Manchester Cheetham (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Cheetham | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–February 1974 | |
Number of members | one |
Manchester Cheetham was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
The County Borough of Manchester wards of Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Harpurhey, High Oldham, and Miles Platting.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Harold Lever | Labour | |
February 1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
General Election 1950: Manchester Cheetham | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Harold Lever | 22,012 | 58.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Keith Quas-Cohen | 12,181 | 32.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Ald. Bernard McManus | 3,794 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,831 | 25.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,987 | 79.5 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
General Election 1951: Manchester Cheetham | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Harold Lever | 22,810 | 62.3 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey W. Singleton | 13,802 | 37.7 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 9,008 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 36,612 | 75.9 | −3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.7 | |||
General Election 1955: Manchester Cheetham | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Harold Lever | 21,721 | 62.2 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | James M. Eayrs | 13,190 | 37.8 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 8,531 | 24.4 | |||
Turnout | 34,911 | 65.7 | −10.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.1 | |||
General Election 1959: Manchester Cheetham | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Harold Lever | 20,941 | 64.3 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Miss Mary P. O'Gara | 11,605 | 35.7 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 9,336 | 28.7 | |||
Turnout | 32,546 | 69.0 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
General Election 1964: Manchester Cheetham | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Harold Lever | 16,046 | 66.3 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | John H. Tresman | 8,163 | 33.7 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 7,883 | 32.6 | |||
Turnout | 24,209 | 60.1 | −8.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1966: Manchester Cheetham | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Harold Lever | 14,206 | 70.9 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Arthur A. O'Connor | 5,844 | 29.2 | −4.6 | |
Majority | 8,362 | 41.7 | |||
Turnout | 20,050 | 57.0 | −4.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.6 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1970: Manchester Cheetham | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Harold Lever | 10,912 | 64.1 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | Thomas Richard Arnold | 6,110 | 35.9 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 4,802 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 17,022 | 55.8 | −1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.8 | |||
References
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