Crumpsall (ward)

Crumpsall
Crumpsall
Ward
	Crumpsall ward (2018) within Manchester
	Coat of arms
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Created	November 1890
Named after	Crumpsall
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Blackley and Middleton South

Crumpsall is an electoral division of Manchester City Council which has been represented since 1890. It covers the North Manchester suburb of Crumpsall.

Overview

Crumpsall ward was created in 1890,^[1] as a result of the Manchester Extension Scheme 1890, which transferred the townships of Blackley, Crumpsall, Moston, Newton, Openshaw, and parts of Gorton to the Manchester corporation.^[2] Initially, it covered the whole of the former Crumpsall township. When Heaton Park was incorporated into the city in 1903,^[3] its area became part of the ward. In 1919,^[4] an area of the former Blackley and Moston ward to the north of Victoria Avenue was transferred to the ward. City-wide boundary revisions in 1950 transferred the Boothroydon area to the Blackley ward,^[5] before further revisions in 1971 transferred Heaton Park to the Blackley ward.^[6] Heaton Park returned to Crumpsall in 1982,^[7] but was transferred to the new Higher Blackley ward in 2004.^[8] At the latest revision in 2018^[9], the ward's northern and eastern boundary was standardised along the River Irk.

From its creation until 1918, the ward formed part of the Prestwich Parliamentary constituency.^[10] From 1918 until 2010, it was part of the Manchester Blackley Parliamentary constituency.^[11] From 2010 until 2024, it was part of the Blackley and Broughton Parliamentary constituency. Since 2024, it has formed part of the Blackley and Middleton South Parliamentary constituency.

