Beswick was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1919 until 1982. It covered Beswick and parts of Ancoats.

Beswick
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Beswick ward (1973) within Manchester
Coat of arms of Beswick
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughManchester
CreatedNovember 1919
Named afterBeswick
Government
  TypeUnicameral
  BodyManchester City Council
UK Parliamentary ConstituencyManchester Exchange

Overview

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Beswick ward was created in 1919,[1] from the western portion of the Bradford ward. The ward was largely unaffected by city-wide boundary revisions in 1950,[2] however, further revisions in 1971,[3] transferred part of Ancoats from the former New Cross ward. In 1982, the ward was abolished, and its remaining area became part of the new Beswick and Clayton ward.[4]

From 1919 until 1955, the ward formed part of the Manchester Clayton Parliamentary constituency.[5][6] From 1955 until its abolition, it was part of the Manchester Exchange Parliamentary constituency.

Councillors

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ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1919 M. E. Smith (Lab) P. J. Wall (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1920 M. E. Smith (Lab) P. J. Wall (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1921 M. E. Smith (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1922 M. E. Smith (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1923 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1924 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1925 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1926 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1927 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1928 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1929 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1930 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1931 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1932 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1933 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1934 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
1935 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) W. Robinson (Lab)
April 1936 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) M. Bell (Lab)
1936 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) M. Bell (Lab)
January 1937 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) H. Baldwin (Lab)
1937 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) H. Baldwin (Lab)
1938 H. Thorneycroft (Lab) L. B. Cox (Lab) H. Baldwin (Lab)
1945 H. Baldwin (Lab) W. Winstanley (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1946 H. Baldwin (Lab) W. Winstanley (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1947 H. Baldwin (Lab) W. Winstanley (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1949 H. Baldwin (Lab) W. Winstanley (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1950 H. Baldwin (Lab) W. Winstanley (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1951 H. Baldwin (Lab) W. Winstanley (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1952 H. Baldwin (Lab) W. Winstanley (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1953 H. Baldwin (Lab) W. Winstanley (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1954 H. Baldwin (Lab) W. Winstanley (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1955 H. Baldwin (Lab) W. Winstanley (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1956 J. G. Birtles (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1957 J. G. Birtles (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1958 J. G. Birtles (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1959 J. G. Birtles (Lab) R. Malcolm (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1960 J. G. Birtles (Lab) J. Dean (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
1961 J. G. Birtles (Lab) J. Dean (Lab) T. W. Farrell (Lab)
February 1962 J. G. Birtles (Lab) J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1962 J. G. Birtles (Lab) J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1963 J. G. Birtles (Lab) J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1964 J. G. Birtles (Lab) J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1965 J. G. Birtles (Lab) J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1967 J. G. Birtles (Lab) J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1967 J. G. Birtles (Lab) J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1968 J. G. Birtles (Lab) J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1969 J. G. Birtles (Lab) J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1970 J. G. Birtles (Lab) J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1971 J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab) J. G. Birtles (Lab)
July 1971 J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab) S. Corless (Lab)
1972 J. Dean (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab) S. Corless (Lab)
1973 J. Dean (Lab) S. Corless (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
June 1974 J. E. Jackson (Lab) S. Corless (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1975 J. E. Jackson (Lab) S. Corless (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1976 J. E. Jackson (Lab) J. Flanagan (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1978 S. Silverman (Lab) J. Flanagan (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1979 S. Silverman (Lab) J. Flanagan (Lab) K. Eastham (Lab)
1980 S. Silverman (Lab) J. Flanagan (Lab) M. Harrison (Lab)

Elections

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Elections in 1910s

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November 1919

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1919 (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. E. Smith 2,858 63.4
Labour P. J. Wall 2,783 61.8
Labour W. Robinson 2,772 61.5
Conservative T. W. H. Preston* 1,777 39.4
Conservative O. R. Whittaker* 1,679 37.3
Conservative J. Fiddiham 1,647 36.6
Majority 995 22.1
Turnout 4,505 36.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in 1920s

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November 1920

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1920
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Robinson* 2,796 56.1 −7.3
Conservative J. Fiddiham 2,187 43.9 +4.5
Majority 609 12.2 −9.9
Turnout 4,983 43.7 +7.4
Labour hold Swing

