Manchester Clayton 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.
Manchester Clayton | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1955 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Manchester East, Manchester North and Manchester North East |
Replaced by | Manchester Cheetham and Manchester Openshaw |
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election and abolished for the 1955 general election.
Boundaries
edit1918–1950
editThe constituency was created as a result of the Report of the Boundary Commission in 1917, when it was recommended to be called "Manchester Newton Heath".[1] However, when the Representation of the People Bill to give effect to the commission's recommendations was debated in Parliament, the Government accepted an amendment to change the name to Clayton.[2] The new constituency came into effect at the 1918 general election. Although Parliament had altered the recommended name, it retained the recommended boundaries, and was defined as consisting of three municipal wards of the county borough of Manchester, namely Beswick, Bradford and Newton Heath.[3]
1950–1955
editConstituencies throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland were reorganised by the Representation of the People Act 1948, which introduced the term "borough constituency". Manchester, Clayton Borough Constituency was redefined to comprise four wards: Beswick, Bradford, Miles Platting and Newton Heath. Miles Platting had previously formed part of the Manchester Platting seat.[4] The revised boundaries were first used in the 1950 general election.
Abolition
editFollowing a report by the boundary commissioners appointed under the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949, constituencies in the Manchester area were reorganised in 1955. The Clayton constituency was abolished, with its area divided between the Manchester Cheetham and Manchester Openshaw seats.[5]
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | |
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1918 | Edward Hopkinson | Conservative | |
1922 by-election | John Edward Sutton | Labour | |
1922 | William Flanagan | Conservative | |
1923 | John Edward Sutton | Labour | |
1931 | William Flanagan | Conservative | |
1935 | John Jagger | Labour | |
1942 by-election | Harry Thorneycroft | Labour | |
1955 | constituency abolished |
History of the constituency
editElection results
editElection in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edward Hopkinson | 12,285 | 61.6 | ||
Labour | John Sutton | 7,654 | 38.4 | ||
Majority | 4,631 | 23.2 | |||
Turnout | 19,939 | 57.5 | |||
Registered electors | 34,659 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat) |
Election in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Sutton | 14,662 | 57.1 | 18.7 | |
Unionist | William Flanagan | 11,038 | 42.9 | −18.7 | |
Majority | 3,624 | 14.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,700 | 73.7 | 16.2 | ||
Registered electors | 34,851 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | 18.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Flanagan | 14,800 | 50.0 | −11.6 | |
Labour | John Sutton | 14,789 | 50.0 | 11.6 | |
Majority | 11 | 0.0 | −23.2 | ||
Turnout | 29,589 | 82.9 | 25.4 | ||
Registered electors | 35,681 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −11.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Sutton | 17,255 | 56.7 | 6.7 | |
Unionist | William Flanagan | 13,164 | 43.3 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 4,091 | 13.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,419 | 83.5 | 0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 36,430 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | 6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Sutton | 17,338 | 54.2 | −2.5 | |
Unionist | T.E. Thorpe | 14,634 | 45.8 | 2.5 | |
Majority | 2,704 | 8.4 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 31,972 | 84.7 | 1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 37,729 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Sutton | 21,103 | 55.0 | 0.8 | |
Unionist | William Flanagan | 14,062 | 36.6 | −9.2 | |
Liberal | Charles Harold Travis | 3,207 | 8.4 | New | |
Majority | 7,041 | 18.4 | 10.0 | ||
Turnout | 38,372 | 83.1 | −1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 47,308 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 |
Election in the 1930s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Flanagan | 22,072 | 56.2 | 15.6 | |
Labour | John Sutton | 17,169 | 43.8 | −11.2 | |
Majority | 4,903 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,241 | 83.4 | 0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 47,038 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 13.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Jagger | 19,225 | 53.7 | 9.9 | |
Conservative | Thomas Hewlett | 16,557 | 46.3 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 2,668 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,782 | 77.0 | −7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 46,475 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.9 |
Election in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harry Thorneycroft | 8,892 | 93.3 | 39.6 | |
Independent | E. H. Foot | 636 | 6.7 | New | |
Majority | 8,256 | 86.6 | 79.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,528 | 20.8 | −56.2 | ||
Registered electors | 45,720 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Thorneycroft | 22,401 | 69.4 | 15.7 | |
National Liberal | Philip Smith | 9,883 | 30.6 | −15.7 | |
Majority | 12,518 | 38.8 | 31.4 | ||
Turnout | 32,284 | 69.6 | −7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 46,394 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harry Thorneycroft | 29,128 | 63.0 | −6.4 | |
Conservative | D H Broome | 14,800 | 32.0 | 1.4 | |
Liberal | Herbert Walls | 2,295 | 5.0 | New | |
Majority | 14,328 | 31.0 | −6.8 | ||
Turnout | 46,223 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Thorneycroft | 27,985 | 63.5 | 0.5 | |
Conservative | Marjorie S Grant | 16,122 | 36.5 | 4.5 | |
Majority | 11,863 | 27.0 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 44,107 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Parliamentary Borough of Manchester" in Schedule part II of "Report of the Boundary Commission (England and Wales), 1917", Cd. 8756.
- ^ "Parliament", The Times, 30 November 1917, p. 12.
- ^ Ninth Schedule, Part I: Parliamentary Boroughs, 1918 c.64 sch.9
- ^ First Schedule: Parliamentary Constituencies, 1948 c.65 sch.1
- ^ Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester, Oldham and Ashton under Lyne) Order, 1955 (S.I. 1955 No.16)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 419. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
Sources
edit- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)