Councillors

Election
1890	W. Butterworth (Lib)	G. Rhodes (Lib)	E. Holt (Con)
1891	W. Butterworth (Lib)	G. Rhodes (Lib)	E. Holt (Con)
1892	W. Butterworth (Lib)	F. Heywood (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
1893	W. Butterworth (Lib)	F. Heywood (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
1894	W. Butterworth (Lib)	F. Heywood (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
1895	W. Butterworth (Lib)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
1896	W. Bradley (Lib)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
1897	W. Bradley (Lib)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
1898	W. Bradley (Lib)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
1899	W. Bradley (Lib)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
1900	W. Bradley (Lib)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
1901	W. Bradley (Lib)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
1902	H. H. Humphreys (Con)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
1903	H. H. Humphreys (Con)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
1904	H. H. Humphreys (Con)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	E. Holt (Con)
July 1905	H. H. Humphreys (Con)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1905	G. H. Rawsthorne (Lib)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1906	G. H. Rawsthorne (Lib)	W. F. Dearden (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1907	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	G. F. H. Gibson (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1908	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	G. F. H. Gibson (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1909	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	G. F. H. Gibson (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1910	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	H. Wood (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1911	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	H. Wood (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1912	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	H. Wood (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1913	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	H. Wood (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1914	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	H. Wood (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1919	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	H. Wood (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1920	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	G. S. Grindley (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1921	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	G. S. Grindley (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
1922	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	G. S. Grindley (Con)	F. Todd (Con)
December 1922	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	G. S. Grindley (Con)	W. Dennison (Con)
1923	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	G. S. Grindley (Con)	W. Dennison (Con)
1924	F. J. Robertshaw (Con)	G. S. Grindley (Con)	W. Dennison (Con)
February 1925	J. Sever (Con)	G. S. Grindley (Con)	W. Dennison (Con)
1925	J. Sever (Con)	G. S. Grindley (Con)	W. Dennison (Con)
1926	J. Sever (Con)	G. S. Grindley (Con)	W. Dennison (Con)
1927	J. Sever (Con)	G. S. Grindley (Con)	W. Dennison (Con)
1928	J. Sever (Con)	G. S. Grindley (Con)	J. E. W. Booth (Lib)
1929	J. Sever (Con)	S. Meadowcroft (Lib)	J. E. W. Booth (Lib)
1930	G. S. Grindley (Con)	S. Meadowcroft (Lib)	J. E. W. Booth (Lib)
1931	G. S. Grindley (Con)	S. Meadowcroft (Lib)	W. Reid (Con)
1932	G. S. Grindley (Con)	S. Meadowcroft (Lib)	W. Reid (Con)
September 1933	G. S. Grindley (Con)	S. Meadowcroft (Lib)	F. Weaver (Con)
1933	G. S. Grindley (Con)	S. Meadowcroft (Lib)	F. Weaver (Con)
1934	G. S. Grindley (Con)	S. Meadowcroft (Lib)	F. Weaver (Con)
1935	G. S. Grindley (Con)	S. Meadowcroft (Lib)	F. Weaver (Con)
1936	G. S. Grindley (Con)	S. Meadowcroft (Lib)	F. Weaver (Con)
January 1937	G. C. Roberts (Con)	S. Meadowcroft (Lib)	F. Weaver (Con)
1937	G. C. Roberts (Con)	S. Meadowcroft (Lib)	F. Weaver (Con)
1938	G. C. Roberts (Con)	S. Meadowcroft (Lib)	F. Weaver (Con)
1945	J. P. Jennings (Lab)	G. C. Roberts (Con)	F. Weaver (Con)
1946	J. P. Jennings (Lab)	G. C. Roberts (Con)	H. Lomax (Con)
1947	J. P. Jennings (Lab)	G. C. Roberts (Con)	H. Lomax (Con)
1949	N. H. McDowall (Con)	G. C. Roberts (Con)	H. Lomax (Con)
1950	N. H. McDowall (Con)	G. C. Roberts (Con)	H. Lomax (Con)
August 1950	S. Tomlinson (Con)	G. C. Roberts (Con)	R. Collier (Con)
1951	S. Tomlinson (Con)	A. A. Clapham (Con)	R. Collier (Con)
1952	S. Tomlinson (Con)	A. A. Clapham (Con)	R. Collier (Con)
1953	S. Tomlinson (Con)	A. A. Clapham (Con)	R. Collier (Con)
1954	S. Tomlinson (Con)	E. Mawdsley (Con)	R. Collier (Con)
1955	S. Tomlinson (Con)	E. Mawdsley (Con)	R. Collier (Con)
1956	S. Tomlinson (Con)	E. Mawdsley (Con)	R. Collier (Con)
1957	S. Tomlinson (Con)	E. Mawdsley (Con)	R. Collier (Con)
1958	F. J. Balcombe (Lab)	E. Mawdsley (Con)	R. Collier (Con)
1959	F. J. Balcombe (Lab)	E. Mawdsley (Con)	R. Collier (Con)
1960	F. J. Balcombe (Lab)	E. Mawdsley (Con)	R. Collier (Con)
1961	F. J. Balcombe (Lab))	E. Mawdsley (Con)	R. Collier (Con)
1962	F. J. Balcombe (Lab)	E. Mawdsley (Con)	F. R. Butler (Con)
1963	F. J. Balcombe (Lab)	A. Zolkwer (Lab)	F. R. Butler (Con)
1964	F. J. Balcombe (Lab)	A. Zolkwer (Lab)	F. R. Butler (Con)
1965	F. J. Balcombe (Lab)	A. Zolkwer (Lab)	F. R. Butler (Con)
1966	F. J. Balcombe (Lab)	B. H. Taylor (Con)	F. R. Butler (Con)
1967	J. Yates (Con)	B. H. Taylor (Con)	F. R. Butler (Con)
1968	J. Yates (Con)	B. H. Taylor (Con)	F. R. Butler (Con)
1969	J. Yates (Con)	B. H. Taylor (Con)	F. R. Butler (Con)
1970	A. S. Daulby (Con)	B. H. Taylor (Con)	F. R. Butler (Con)
1971	J. V. Marshall (Lab)	P. A. Sless (Lab)	H. Brooks (Lab)
1972	J. V. Marshall (Lab)	P. A. Sless (Lab)	F. R. Butler (Con)
1973	G. Fildes (Con)	A. A. Clapham (Con)	F. W. Lever (Con)
1975	G. Fildes (Con)	A. A. Clapham (Con)	F. W. Lever (Con)
1976	G. Fildes (Con)	W. L. Clapham (Con)	F. W. Lever (Con)
1978	G. Fildes (Con)	W. L. Clapham (Con)	F. W. Lever (Con)
1979	G. Fildes (Con)	W. L. Clapham (Con)	F. W. Lever (Con)
1980	G. Fildes (Con)	N. W. Harrison (Lab)	F. W. Lever (Con)
1982	F. R. Butler (Con)	F. W. Lever (Con)	G. Fildes (Con)
1983	F. R. Butler (Con)	F. W. Lever (Con)	B. Curley (Lab)
1984	F. R. Butler (Con)	R. Leese (Lab)	B. Curley (Lab)
1986	M. Hackett (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	B. Curley (Lab)
1987	M. Hackett (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	R. Bullock (Con)
1988	M. Hackett (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	R. Bullock (Con)
1990	A. Spinks (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab))	R. Bullock (Con)
1991	A. Spinks (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	V. Edwards (Lab)
1992	A. Spinks (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	V. Edwards (Lab)
1994	A. Spinks (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	V. Edwards (Lab)
1995	A. Spinks (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	V. Edwards (Lab)
1996	A. Spinks (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	V. Edwards (Lab)
1998	A. Spinks (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	V. Edwards (Lab)
1999	A. Spinks (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	T. Lister (Lab)
2000	A. Spinks (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	T. Lister (Lab)
2002	A. Spinks (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	T. Lister (Lab)
2003	A. Spinks (Lab)	R. Leese (Lab)	C. Keegan (Lab)
2004	Richard Leese (Lab)	Con Keegan (Lab)	Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab)
2006	Richard Leese (Lab)	Con Keegan (Lab)	Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab)
2007	Richard Leese (Lab)	Con Keegan (Lab)	Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab)
2008	Richard Leese (Lab)	Con Keegan (Lab)	Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab)
2010	Richard Leese (Lab)	Con Keegan (Lab)	Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab)
2011	Richard Leese (Lab)	Con Keegan (Lab)	Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab)
2012	Richard Leese (Lab)	Con Keegan (Lab)	Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab)
2014	Richard Leese (Lab)	Con Keegan (Lab)	Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab)
2015	Richard Leese (Lab)	Beth Marshall (Lab)	Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab)
2016	Richard Leese (Lab)	Beth Marshall (Lab)	Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab)
2018	Richard Leese (Lab)	Nasrin Ali (Lab)	Fiaz Riasat (Lab)
2019	Richard Leese (Lab)	Nasrin Ali (Lab)	Fiaz Riasat (Lab)
2021	Richard Leese (Lab)	Nasrin Ali (Lab)	Fiaz Riasat (Lab)
2022	Jawad Amin (Lab)	Nasrin Ali (Lab)	Fiaz Riasat (Lab)
2023	Jawad Amin (Lab)	Nasrin Ali (Lab)	Fiaz Riasat (Lab)
2024	Jawad Amin (Lab)	Nasrin Ali (Lab)	Fiaz Riasat (Lab)
2026	Jawad Amin (Lab)	Nasrin Ali (Lab)	Fiaz Riasat (Lab)

