Manchester Openshaw (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955–1983}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = Manchester Openshaw
|type = Borough
|parliament = uk
|image = File:ManchesterOpenshaw1974Constituency.svg
|caption = Manchester Openshaw in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
|year = 1955
|abolished = 1983
|elects_howmany = one
|previous = Manchester Gorton and DroylsdenThe Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester, Oldham and Ashton under Lyne) Order, 1955 (S.I. 1955 No.16)
|next = Manchester Central and Oldham West{{cite web|title='Manchester Openshaw', Feb 1974 - May 1983|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74399.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|access-date=23 March 2016}}
|}}
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
1955–1974: The county borough of Manchester wards of Bradford, Newton Heath and Openshaw, and the urban district of Failsworth.{{Cite legislation UK |type=si |year=1955 |number=16 |si=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester, Oldham and Ashton under Lyne) Order, 1955 |section= |date=5 January 1955 |accessdate=6 February 2022 }}
1974–1983: The county borough of Manchester wards of Bradford and Newton Heath, and the urban district of Failsworth.{{Cite legislation UK |type=si |year=1973 |number=606 |si=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester) Order 1973 |section= |date=29 March 1973 |accessdate=6 February 2022 }}
Members of Parliament
Election results
=Elections in the 1950s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1955: Manchester Openshaw{{Cite book|title=The Times' Guide to the House of Commons|year=1955}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Williams
|votes = 24,638
|percentage = 59.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Harold Day
|votes = 16,596
|percentage = 40.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,042
|percentage = 19.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,234
|percentage = 72.7
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=General election 1959: Manchester Openshaw
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Williams
|votes = 24,975
|percentage = 60.2
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Schofield
|votes = 16,537
|percentage = 39.8
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,438
|percentage = 20.4
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,512
|percentage = 76.0
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1960s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=1963 Manchester Openshaw by-election
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Morris
|votes = 16,101
|percentage = 65.9
|change = +5.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gerald Fitzsimmons
|votes = 7,139
|percentage = 29.2
|change = -10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Eddie Marsden
|votes = 1,185
|percentage = 4.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,962
|percentage = 36.7
|change = +16.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 24,425
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1964: Manchester Openshaw
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Morris
|votes = 22,589
|percentage = 59.6
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gerald Fitzsimmons
|votes = 13,387
|percentage = 35.3
|change = -4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Eddie Marsden
|votes = 1,947
|percentage = 5.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,202
|percentage = 24.3
|change = +3.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,923
|percentage = 71.3
|change = -4.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1966: Manchester Openshaw{{Cite book|title=The Times' Guide to the House of Commons|year=1966}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Morris
|votes = 22,103
|percentage = 64.9
|change = +5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Chronnell
|votes = 10,465
|percentage = 30.7
|change = -4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Eddie Marsden
|votes = 1,479
|percentage = 4.3
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,638
|percentage = 34.2
|change = +9.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 34,047
|percentage = 65.9
|change = -5.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1970s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1970: Manchester Openshaw}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Morris
|votes = 19,397
|percentage = 60.2
|change = -4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = BM Allanson
|votes = 12,296
|percentage = 38.1
|change = +7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Bernard Panter
|votes = 552
|percentage = 1.7
|change = -2.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,101
|percentage = 22.1
|change = -12.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 32,245
|percentage = 63.9
|change = -2.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election February 1974: Manchester Openshaw}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Morris
|votes = 16,478
|percentage = 53.5
|change = -6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Aubrey Rosen
|votes = 9,021
|percentage = 29.3
|change = -8.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Wood
|votes = 4,467
|percentage = 14.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (United Kingdom)
|candidate = John Hulse
|votes = 541
|percentage = 1.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Phillip Widdall
|votes = 312
|percentage = 1.0
|change = -0.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,457
|percentage = 24.2
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 30,819
|percentage = 73.0
|change = +9.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election October 1974: Manchester Openshaw}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Morris
|votes = 16,109
|percentage = 57.6
|change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Green
|votes = 7,596
|percentage = 27.1
|change = −2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Wood
|votes = 3,980
|percentage = 14.2
|change = −0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Phillip Widdall
|votes = 300
|percentage = 1.1
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,513
|percentage = 30.4
|change = +6.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,985
|percentage = 65.7
|change = -7.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +3.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1979: Manchester Openshaw}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Morris
|votes = 17,099
|percentage = 62.1
|change = +4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Hilton
|votes = 9,955
|percentage = 36.2
|change = +9.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Alfred Coles
|votes = 296
|percentage = 1.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Phillip Widdall
|votes = 174
|percentage = 0.6
|change = −0.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,144
|percentage = 26.0
|change = -4.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,524
|percentage = 72.8
|change = +7.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{Rayment-hc|o|date=March 2012}}
{{Manchester Constituencies}}
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