Manchester Cheetham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Manchester Cheetham
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–February 1974
Seatsone
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.

Contents

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, Hugh Oldham, and Miles Platting.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Harold Lever Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Politics and history of the constituency

Founded in 1950 the constituency consistently returned Labour Party MPs to the House of Commons in every election until it was dissolved in boundary changes in 1974. The constituency was represented by Harold Lever for its entire 24-year existence, he received between 58% and 70% of the vote. After 1974 the constituency was replaced by Manchester Central.

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Manchester Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lever 22,012 58.0
Conservative Keith Quas-Cohen12,18132.1
Liberal Bernard McManus3,79410.0
Majority9,83125.9
Turnout 37,98779.5
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Manchester Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lever 22,810 62.3 +4.3
Conservative Geoffrey W. Singleton13,80237.7+5.6
Majority9,00824.6-1.3
Turnout 36,61275.9−3.6
Labour hold Swing −0.7
General election 1955: Manchester Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lever 21,721 62.2 −0.1
Conservative James M. Eayrs13,19037.8+0.1
Majority8,53124.4-0.2
Turnout 34,91165.7−10.2
Labour hold Swing −0.1
General election 1959: Manchester Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lever 20,941 64.3 +2.1
Conservative Mary Patricia O'Gara11,60535.7−2.1
Majority9,33628.6+4.2
Turnout 32,54669.0+3.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Manchester Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lever 16,046 66.3 +2.0
Conservative John H. Tresman8,16333.7−2.0
Majority7,88332.6+4.0
Turnout 24,20960.1−8.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Manchester Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lever 14,206 70.9 +4.6
Conservative Arthur A. O'Connor5,84429.2−4.5
Majority8,36241.7+9.1
Turnout 20,05057.0−4.1
Labour hold Swing +4.6

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Manchester Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lever 10,912 64.1 −6.8
Conservative Tom Arnold 6,11035.9+6.7
Majority4,80228.2+13.5
Turnout 17,02255.8−1.2
Labour hold Swing −6.8

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