Elections

Elections in 2020s

May 2026

2026
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jawad Amin*	1,425	41.3	−31.6
	Green	Robert Pollitt	1,073	31.1	+26.0
	Reform	Iftikhar Ahmed	587	17.0	N/A
	Workers Party	Mini Majid	246	7.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Amaan Hashmi	123	3.6	−1.0
Majority			352	10.2	−50.3
Turnout			3,454	28.4	−0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2024

2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nasrin Ali*	1,467	42.6	23.8
	Independent	Madasar Kasana Anwar	981	28.5	New
	Green	Alison Jane Hawdale	298	8.6	0.3
	Conservative	Arbab Khan Fatima	213	6.2	15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Lewis	192	5.6	1.9
	Independent	Tariq Baz	124	3.6	New
	Women's Equality	Samantha Days	123	3.6	New
Majority			486	14.3
Rejected ballots			50	1.5
Turnout			3,448	28.77
Registered electors			11,983
	Labour hold		Swing	26.1

May 2023

2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fiaz Riasat*	2,220	74.4	2.8
	Conservative	Fatima Khan	316	10.6	1.8
	Green	Alison Hawdale	170	5.7	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Clayton	163	5.5	1.2
	Women's Equality	Samantha Days	96	3.2	0.8
Majority			1,904	63.8	0.9
Rejected ballots			18	0.6	-0.1
Turnout			2,983	25.6	−4.4
Registered electors			11,665
	Labour hold		Swing	0.5

May 2022

2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammad Jawad Amin	2,387	72.9	1.0
	Conservative	Iftikhar Butt Ahmed	497	15.2	4.6
	Green	Alison Hawdale	167	5.1	2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mike McKinstry	152	4.6	0.9
	Women's Equality	Sam Days	57	1.7	n/a
Majority			1,890	57.7
Rejected ballots			13
Turnout			3,260	28.5	5.5
Registered electors			11,493
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

May 2021

2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nasrin Ali*	2,341	66.4	14.6
	Conservative	Iftikhar Ahmed Butt	762	21.6	11.8
	Green	Alison Hawdale	291	8.3	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michael McKinstry	130	3.7	1.6
Majority			1,579	44.8
Rejected ballots			39	1.1
Turnout			3,563	30.0	4.0
Registered electors			11,583
	Labour hold		Swing	13.2

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fiaz Riazat*	2,402	71.6	4.8
	Conservative	Sham Akhtar	294	8.8	1.8
	Green	Adam King	214	6.4	1.5
	UKIP	Ernest Willescroft	159	4.7	0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew McGuinness	143	4.3	1.2
	Women's Equality	Samantha Days	82	2.4	n/a
	For Britain	Brian Sallis	38	1.1	n/a
Majority			2,108	62.9	6.7
Rejected ballots			22	0.66
Turnout			3,354	29.96	4.0
Registered electors			11,203
	Labour hold		Swing	3.3