November 1921

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1921
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. B. Cox 3,490 58.1 +1.0
Conservative J. Fiddiham 2,618 42.9 −1.0
Majority 872 14.2 +2.0
Turnout 6,108 53.8 10.1
Labour hold Swing

November 1922

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1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. E. Smith* 3,636 50.2 −7.9
Conservative J. H. Meachin 3,604 49.8 +7.9
Majority 32 0.4 −13.8
Turnout 7,240 62.0 +8.2
Labour hold Swing

November 1923

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1923
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Robinson* 4,334 52.4 +2.2
Conservative J. H. Meachin 3,879 46.9 −2.9
NFDDSS C. Reilly 57 0.7 N/A
Majority 455 5.5 +5.1
Turnout 8,270
Labour hold Swing

November 1924

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1924
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. B. Cox* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

November 1925

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1925
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Thorneycroft* 4,754 63.0 N/A
Conservative J. W. Brownhill 2,792 37.0 N/A
Majority 1,962 26.0 N/A
Turnout 7,546 61.6 N/A
Labour hold Swing

November 1926

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1926
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Robinson* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

November 1927

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1927
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. B. Cox* 4,549 63.6 N/A
Conservative P. Sims 2,609 36.4 N/A
Majority 1,940 27.2 N/A
Turnout 7,158 59.0 N/A
Labour hold Swing

November 1928

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1928
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Thorneycroft* 4,946 62.7 −0.9
Conservative G. Southward 2,937 37.3 +0.9
Majority 2,009 25.4 −1.8
Turnout 7,883 64.8 +5.8
Labour hold Swing

November 1929

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1929
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Robinson* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 1930s

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November 1930

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1930
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. B. Cox* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

November 1931

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1931
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Thorneycroft* 3,902 52.3 N/A
Conservative W. Shaw 3,559 47.7 N/A
Majority 343 4.6 N/A
Turnout 7,461 59.6
Labour hold Swing

November 1932

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1932
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Robinson* 4,258 68.0 +15.7
Conservative R. C. Roberts 2,002 32.0 −15.7
Majority 2,256 36.0 +31.4
Turnout 6,260
Labour hold Swing

November 1933

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1933
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. B. Cox* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

November 1934

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1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Thorneycroft* 4,033 67.3 N/A
Conservative K. A. Quas-Cohen 1,963 32.7 N/A
Majority 2,070 34.6 N/A
Turnout 5,996
Labour hold Swing

November 1935

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1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Robinson* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

April 1936 (by-election)

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By-election: 30 April 1936
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Bell uncontested
Labour hold Swing

November 1936

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1936
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. B. Cox* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

January 1937 (by-election)

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By-electin: 21 January 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Baldwin uncontested
Labour hold Swing

November 1937

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1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Thorneycroft* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

November 1938

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1938
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Baldwin* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 1940s

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November 1945

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1945 (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Winstanley* 3,831 75.0 N/A
Labour T. W. Farrell 3,758 73.5 N/A
Independent J. McGuiness 1,279 25.0 N/A
Majority 2,479 48.5 N/A
Turnout 5,110 34.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

November 1946

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1946
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Baldwin* 3,383 68.2' −6.8
Conservative R. S. Smith 1,577 31.8 N/A
Majority 1,806 36.4 −12.1
Turnout 4,960
Labour hold Swing

November 1947

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1947
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. W. Farrell* 4,845 58.0 −10.2
Conservative G. Bryant 3,511 42.0 +10.2
Majority 1,334 16.0 −20.4
Turnout 8,356
Labour hold Swing

May 1949

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1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Winstanley* 5,166 63.7 +5.7
Conservative W. Morgan 2,803 34.5 −7.5
Communist T. Royle 146 1.8 N/A
Majority 2,363 29.2 +13.2
Turnout 8,115
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 1950s

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May 1950

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1950 (new boundaries)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Baldwin* 3,970 73.4
Conservative A. Nixon 1,342 24.8
Communist T. Royle 97 1.8
Majority 2,628 48.6
Turnout 5,409
Labour hold Swing

