Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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Manchester Central
Borough constituency

Manchester Central shown within Greater Manchester, and Greater Manchester shown within England
Created: 1974
MP: Tony Lloyd
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: Greater Manchester
EP constituency: North West England

Manchester Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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[edit] Boundaries

Formerly the safest seat in Manchester for Labour, this constituency comprises the City Centre (the population of which has increased rapidly in recent years due to redevelopment) together with the surrounding working-class suburbs such as Hulme, Beswick, Clayton, and the troubled Moss Side district. The seat has traditionally one of the lowest voting turnouts in UK General Elections.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England has made alterations to the existing Central constituency, partly as a consequence of the formation of a new Blackley and Broughton constituency.

The electoral wards used in the modified Central seat are:

Ancoats and Clayton, Ardwick, Bradford, City Centre, Hulme, Moss Side, Miles Platting and Newton Heath and Whalley Range

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1974 Harold Lever Labour
1979 by-election Bob Litherland Labour
1997 Tony Lloyd Labour

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Manchester Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Lloyd 16,993 58.1 -10.6
Liberal Democrats Marc Ramsbottom 7,217 24.7 +9.0
Conservative Tom Jackson 2,504 8.6 -0.4
Green Steven Durrant 1,292 4.4 +0.5
National Front Richard Kemp 421 1.4 +1.4
Independent Progressive Labour Damien O’Connor 382 1.3 +1.3
UK Independence John Whittaker 272 0.9 +0.9
Socialist Labour Ronald Sinclair 183 0.6 -1.3
Majority 9,776 33.4
Turnout 29,264 42.0 +2.9
Labour hold Swing -9.8
General Election 2001: Manchester Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Lloyd 17,812 68.7 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Phil Hobson 4,070 15.7 +3.4
Conservative Aaron Powell 2,328 9.0 -2.8
Green Vanessa Hall 1,018 3.9 N/A
Socialist Labour Ron Sinclair 484 1.9 -0.5
ProLife Alliance Terrenia Brosnan 216 0.8 N/A
Majority 13,742 53.0
Turnout 25,928 39.1 -12.6
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Manchester Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Lloyd 23,803 71.0 - 1.7
Liberal Democrats Alison Firth 4,121 12.3 + 2.5
Conservative Simon McIlwane 3,964 11.8 - 4.7
Socialist Labour F. Rafferty 810 2.4 N/A
Referendum Party J. Maxwell 742 2.2 N/A
Communist League T. Rigby 97 0.3 - 0.2
Majority 19,682
Turnout 52.6 - 4.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Manchester Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Litherland 23,336 72.7
Conservative Peter Davies 5,299 16.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Clayton 3,151 9.8
Natural Law V. Mitchell 167 0.5 N/A
Communist League A. Buchanan 167 0.5
Majority 18,037
Turnout 56.9
Labour hold Swing

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Constituencies in North West England
Labour

Ashton-under-Lyne | Barrow and Furness | Birkenhead | Blackburn | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Blackpool South | Bolton North East | Bolton South East | Bolton West | Bootle | Burnley | Bury North | Bury South | Carlisle | Chorley | City of Chester | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Crosby | Denton and Reddish | Eccles | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Halton | Heywood and Middleton | Hyndburn | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Knowsley South | Leigh | Liverpool Garston | Liverpool Riverside | Liverpool Walton | Liverpool Wavertree | Liverpool West Derby | Makerfield | Manchester Blackley | Manchester Central | Manchester Gorton | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Oldham West and Royton | Pendle | Preston | Rossendale and Darwen | Salford | South Ribble | St Helens North | St Helens South | Stalybridge and Hyde | Stockport | Stretford and Urmston | Wallasey | Warrington North | Warrington South | Weaver Vale | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral South | Wirral West | Workington | Worsley | Wythenshawe and Sale East

Conservative

Altrincham and Sale West | Congleton | Eddisbury | Fylde | Lancaster and Wyre | Macclesfield | Penrith and The Border | Ribble Valley | Tatton

Liberal Democrat

Cheadle | Hazel Grove | Manchester Withington | Rochdale | Southport | Westmorland and Lonsdale

North West European constituency: Labour (3) | Conservative (3) | Liberal Democrats (2) | UKIP (1)