May 2018

2018 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Richard Leese*	2,783	73.9
	Labour	Nasrin Ali	2,644	70.2
	Labour	Fiaz Riasat	2,517	66.8
	Conservative	Sham Akhtar	399	10.6
	Conservative	Mohammad Malik	303	8.0
	Green	Penny Swann	298	7.9
	Conservative	Shun Wah Tang	263	7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Brown	206	5.5
	UKIP	Mark Davies	148	3.9
	Independent	Peter Rowe	138	3.7
	TUSC	Grace Donaghey	104	2.8
Majority
Turnout			3,768	34
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Leese*	2,704	74.4	−4.2
	UKIP	Bob Willescroft	375	10.3	+3.3
	Conservative	Sarah Idowu Ajiboye	288	7.9	+0.8
	Green	Penny Miller-Swann	151	4.2	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Colin Donaldson	75	2.1	−0.3
	TUSC	Martin Conway	44	1.2	n/a
Majority			2,329	64.0
Turnout			3,637	32.79
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beth Marshall	3,899	65.2	−11.9
	UKIP	Bob Willescroft	789	13.2	N/A
	Conservative	Sham Raja Akhtar	694	11.6	−2.4
	Green	Thomas John Stokes	316	5.3	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Joel Moorcroft	151	2.5	−2.5
	TUSC	Martin Conway	128	2.2	N/A
Majority			3,110	52.0
Turnout			5,977	52.7	+18.3
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jon-Leigh Pritchard*	2,524	66.70	+8.80
	UKIP	Bob Willescroft	588	15.54	+8.34
	Conservative	Sham Raja Akhtar	392	10.36	−6.44
	Green	Anne Vivienne Power	208	5.50	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Charles William Turner	72	1.90	−10.30
Majority			1,936	51.2
Turnout			3,784	32.82
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Leese*	2,499	78.6	+22.1
	Conservative	Samuel Jacob	225	7.1	−11.9
	UKIP	Robert Willescroft	221	7.0	+0.4
	Green	Kim Alwyn	157	4.9	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Hewitt	77	2.4	−8.9
Majority			2,274	72
Turnout			3,179	29.2
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Con Keegan*	2,754	77.1	+17.0
	Conservative	Sham Akhtar	500	14.0	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Fearn	177	5.0	−8.1
	Green	Pratichi Chatterjee	142	4.0	−4.3
Majority			2,254	63.1
Turnout			3,573	33.4
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jon-Leigh Pritchard*	3,179	57.9	+1.4
	Conservative	Shamin Raja Akhtar	924	16.8	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mo Saqib	669	12.2	+0.9
	UKIP	Rob Willescroft	394	7.2	+0.6
	Respect	Madaser Anwar	321	7.2	+7.2
Majority			2,255	41.1	+3.6
Turnout			5,487	52.3	+22.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.8

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Leese*	1,773	56.5	−3.6
	Conservative	Kim Glasspole	597	19.0	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Rashid Shahbaz	354	11.3	−1.8
	Green	Eithne Quinn	208	6.6	−1.7
	UKIP	Bob Willescroft	206	6.6	+6.6
Majority			1,176	37.5	−4.1
Turnout			3,138	30.0	+0.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.0

May 2007

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Con Keegan*	1,832	60.1	+10.5
	Conservative	Adrian Glasspole	564	18.5	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Muhammad Shahbaz	398	13.1	−8.8
	Green	John Cummings	254	8.3	+1.7
Majority			1,268	41.6	+14.0
Turnout			3,048	29.9	−3.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.1

May 2006

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jon-Leigh Pritchard*	1,667	49.6	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sham Raja	738	21.9	+2.2
	Conservative	Adrian Paul Glasspole	476	14.2	−4.3
	UKIP	Ernest Robert Willescroft	259	7.7	+7.7
	Green	Justine Michelle Hall	223	6.6	−10.1
Majority			929	27.6	+2.4
Turnout			3,363	33.8	−8.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.2

June 2004

2004 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Richard Leese*	1,862	51.2
	Labour	Con Keegan*	1,717	47.2
	Labour	Jon-Leigh Pritchard	1,388	38.2
	Liberal Democrats	Sham Akhtar	816	22.4
	Conservative	Rodney Keller	767	21.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Allen	757	20.8
	Green	Barbara Lewis	692	19.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Weston	537	14.8
	Conservative	Garvan Walshe	487	13.4
Majority			572	15.8
Turnout			3,635	36.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

May 2003

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cornelius Keegan	1,323	57.0	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Gordon	477	20.6	+5.9
	Conservative	Garvan Walshe	350	15.1	+0.4
	Green	Joseph Richardson	158	6.8	+2.5
	Socialist Alliance	Karen Reissmann	12	0.5	−1.9
Majority			846	36.5	−10.4
Turnout			2,320	25.1	−3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.2

May 2002

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Spinks*	1,644	61.6	−4.8
	Conservative	Adrian Hutchinson	393	14.7	−5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Steele	392	14.7	+5.1
	Green	Angela Hall	115	4.3	+0.7
	Socialist Alliance	Karen Reissmann	63	2.4	+2.4
	Socialist Labour	Mervyn Drage	60	2.2	+2.2
Majority			1,251	46.9	+0.9
Turnout			2,667	28.3	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.4

May 2000

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Leese	1,447	66.4	−2.4
	Conservative	Jacqueline Rowland	444	20.4	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Steele	210	9.6	−1.6
	Green	Julian Parry	78	3.6	+0.1
Majority			1,003	46.0	−6.2
Turnout			2,179	24.6	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.1

Elections in 1990s

May 1999

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Lister	1,525	68.8	+0.7
	Conservative	Jacqueline Rowland	367	16.6	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Gordon	248	11.2	−3.1
	Green	Christopher Middleton	77	3.5	+3.5
Majority			1,158	52.2	+1.8
Turnout			2,217	23.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

May 1998

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Spinks*	1,462	68.1	−6.1
	Conservative	Nigel Dugmore	379	17.6	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Gordon	307	14.3	+6.5
Majority			1,083	50.4	−8.4
Turnout			2,148
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.1