May 1951

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1951
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. W. Farrell* 3,460 63.8 −9.6
Conservative C. P. R. Dunn 1,966 36.2 +11.4
Majority 1,494 27.6 −21.0
Turnout 5,426
Labour hold Swing

May 1952

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1952
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Winstanley 4,794 75.6 +11.8
Conservative C. P. R. Dunn 1,546 24.4 −11.8
Majority 3,248 51.2 +23.6
Turnout 6,340
Labour hold Swing

May 1953

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1953
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Baldwin* 3,499 76.4 +0.8
Conservative H. Broderick 1,083 23.6 −0.8
Majority 2,416 52.8 +1.6
Turnout 4,582
Labour hold Swing

May 1954

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1954
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. W. Farrell* 3,471 78.2 +1.8
Conservative H. Broderick 969 21.8 −1.8
Majority 2,502 56.4 +3.6
Turnout 4,440
Labour hold Swing

May 1955

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1955
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Winstanley* 3,202 74.1 −4.1
Conservative J. Vernon 1,119 25.9 +4.1
Majority 2,083 48.2 −8.2
Turnout 4,321
Labour hold Swing

May 1956

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1956 (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. G. Birtles* 2,275 77.2 +3.1
Labour R. Malcolm 2,139 72.6 −1.5
Conservative R. B. Crompton 738 25.1 −0.8
Majority 1,401 47.5 −0.7
Turnout 2,945
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 1957

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1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. W. Farrell* 3,013 84.8 +7.6
Conservative W. M. Hall 541 15.2 −9.9
Majority 2,472 69.6 +22.1
Turnout 3,554
Labour hold Swing

May 1958

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1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Malcolm* 2,623 83.9 −0.9
Conservative D. E. Logan 505 16.1 +0.9
Majority 2,118 67.8 −1.8
Turnout 3,128
Labour hold Swing

May 1959

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1959
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. G. Birtles* 2,785 80.6 −3.3
Conservative H. L. W. Glover 672 19.4 +3.3
Majority 2,113 61.2 −6.6
Turnout 3,457
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 1960s

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May 1960

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1960 (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. W. Farrell* 1,779 64.3 −16.3
Labour J. Dean 1,686 61.0 −19.6
Conservative K. A. Edis 986 35.7 +16.3
Majority 700 25.3 −35.9
Turnout 2,765
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 1961

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1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Dean* 2,567 76.7 +12.1
Conservative K. A. Edis 780 23.3 −12.4
Majority 1,787 53.4 +28.1
Turnout 3,347
Labour hold Swing

February 1962 (by-election)

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By-election: 8 February 1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Eastham 1,546 82.5 +5.8
Conservative K. A. Edis 328 17.5 −5.8
Majority 1,218 65.0 +11.6
Turnout 1,874
Labour hold Swing

May 1962

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1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. G. Birtles* 2,341 84.0 +7.3
Conservative S. Mottram 266 9.5 −13.8
Union Movement D. E. Hesketh 181 6.5 N/A
Majority 2,075 74.5 +21.1
Turnout 2,788
Labour hold Swing

May 1963

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1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Eastham* 2,613 86.7 +2.7
Independent D. S. Lawson 208 6.9 N/A
Conservative S. Mottram 193 6.4 −3.1
Majority 2,405 79.8 +5.3
Turnout 3,014
Labour hold Swing

May 1964

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1964
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Dean* 2,469 85.3 −1.4
Conservative S. Mottram 427 14.7 +8.3
Majority 2,042 70.6 −9.2
Turnout 2,896
Labour hold Swing

May 1965

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1965
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. G. Birtles* 1,626 74.3 −11.0
Conservative N. A. Green 562 25.7 +11.0
Majority 1,064 48.6 −22.0
Turnout 2,188
Labour hold Swing

May 1966

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1966
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Eastham* 1,605 80.4 +6.1
Conservative N. A. Green 392 19.6 −6.1
Majority 1,213 60.8 +12.2
Turnout 1,997
Labour hold Swing

May 1967

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1967
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Dean* 1,031 63.6 −16.8
Conservative R. Lilley 370 22.8 +3.2
Independent E. Bevan 219 13.6 N/A
Majority 661 40.8 −20.0
Turnout 1,620
Labour hold Swing

