PDF). Manchester CC. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "UK Parliamentary General Election – 12 December 2019". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Manchester Central – Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017. Pdf.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lancashire West". Manchester Central. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  14. ↑ Manchester Central results UK Polling
  15. ↑ "General Election Results from the Electoral Commission".
  16. ↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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