May 1996

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Leese*	1,913	74.2	−0.4
	Conservative	Teresa Skorsewski	398	15.4	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Spurway	201	7.8	−1.1
	Residents	J. Riemer	65	2.5	+2.5
Majority			1,515	58.8	−1.8
Turnout			2,577
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.9

May 1995

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Val Edwards*	2,079	74.6	+9.9
	Conservative	Gregory Skorsewski	389	14.0	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Spurway	248	8.9	−6.5
	Independent	Melanie Jarman	71	2.5	+2.5
Majority			1,690	60.6	+15.7
Turnout			2,787
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.8

May 1994

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Spinks*	2,062	64.7	+12.7
	Conservative	G. Mellyng	631	19.8	−20.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. Matthews	492	15.4	+7.8
Majority			1,431	44.9	+33.3
Turnout			3,185
	Labour hold		Swing	+16.6

May 1992

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Leese*	1,575	52.0	+5.8
	Conservative	P. Wells	1,224	40.4	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. Gordon	231	7.6	−3.0
Majority			351	11.6	+3.6
Turnout			3,030
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.8

May 1991

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Edwards	1,782	46.2	−4.7
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,474	38.2	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. I. Gordon	408	10.6	+4.7
	Green	P. R. Lewis	190	4.9	−2.1
Majority			308	8.0	−6.8
Turnout			3,854	41.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-3.4

May 1990

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Spinks	2,151	50.9	+3.3
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,526	36.1	−9.8
	Green	P. R. Lewis	295	7.0	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. I. Gordon	250	5.9	−0.6
Majority			625	14.8	+13.1
Turnout			4,222
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

Elections in 1980s

May 1988

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Leese*	2,014	47.6	+11.1
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,942	45.9	+0.8
	SLD	J. A. Smith	276	6.5	−9.6
Majority			72	1.7	−6.9
Turnout			4,232
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.1

May 1987

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Bullock	2,178	45.1	+14.1
	Labour	Basil Curley*	1,764	36.5	−13.2
	SDP	Harry Blease	776	16.1	−3.2
	Independent	Robert Lomas	113	2.3	+2.3
Majority			414	8.6	−10.0
Turnout			4,831
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+13.6

May 1986

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hackett	1,997	49.7	+0.3
	Conservative	G. Fildes	1,248	31.0	−7.8
	SDP	H. Showman	775	19.3	+7.5
Majority			749	18.6	+8.0
Turnout			4,020
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.0

May 1984

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Leese	2,090	49.4	+5.1
	Conservative	Frederick Lever*	1,640	38.8	−4.3
	Liberal	H. Showman	501	11.8	−0.9
Majority			450	10.6	+9.4
Turnout			4,231
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.7

May 1983

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Basil Curley	1,887	44.3	+11.9
	Conservative	George Fildes*	1,836	43.1	−0.9
	SDP	Gerald Landsman	541	12.7	−11.0
Majority			51	1.2	−10.4
Turnout			4,264
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.4

May 1982

1982 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Frederick Butler	1,822	42.6
	Conservative	Frederick Lever*	1,634	38.2
	Conservative	George Fildes*	1,577	36.8
	Labour	Basil Curley	1,341	31.3
	Labour	Richard Jones	1,333	31.1
	Labour	Kenneth Barnes	1,332	31.1
	SDP	Gerald Landsman	980	22.9
	SDP	Brian Gibbons	944	22.0
	SDP	Teresa Lyons	857	20.0
Majority			236	5.5
Turnout			4,282	45.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

May 1980

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. W. Harrison	2,230	50.8	+8.1
	Conservative	W. L. Clapham*	1,919	43.7	−3.3
	Liberal	K. Osbourne	238	5.4	−5.0
Majority			311	7.1	+2.8
Turnout			4,387	38.8	−32.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.7

Elections in 1970s

May 1979

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. W. Lever*	3,615	47.0	−6.9
	Labour	M. Harrison	3,287	42.7	+5.2
	Liberal	J. Cookson	797	10.4	+3.3
Majority			328	4.3	−12.2
Turnout			7,699	71.5	+36.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-6.0

May 1978

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Fildes*	2,183	53.9	−3.6
	Labour	G. Stringer	1,517	37.5	+4.0
	Liberal	J. Cookson	286	7.1	−1.9
	Communist	S. Ward	61	1.5	+1.5
Majority			666	16.5	−7.5
Turnout			4,047	35.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.8

May 1976

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. L. Clapham	2,528	57.5	−2.8
	Labour	P. A. Murphy	1,474	33.5	+5.1
	Liberal	A. E. Griffiths	396	9.0	−2.3
Majority			1,054	24.0	−7.9
Turnout			4,398
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.9

May 1975

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. W. Lever*	2,236	60.3	−3.2
	Labour	S. Caron	1,054	28.4	−8.0
	Liberal	A. E. Griffiths	418	11.3	+11.3
Majority			1,182	31.9	+4.9
Turnout			3,708
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.4