May 1968

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1968
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. G. Birtles* 922 62.2 −1.4
Conservative R. Lilley 560 37.8 +15.0
Majority 362 24.4 −16.4
Turnout 1,482
Labour hold Swing

May 1969

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1969
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Eastham* 994 67.5 +5.3
Conservative E. M. Bevan 478 32.5 −5.3
Majority 516 35.0 +10.6
Turnout 1,472
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 1970s

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May 1970

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1970
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Dean* 1,223 75.3 +7.8
Conservative E. M. Bevan 402 24.7 −7.8
Majority 821 50.6 +15.6
Turnout 1,625
Labour hold Swing

May 1971

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1971 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Dean* 2,609 89.8
Labour K. Eastham* 2,517 86.6
Labour J. G. Birtles* 2,280 78.5
Conservative D. Eastwood 585 20.1
Conservative A. Bradshaw 326 11.2
Conservative J. R. Cawley 310 10.7
Communist J. Coupe 92 3.2
Majority 1,695 58.3
Turnout 2,906
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

July 1971 (by-election)

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By-election: 8 July 1971
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Corless 1,522 88.3 −1.5
Conservative D. Eastwood 133 7.7 −14.4
Independent J. Lewis 68 3.9 N/A
Majority 1,389 80.6 +22.3
Turnout 1,723
Labour hold Swing

May 1972

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1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Corless* 2,005 89.5 −0.3
Conservative D. Eastwood 236 10.5 −9.6
Majority 1,769 79.0 +20.7
Turnout 2,241
Labour hold Swing

May 1973

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1973 (3 vacancies; reorganisation)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Dean* 1,528 80.6 −8.6
Labour S. Corless* 1,514 79.9 −9.6
Labour K. Eastham* 1,485 78.3 −11.2
Conservative J. C. J. Cavill 252 13.3 +2.8
Conservative J. Cartland 238 12.6 +2.1
Conservative W. Whitmore 235 12.4 +1.9
Majority 1,233 65.0 −14.0
Turnout 1,896
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

June 1974 (by-election)

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By-election: 27 June 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. E. Jackson 1,298 70.9 −14.9
Liberal W. J. Ellwood 248 13.6 +13.6
Conservative D. Porter 173 9.5 −4.6
National Front S. McKenzie 111 6.1 +6.1
Majority 1,050 57.4 −14.3
Turnout 1,830
Labour hold Swing -14.2

May 1975

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1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Eastham* 1,282 79.0 −6.8
Conservative J. R. Cawley 341 21.0 +6.8
Majority 941 58.0 −13.7
Turnout 1,623
Labour hold Swing -6.8

May 1976

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1976
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Flanagan 1,760 75.4 −3.6
Conservative J. Cartland 449 19.2 −1.8
Liberal P. Coleman 125 5.4 +5.4
Majority 1,311 56.2 −1.8
Turnout 2,334
Labour hold Swing -1.8

May 1978

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1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Silverman 1,746 77.3 +1.9
Conservative J. Cartland 370 16.4 −2.8
National Front A. Tatton 81 3.6 +3.6
Liberal J. Thomson 63 2.8 −2.6
Majority 1,376 60.9 +4.7
Turnout 2,260 27.7
Labour hold Swing +2.3

May 1979

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1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Eastham* 3,505 81.5 +4.2
Conservative C. Hare 796 18.5 +2.1
Majority 2,709 63.0 +2.1
Turnout 4,301 61.2 +33.5
Labour hold Swing +1.0

Elections in 1980s

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May 1980

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1980 (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Flanagan* 2,061 81.6 +0.1
Labour M. Harrison 1,898
Independent W. C. Carman 208 8.2 +8.2
Conservative C. Hare 148 5.8 −12.7
Conservative R. Plant 121
Liberal K. Parkinson 109 4.3 +4.3
Majority 1,690 73.4 +10.4
Turnout 2,526 34.1 −27.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -4.0

See also

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References

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  1. TORIES' NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8
  2. "Tories' Net Gain of Two Seats in Manchester", Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p. 8
  3. Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6
  4. Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
  5. "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 27 February 2023
  6. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/606, retrieved 26 February 2023