Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Exchange
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–February 1974
Number of members one
Replaced by Manchester Central

Manchester Exchange 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 1918 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

1918-1950: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Exchange, Oxford, St Ann's, St Clement's, and St John's, and part of St Michael's ward.

1950-1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of All Saints, Exchange, Medlock Street, Oxford, St Ann's, St Clement's, St George's, St John's, and St Luke's.

1955-1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of All Saints, Beswick, New Cross, St George's, and St Peter's.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Sir John Scurrah Randles Coalition Conservative
1922 Sir Edwin Forsyth Stockton Conservative
1923 Robert Noton Barclay Liberal
1924 Edward Brocklehurst Fielden Conservative
1935 Peter Eckersley Conservative
1940 by-election Thomas Hewlett Conservative
1945 Harold Lever Labour
1950 William Griffiths Labour
1973 by-election Frank Hatton Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist 12,290 69.8 N/A
Liberal Sir Arthur Adlington Haworth 5,326 30.2 N/A
Majority 6,984 39.6 N/A
Turnout 17,616 51.0 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Elections in the 1920s

Barton
General Election 1922: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir Edwin Forsyth Stockton 13,919 57.8 −12.0
Liberal Sir Andrew William Barton 10,148 42.2 +12.0
Majority 3,771 15.6
Turnout 24,067 61.2 +10.2
Unionist hold Swing −12.0
General Election 1923: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Noton Barclay 12,248 54.0 +11.8
Unionist Sir Edwin Forsyth Stockton 10,449 46.0 −11.8
Majority 1,799 8.0 23.6
Turnout 22,697 59.4 −1.8
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +11.8
General Election 1924: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Edward Brocklehurst Fielden 13,200 55.2 +9.2
Liberal Robert Noton Barclay 10,693 44.8 −9.2
Majority 2,507 10.4
Turnout 23,893 59.0 −0.4
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General Election 1929: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Edward Brocklehurst Fielden 13,691 40.1 −15.1
Liberal Robert Noton Barclay 11,112 32.6 −12.2
Labour Abraham Moss 9,300 27.3 n/a
Majority 2,579 7.6 -2.9
Turnout 34,103 70.2 +11.3
Unionist hold Swing -1.5

Election in the 1930s

General Election 1931: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Brocklehurst Fielden 24,261 73.5 +33.4
Labour E.A. Gower 8,727 26.5 −0.8
Majority 15,534 47.1
Turnout 29,497 66.2 −4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Sir George Paish
General Election 1935: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Thorp Eckersley 15,956 54.1 −19.4
Labour Eric L. Mendel 8,313 28.2 +1.7
Liberal Sir George Paish 5,228 17.7 N/A
Majority 7,643 25.9
Turnout 29,497 63.3 −2.9
Conservative hold Swing

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1939/40:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

Manchester Exchange by-election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Henry Hewlett unopposed n/a n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a
General Election 1945: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Harold Lever 11,067 55.0 n/a
Conservative Thomas Henry Hewlett 7,050 35.0 n/a
Liberal H. Kenyon 2,018 10.0 n/a
Majority 4,017 20.0 n/a
Turnout 20,135 70.3 n/a
Labour gain from Conservative Swing n/a

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Griffiths 18,335 54.1 −0.8
Conservative R.S. Harper 13,716 40.5 +5.5
Liberal John Cooper 1,812 5.4 −4.7
Majority 4,619 13.6 −6.3
Turnout 33,863 74.8 −8.5
Labour hold Swing +4.5
General Election 1951: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Griffiths 18,475 55.4 +1.3
Conservative Idris W. Owen 14,881 44.6 +4.1
Majority 3,594 16.0
Turnout 33,356 72.4 −8.5
Labour hold Swing +4.5
General Election 1955: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Griffiths 20,203 61.0 +5.6
Conservative Basil Reginald Vincent Ziani de Ferranti 12,922 39.0 −5.6
Majority 7,281 22.0
Turnout 33,125 63.2 −8.5
Labour hold Swing +5.6
General Election 1959: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Griffiths 19,328 64.6 +3.6
Conservative Leonard Smith 10,604 35.4 −3.6
Majority 8,724 29.2
Turnout 29,932 63.6 −8.5
Labour hold Swing +4.5

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Griffiths 13,952 69.1 +4.5
Conservative Beata Ann Brookes 6,242 30.9 −4.5
Majority 7,710 38.2
Turnout 20,194 55.8 −7.8
Labour hold Swing +4.5
General Election 1966: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Griffiths 10,425 73.5 +4.4
Conservative Major John Stuart-Mills 3,761 26.5 −4.4
Majority 6,664 47.0
Turnout 14,186 53.7 −2.1
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: Manchester Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Griffiths 8,234 68.5 −5.0
Conservative William J. Loftus 3,341 27.8 +1.3
Independent G.E. Spencer 440 3.7 N/A
Majority 4,893 40.7
Turnout 12,015 57.0 −4.3
Labour hold Swing −3.2

References

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