May 1973

1973 (3 vacancies; reorganisation)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Fildes	2,027	61.6	+2.2
	Conservative	A. Clapham	2,026	61.6	+2.2
	Conservative	F. W. Lever	2,022	61.4	+2.0
	Labour	A. T. Gray	1,165	35.4	−5.3
	Labour	H. Gregory	1,105	33.6	−7.0
	Labour	P. A. Sless*	1,082	32.9	−7.7
Majority			857	26.0	+7.2
Turnout			3,291
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 1972

1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Butler	2,451	59.4	+13.6
	Labour	H. Brooks*	1,676	40.6	−10.4
Majority			775	18.8
Turnout			4,127
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 1971

1971 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. V. Marshall	2,795	51.0
	Labour	P. A. Sless	2,789	50.9
	Labour	H. Brooks	2,649	48.4
	Conservative	F. R. Butler*	2,511	45.8
	Conservative	A. S. Daulby	2,444	44.6
	Conservative	B. H. Taylor*	2,307	42.1
	Liberal	H. Wiseberg	741	13.5
	Communist	J. A. Day	195	3.6
Majority			138	2.5
Turnout			5,477
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

May 1970

1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. S. Daulby	3,223	52.7	−14.9
	Labour	J. E. Jackson	2,833	46.4	+14.0
	Residents	B. Campbell	56	0.9	N/A
Majority			390	6.3	−28.9
Turnout			6,112
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1960s

May 1969

1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. H. Taylor*	3,409	67.6	+7.6
	Labour	W. Egerton	1,632	32.4	−7.6
Majority			1,777	35.2	+15.2
Turnout			5,041
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1968

1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Butler*	3,794	60.0	+4.5
	Labour	F. J Balcombe	2,528	40.0	−5.5
Majority			1,266	20.0	+11.0
Turnout			6,322
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1967

1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Yates	3,480	54.5	+2.0
	Labour	F. J. Balcombe*	2,900	45.5	−2.0
Majority			580	9.0	+4.0
Turnout			6,380
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 1966

1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. H. Taylor	2,682	52.5	+3.5
	Labour	A. Zolkwer*	2,423	47.5	+12.8
Majority			259	5.0	−9.3
Turnout			5,105
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 1965

1965
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Butler*	3,269	49.0	+13.7
	Labour	N. Scholes	2,312	34.7	−12.8
	Liberal	A. F. Sullivan	1,086	16.3	−0.9
Majority			957	14.3
Turnout			6,667
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1964

1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. J. Balcombe*	3,590	47.5	+6.6
	Conservative	E. Taylor	2,669	35.3	+0.9
	Liberal	A. F. Sullivan	1,292	17.2	−7.5
Majority			921	12.2	+5.7
Turnout			7,551
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1963

1963
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Zolkwer	3,312	40.9	+5.7
	Conservative	E. Mawdsley*	2,780	34.4	−1.4
	Liberal	A. F. Sullivan	2,000	24.7	−4.3
Majority			532	6.5
Turnout			8,092
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 1962

1962
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Butler	2,947	35.8	−3.9
	Labour	A. Zolkwer	2,904	35.2	−12.0
	Liberal	A. F. Sullivan	2,389	29.0	+15.9
Majority			43	0.6
Turnout			8,240
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1961

1961
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. J. Balcombe*	3,874	47.2	+18.3
	Conservative	F. R. Butler	3,262	39.7	−12.1
	Liberal	A. F. Sullivan	1,078	13.1	−6.2
Majority			611	7.5
Turnout			8,213
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1960

1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Mawdsley*	3,307	51.8	+6.3
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley	1,843	28.9	−7.9
	Liberal	H. Gilbert	1,231	19.3	+1.6
Majority			1,464	22.9	+14.2
Turnout			6,381
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1950s

May 1959

1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Collier*	3,709	45.5	−0.5
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley*	2,998	36.8	−17.2
	Liberal	I. Savage	1,440	17.7	N/A
Majority			711	8.7
Turnout			8,147
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1958

1958
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. J. Balcombe	4,055	54.0	+7.2
	Conservative	S. Tomlinson*	3,458	46.0	−7.2
Majority			597	8.0
Turnout			7,513
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 1957

1957
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Mawdsley*	3,162	53.2	−3.5
	Labour	K. Franklin	2,785	46.8	+3.5
Majority			377	6.4	−7.0
Turnout			5,947
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1956

1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Collier*	3,172	56.7	−3.5
	Labour	K. Franklin	2,420	43.3	+3.5
Majority			752	13.4	−7.0
Turnout			5,592
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1955

1955
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Tomlinson*	4,270	60.2	+7.1
	Labour	M. Tylecote	2,822	39.8	−7.1
Majority			1,448	20.4	+14.2
Turnout			7,092
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1954

1954
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Mawdsley*	3,782	53.1	−5.4
	Labour	J. P. Jennings	3,336	46.9	+5.4
Majority			446	6.2	−10.8
Turnout			7,118
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1953

1953
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Collier*	4,189	58.5	+4.1
	Labour	E. Mellor	2,972	41.5	−4.1
Majority			1,217	17.0	+8.2
Turnout			7,161
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1952

1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Tomlinson*	4,248	54.4	−11.3
	Labour	D. Mellor	3,555	45.6	+11.3
Majority			693	8.8	−22.6
Turnout			7,803
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1951

1951
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. A. Clapham*	4,699	65.7	+3.3
	Labour	A. O'Toole	2,452	34.3	−1.3
Majority			2,247	31.4	+4.6
Turnout			7,151
	Conservative hold		Swing

August 1950 (by-election)

By-election: 31 August 1950 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Collier	4,056	63.0	+0.6
	Conservative	S. Tomlinson	3,986	61.9	−0.5
	Labour	W. Lewis	2,465	38.3	+2.7
	Labour	J. B. Ogden	2,375	36.9	+1.3
Majority			1,521	23.6	−3.2
Turnout			6,441
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1950

1950 (new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Lomax	4,400	62.4
	Labour	J. B. Ogden	2,510	35.6
	Communist	K. Edwards	145	2.0
Majority			1,890	26.8
Turnout			7,055
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1940s

May 1949

1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. H. McDowall	4,682	46.4	−9.0
	Labour	J. P. Jennings*	3,801	37.7	+11.1
	Liberal	F. Merryweather	1,609	15.9	+1.0
Majority			881	8.7	−20.1
Turnout			10,092
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

November 1947

1947
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Clapham	5,805	55.4	+9.2
	Labour	C. Lynch	2,794	26.6	−7.4
	Liberal	R. F. Read	1,566	14.9	−1.0
	Communist	S. Waring	321	3.1	−0.8
Majority			3,011	28.8	+16.7
Turnout			10,486
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1946

1946
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Lomax*	3,760	46.2	+8.0
	Labour	H. Broderick	2,763	34.0	−4.9
	Liberal	R. F. Read	1,293	15.9	−7.0
	Communist	S. Waring	313	3.9	N/A
Majority			997	12.1	+12.1
Turnout			8,129
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1945

1945 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. P. Jennings	3,091	38.9	+7.9
	Conservative	G. C. Roberts*	3,032	38.2	N/A
	Conservative	R. Renshaw	3,021	38.0	N/A
	Labour	H. Broderick	2,986	37.6	+6.6
	Liberal	C. Hughes*	1,824	22.9	−46.1
Majority			11	0.1
Turnout			7,947	43.0
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1930s

November 1938

1938
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Meadowcroft*	2,969	69.0	N/A
	Labour	R. B. Prain	1,336	31.0	−2.0
Majority			1,633	38.0
Turnout			4,305
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1937

1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Weaver*	2,200	63.3	+0.3
	Labour	R. B. Prain	1,148	33.0	+1.1
	Independent	W. Dennison	130	3.7	−1.4
Majority			1,052	30.3	−0.8
Turnout			3,478
	Conservative hold		Swing

January 1937 (by-election)

By-election: 28 January 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Roberts	1,168	47.2	−15.8
	Liberal	B. G. Bottomley	889	35.9	N/A
	Labour	J. Pevie	416	16.8	−15.1
Majority			279	11.3	−19.8
Turnout			2,473
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1936

1936
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. S. Grindley*	2,398	63.0	+29.5
	Labour	C. W. Carpenter	1,216	31.9	+14.4
	Independent	W. Dennison	194	5.1	N/A
Majority			1,182	31.1
Turnout			3,808
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1935

1935
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Meadowcroft*	2,250	49.0	N/A
	Conservative	H. C. Turner	1,542	33.5	−36.2
	Labour	J. Pevie	805	17.5	−12.8
Majority			708	15.5
Turnout			4,597
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1934

1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Weaver*	1,789	69.7	+23.6
	Labour	C. W. Jones	776	30.3	+11.8
Majority			1,013	39.4	+28.3
Turnout			2,565
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1933

1933
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. S. Grindley*	1,693	46.1	N/A
	Liberal	Lord Stanley of Alderley	1,286	35.0	N/A
	Labour	A. Sutcliffe	680	18.5	N/A
	Residents	D. Wighton	16	0.4	N/A
Majority			407	11.1	N/A
Turnout			3,675
	Conservative hold		Swing

September 1933 (by-election)

By-election: 19 September 1933
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Weaver	1,438	70.5	N/A
	Labour	A. Sutcliffe	601	29.5	N/A
Majority			837	41.0	N/A
Turnout			2,039
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1932

1932
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Meadowcroft*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1931

1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Reid	2,187	51.2	0
	Liberal	G. H. Harrison	2,082	48.8	+3.9
Majority			105	2.4	−3.9
Turnout			4,269	54.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1930

1930
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. S. Grindley	1,913	51.2	+15.9
	Liberal	F. L. Chaplin	1,674	44.9	+3.4
	Independent	W. Dennison	145	3.9	−0.4
Majority			239	6.3
Turnout			3,732
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1920s

