New Cross (ward)

New Cross
New Cross
Ward
	New Cross ward (1954) within Manchester
	Coat of arms
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County borough	Manchester
Created	December 1838
Named after	New Cross, Manchester
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Manchester Exchange

New Cross was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1838 until 1971. It covered an area near Manchester city centre including Ancoats and a part of what is now the Northern Quarter.

Overview

New Cross ward was one of the fifteen municipal wards created in 1838,^[1] when the Manchester Borough Council was granted a Charter of Incorporation under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.^[2]

Initially, the ward's boundaries corresponded with those of District No.1 (New Cross) of the Manchester Township, which covered the Ancoats area to the east of Manchester city centre. Due to its size, the ward was given double representation, returning six councillors to Manchester City Council instead of the usual three. In 1919,^[3] that part of the ward to the north of Butler Street was transferred to the Miles Platting ward and the number of councillors representing the ward was reduced from six to three. