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Manchester Platting Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons 1918–1950 Number of members one Manchester Platting was a parliamentary constituency in 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.
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History
The constituency was created as a result of the Report of the Boundary Commission in 1917, when it was recommended to be called "Manchester Collyhurst".[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 Platting.[2] The new constituency came into effect at the 1918 general election. It was abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
Although Parliament changed the name proposed by the Boundary Commission, they kept the boundaries as recommended. The constituency was defined as the Collyhurst, Harpurhey and Miles Platting municipal wards of the County Borough of Manchester, together with the part of the St Michael's municipal ward which was not included in the Exchange division. The St Michael's ward was divided along the Rochdale Road, the small area to the south-west including the High Street area being excluded.[1]
Members of Parliament
Election Member Party 1918 John Robert Clynes Labour 1931 Alan Chorlton Conservative 1935 John Robert Clynes Labour 1945 Hugh Delargy Labour 1950 constituency abolished Election results
Election in the 1940s
General Election 1945: Manchester, Platting
Manchester County Borough wards of Collyhurst, Harpurhey, Miles Platting, St Michaels (part)
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Conservative Liberal Majority Elections in the 1950s
General Election 1950: Manchester, Exchange Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Conservative Liberal Majority General Election 1951: Manchester, Exchange Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Conservative Majority General Election 1955: Manchester, Exchange Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Labour Majority General Election 1959: Manchester, Exchange Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Labour Liberal Majority Elections in the 1960s
General Election 1964: Manchester, Exchange Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Conservative Liberal Majority General Election 1966: Manchester, Exchange Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Conservative Liberal Majority Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1970: Manchester, Exchange Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Conservative Majority General Election Feb 1974: Manchester, Exchange Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Conservative Liberal Majority Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
References
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Manchester (historic)
- Parliamentary constituencies in North West England (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1950
- United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
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