Manchester Openshaw (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Openshaw
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Manchester Openshaw in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
1955–1983
Seatsone
Created fromManchester Gorton and Droylsden[1]
Replaced byManchester Central and Oldham West[2]

Manchester Openshaw was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Openshaw district of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1955 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

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1955–1974: The county borough of Manchester wards of Bradford, Newton Heath and Openshaw, and the urban district of Failsworth.[3]

1974–1983: The county borough of Manchester wards of Bradford and Newton Heath, and the urban district of Failsworth.[4]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1955 William Williams Labour
1963 by-election Charles Morris Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

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Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1955: Manchester Openshaw[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Williams 24,638 59.7
Conservative Harold Day 16,596 40.3
Majority 8,042 19.4
Turnout 41,234 72.7
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1959: Manchester Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Williams 24,975 60.2 +0.5
Conservative Michael Schofield 16,537 39.8 −0.5
Majority 8,438 20.4 +1.0
Turnout 41,512 76.0 +3.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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1963 Manchester Openshaw by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Morris 16,101 65.9 +5.7
Conservative Gerald Fitzsimmons 7,139 29.2 −10.6
Communist Eddie Marsden 1,185 4.9 New
Majority 8,962 36.7 +16.3
Turnout 24,425
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Manchester Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Morris 22,589 59.6 −0.6
Conservative Gerald Fitzsimmons 13,387 35.3 −4.5
Communist Eddie Marsden 1,947 5.1 New
Majority 9,202 24.3 +3.9
Turnout 37,923 71.3 −4.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Manchester Openshaw[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Morris 22,103 64.9 +5.3
Conservative Robert Chronnell 10,465 30.7 −4.6
Communist Eddie Marsden 1,479 4.3 −0.8
Majority 11,638 34.2 +9.9
Turnout 34,047 65.9 −5.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Manchester Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Morris 19,397 60.2 −4.7
Conservative BM Allanson 12,296 38.1 +7.4
Communist Bernard Panter 552 1.7 −2.6
Majority 7,101 22.1 −12.1
Turnout 32,245 63.9 −2.0
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Manchester Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Morris 16,478 53.5 −6.7
Conservative Aubrey Rosen 9,021 29.3 −8.8
Liberal Arthur Wood 4,467 14.5 New
National Front John Hulse 541 1.8 New
Communist Phillip Widdall 312 1.0 −0.7
Majority 7,457 24.2 +2.1
Turnout 30,819 73.0 +9.1
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Manchester Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Morris 16,109 57.6 +4.1
Conservative Geoffrey Green 7,596 27.1 −2.2
Liberal Arthur Wood 3,980 14.2 −0.3
Communist Phillip Widdall 300 1.1 +0.1
Majority 8,513 30.4 +6.2
Turnout 27,985 65.7 −7.3
Labour hold Swing +3.1
General election 1979: Manchester Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Morris 17,099 62.1 +4.5
Conservative Peter Hilton 9,955 36.2 +9.1
National Front Alfred Coles 296 1.1 New
Communist Phillip Widdall 174 0.6 −0.5
Majority 7,144 26.0 −4.4
Turnout 27,524 72.8 +7.1
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester, Oldham and Ashton under Lyne) Order, 1955 (S.I. 1955 No.16)
  2. ^ "'Manchester Openshaw', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester, Oldham and Ashton under Lyne) Order, 1955", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 5 January 1955, SI 1955/16, retrieved 6 February 2022
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 29 March 1973, SI 1973/606, retrieved 6 February 2022
  5. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  6. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
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