Wythenshawe (ward)

Wythenshawe
Wythenshawe
Ward
	Wythenshawe ward (1950) within Manchester
	Coat of arms
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County borough	Manchester
Created	March 1931
Named after	Wythenshawe
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Manchester Wythenshawe

Last updated October 20, 2025

Wythenshawe was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1931 until 1954. It covered the Wythenshawe estate to the south the city.

Background

The ward was created in 1931,^[1] following the Manchester Extension Act 1930, which gave the Wythenshawe estate to the Manchester corporation.^[2] Its covered the former civil parishes of Baguley, Northenden, and Northen Etchells which had previously belonged to Bucklow Rural District. Its boundaries were altered in 1950,^[3] with that part of the ward north of the Cheshire Lines Railway transferred to the new Northenden ward. In 1954, the ward was abolished, and its area was divided between the Baguley, Benchill, and Woodhouse Park wards.^[4]

From 1931 until 1945, the ward formed part of the Altrincham Parliamentary constituency;^[5] from 1945 until 1950 it was part of the Bucklow Parliamentary constituency;^[6] from 1950 until its abolition it was part of the Manchester Wythenshawe Parliamentary constituency.^[7]^[8]

Councillors

Election
March 1931	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	W. Wolstenholme (Ind)	H. Ireland (Con)
August 1931	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	S. Lowe (Con)	H. Ireland (Con)
1932	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	S. Lowe (Con)	H. Bentley (Con)
1933	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	S. Lowe (Con)	H. Bentley (Con)
1934	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	S. Lowe (Con)	H. Bentley (Con)
1935	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	S. Lowe (Con)	H. Bentley (Con)
1936	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	J. Cooper (Lab)	H. Bentley (Con)
1937	C. A. Cave (Con)	J. Cooper (Lab)	H. Bentley (Con)
1938	C. A. Cave (Con)	J. Cooper (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)
1945	C. A. Cave (Con)	W. Frost (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)
1946	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	W. Frost (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)
1947	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	W. Frost (Lab)	A. I. Oliver (Con)
1949	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	S. Ralphs (Con)	A. I. Oliver (Con)
1950	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	W. Walmsley (Con)	W. Davies (Con)
1951	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	W. Walmsley (Con)	W. Frost (Lab)
1952	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	H. Lloyd (Lab)	W. Frost (Lab)
1953	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	H. Lloyd (Lab)	W. Frost (Lab)

Elections

Elections in 1930s

March 1931

By-election: 25 March 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. R. W. Menzies	1,193	36.5
	Independent	W. Wolstenholme	1,080	33.1
	Conservative	H. Ireland	998	30.6
	Conservative	S. Lowe	995	30.5
	Liberal	W. Kennedy	766	23.5
	Labour	E. Whiteley	226	6.9
	Labour	G. Dixon	137	4.2
Majority			3	0.1
Turnout			3,265
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

August 1931

By-election: 4 August 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Lowe	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1932

1932
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bentley*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1933

1933
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Lowe*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1934

1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. R. W. Menzies*	2,185	36.1	N/A
	Independent	S. D. Simon	2,005	33.1	N/A
	Labour	F. Helme	1,868	30.8	N/A
Majority			180	3.0	N/A
Turnout			6,058
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1935

1935
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bentley*	3,902	59.5	+23.4
	Labour	B. Starkie	2,652	40.5	+9.7
Majority			1,250	19.0	+16.0
Turnout			6,553
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1936

1936
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cooper	2,899	55.0	+14.5
	Conservative	S. Lowe*	2,369	45.0	−14.5
Majority			530	10.0
Turnout			5,268
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1937

1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. A. Cave	3,910	53.1	+8.1
	Labour	E. A. Yarwood	3,460	46.9	−8.1
Majority			450	6.2
Turnout			7,370
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1938

1938
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. A. Yarwood	4,522	50.9	+4.0
	Conservative	H. Bentley*	4,354	49.1	−4.0
Majority			168	1.8
Turnout			8,876
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in 1940s

November 1945

1945
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Frost	7,303	62.9	+12.0
	Conservative	W. Walton	4,300	37.1	−12.0
Majority			3,003	25.8	+24.0
Turnout			11,603	41.2
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1946

1946
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. S. Gatley	6,438	49.7	−13.2
	Conservative	J. J. Shawe	5,873	45.3	+8.2
	Communist	W. Prince	648	5.0	N/A
Majority			565	4.4	−21.4
Turnout			12,959
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1947

1947
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. I. Oliver	9,723	53.0	+7.7
	Labour	E. A. Yarwood*	8,137	44.4	−5.3
	Communist	W. Prince	469	2.6	−2.4
Majority			1,586	8.6
Turnout			18,329
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 1949

1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Ralphs	8,802	50.7	−2.3
	Labour	W. Frost*	7,643	44.0	−0.4
	Liberal	R. T. Taylor	554	3.2	N/A
	Communist	G. Taylor	372	2.1	−0.5
Majority			1,159	6.7	−1.9
Turnout			17,371
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in 1950s

May 1950

1950
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. S. Gatley*	5,308	53.1
	Conservative	T. Duffy	4,493	44.9
	Communist	G. Taylor	201	2.0
Majority			815	8.2
Turnout			10,002
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1951

1951
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Frost	6,779	54.9	+1.8
	Conservative	W. Davies*	5,579	45.1	+0.2
Majority			1,200	9.8	+1.6
Turnout			12,358
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 1952

1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Lloyd	10,525	70.0	+15.1
	Conservative	W. Walmsley*	4,502	30.0	−15.1
Majority			6,023	40.0	+30.2
Turnout			15,027
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 1953

1953
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. S. Gatley*	8,759	63.3	−6.7
	Conservative	A. Williamson	4,684	33.8	+3.8
	Independent	F. Frost	401	2.9	N/A
Majority			4,075	29.5	−10.5
Turnout			13,844
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ COUNCILLORS FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, February 18, 1931, p.11
↑ INCORPORATING WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, March 19, 1930, p.13
↑ 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
↑ Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the people act, 1918 : with explanatory notes. University of California Libraries. London : Sweet and Maxwell.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
↑ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4. OCLC 539011.
↑ "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] COUNCILLORS FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, February 18, 1931, p.11

[2] INCORPORATING WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, March 19, 1930, p.13

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

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

[5] Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the people act, 1918 : with explanatory notes. University of California Libraries. London : Sweet and Maxwell.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

[6] Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4. OCLC 539011.

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

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

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