November 1929

1929
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Meadowcroft	1,449	41.5	−18.2
	Conservative	G. S. Grindley*	1,234	35.3	−5.0
	Labour	C. E. P. Stott	660	18.9	N/A
	Independent	W. Dennison	149	4.3	N/A
Majority			215	6.2	−13.2
Turnout			3,492	50.1	−7.3
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1928

1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. E. W. Booth	2,207	59.7	N/A
	Conservative	W. Dennison*	1,488	40.3	N/A
Majority			719	19.4	N/A
Turnout			3,695	57.4	N/A
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1927

1927
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Sever*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1926

1926
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. S. Grindley*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1925

1925
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Dennison*	2,278	71.1	N/A
	Labour	F. C. Mason	925	28.9	N/A
Majority			1,353	42.2	N/A
Turnout			3,203	57.4	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

February 1925 (by-election)

By-election: 10 February 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Sever	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1924

1924
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Robertshaw*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1923

1923
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. S. Grindley*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

December 1922 (by-election)

By-election: 2 December 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Dennison	1,224	43.1	N/A
	Liberal	E. H. Wagon	1,043	36.7	N/A
	Labour	C. Stott	572	20.2	N/A
Majority			181	6.4	N/A
Turnout			2,839
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1922

1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Todd*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1921

1921
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Robertshaw*	1,594	56.7	+15.8
	Liberal	H. Wagon	1,215	43.3	+7.1
Majority			379	13.4	+8.7
Turnout			2,809	58.2	−5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1920

1920
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. S. Grindley	1,324	40.9	N/A
	Liberal	M. Goodwin	1,173	36.2	N/A
	Labour	C. Stott	741	22.9	N/A
Majority			151	4.7	N/A
Turnout			3,238	58.2	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1910s

November 1919

1919 (new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Todd*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1914

1914
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Robertshaw*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1913

1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Wood*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1912

1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Todd*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1911

1911
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Robertshaw*	719	62.6	+8.8
	Labour	P. L. Martin	429	37.4	N/A
Majority			290	25.2	+17.6
Turnout			1,148
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1910

1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Wood	788	53.8	−16.2
	Independent	T. Platt*	676	46.2	N/A
Majority			112	7.6	−32.4
Turnout			1,464
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Elections in 1900s

November 1909

1909
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Todd*	908	70.0	N/A
	Labour	J. A. McGee	390	30.0	N/A
Majority			518	40.0	N/A
Turnout			1,298
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1908

1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Robertshaw*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1907

1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. F. H. Gibson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1906

1906
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Todd*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1905

1905
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. H. Rawsthorne	765	59.2	N/A
	Conservative	J. Hislop	527	40.8	N/A
Majority			238	18.4	N/A
Turnout			1,292
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

July 1905 (by-election)

By-election: 21 July 1905
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Todd	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1904

1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Dearden*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1903

1903
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Holt*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1902

1902
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. H. Humphreys	720	55.4	N/A
	Liberal	J. J. Kendall	502	38.6	N/A
	Labour	A. Ogden	78	6.0	N/A
Majority			218	16.8	N/A
Turnout			1,300
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1901

1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Dearden*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1900

1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Holt*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1890s

November 1899

1899
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Bradley*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1898

1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Dearden*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1897

1897
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Holt*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1896

1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Bradley*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1895

1895
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Dearden*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1894

1894
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Holt*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1893

1893
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Butterworth*	620	62.9	+22.1
	Conservative	W. F. Dearden	366	37.1	−22.1
Majority			254	25.8
Turnout			986
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1892

1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Heywood	548	59.2	N/A
	Liberal	G. Rhodes*	378	40.8	N/A
Majority			170	18.4	N/A
Turnout			926
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1891

1891
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Holt*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1890

1890 (3 vacancies)
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	W. Butterworth	uncontested
Liberal	G. Rhodes	uncontested
Conservative	E. Holt	uncontested
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8
↑ MANCHESTER CITY EXTENSION SCHEME, Manchester Courier, July 25, 1890, p.6
↑ VOICE OF THE VOTES, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1903, p.7
↑ "Municipal Elections: Labour's Sweeping Victories". Manchester Guardian. 3 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
↑ "Tories' Net Gain of Two Seats in Manchester", Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p. 8
↑ Tories toppled in twin cities landslide, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16
↑ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
↑ "Manchester 2004 council election results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2004-06-26. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
↑ Manchester City Council's submission on Warding Patterns Archived 5 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine John Leech
↑ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs
↑ Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the People Act, 1918: with explanatory notes. London: Sweet and Maxwell.

[1] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8

[2] MANCHESTER CITY EXTENSION SCHEME, Manchester Courier, July 25, 1890, p.6

[3] VOICE OF THE VOTES, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1903, p.7

[4] "Municipal Elections: Labour's Sweeping Victories". Manchester Guardian. 3 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[5] "Tories' Net Gain of Two Seats in Manchester", Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p. 8

[6] Tories toppled in twin cities landslide, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16

[7] Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).

[archive-8] "Manchester 2004 council election results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2004-06-26. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

[9] Manchester City Council's submission on Warding Patterns Archived 5 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine John Leech

[10] Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs

[11] Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the People Act, 1918: with explanatory notes. London: Sweet and Maxwell.

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