Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)

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Manchester Exchange
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–February 1974
Seatsone
Created from Manchester North West
Replaced by Manchester Central

Manchester Exchange 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 1918 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Exchange, Oxford, St Ann's, St Clement's, and St John's, and part of St Michael's ward.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of All Saints, Exchange, Medlock Street, Oxford, St Ann's, St Clement's, St George's, St John's, and St Luke's.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of All Saints, Beswick, New Cross, St George's, and St Peter's.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Sir John Randles Coalition Conservative
1922 Sir Edwin Stockton Conservative
1923 Robert Noton Barclay Liberal
1924 Edward Fielden Conservative
1935 Peter Eckersley Conservative
1940 by-election Thomas Hewlett Conservative
1945 Harold Lever Labour
1950 William Griffiths Labour
1973 by-election Frank Hatton Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist John Randles 12,29069.8
Liberal Arthur Haworth 5,32630.2
Majority 6,98439.6
Turnout 17,61651.0
Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

Barton 1922 Sir William Barton.jpg
Barton
General election 1922: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Edwin Stockton 13,919 57.8 12.0
Liberal William Barton 10,14842.2+12.0
Majority 3,77115.6−24.0
Turnout 24,06761.2+10.2
Unionist hold Swing 12.0
General election 1923: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Barclay 12,248 54.0 +11.8
Unionist Edwin Stockton 10,44946.011.8
Majority 1,7998.0N/A
Turnout 22,69759.41.8
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +11.8
General election 1924: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Edward Fielden 13,200 55.2 +9.2
Liberal Robert Barclay 10,69344.89.2
Majority 2,50710.4N/A
Turnout 23,89359.00.4
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General election 1929: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Edward Fielden 13,691 39.9 15.3
Liberal Robert Barclay 11,11232.412.4
Labour Abraham Moss 9,50027.7New
Majority 2,5797.52.9
Turnout 34,30370.2+11.2
Unionist hold Swing 1.5

Election in the 1930s

General election 1931: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Fielden 24,261 73.5 +33.6
Labour E.A. Gower8,72726.50.8
Majority 15,53447.0+39.5
Turnout 29,49766.24.0
Conservative hold Swing
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Paish
General election 1935: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Eckersley 15,956 54.1 19.4
Labour Eric L. Mendel8,31328.2+1.7
Liberal George Paish 5,22817.7New
Majority 7,64325.9−21.1
Turnout 29,49763.32.9
Conservative hold Swing

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

1940 Manchester Exchange by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Hewlett Unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold
General election 1945: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lever 11,067 55.0 +26.8
Conservative Thomas Hewlett 7,05035.0−18.9
Liberal Heric Kenyon2,01810.0−7.7
Majority 4,01720.0N/A
Turnout 20,13570.3+7.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Griffiths 18,335 54.1 0.9
Conservative R.S. Harper13,71640.5+5.5
Liberal John Cooper1,8125.44.6
Majority 4,61913.66.4
Turnout 33,86374.88.5
Labour hold Swing +4.5
General election 1951: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Griffiths 18,475 55.4 +1.3
Conservative Idris Owen 14,88144.6+4.1
Majority 3,59410.8−2.8
Turnout 33,35672.42.4
Labour hold Swing +4.5
General election 1955: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Griffiths 20,203 61.0 +5.6
Conservative Basil de Ferranti 12,92239.05.6
Majority 7,28122.0+11.2
Turnout 33,12563.28.5
Labour hold Swing +5.6
General election 1959: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Griffiths 19,328 64.6 +3.6
Conservative Leonard Smith10,60435.43.6
Majority 8,72429.2+7.2
Turnout 29,93263.6+0.4
Labour hold Swing +3.6

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Griffiths 13,952 69.1 +4.5
Conservative Beata Brookes 6,24230.94.5
Majority 7,71038.2+9.0
Turnout 20,19455.87.8
Labour hold Swing +4.5
General election 1966: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Griffiths 10,425 73.5 +4.4
Conservative John Stuart-Mills3,76126.54.4
Majority 6,66447.0+8.8
Turnout 14,18653.72.1
Labour hold Swing +4.4

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Manchester Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Griffiths 8,234 68.5 5.0
Conservative William J. Loftus3,34127.8+1.3
Independent G.E. Spencer4403.7New
Majority 4,89340.7−6.3
Turnout 12,01557.0+4.3
Labour hold Swing 3.2
1973 Manchester Exchange by-election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Hatton 5,348 55.33 −13.20
Liberal Michael Steed 3,52536.47New
Conservative William J. Loftus6837.07−20.74
Marxist-Leninist (England) Ruth Pushkin1091.13New
Majority 1,82318.86−21.86
Turnout 9,665
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "1973 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.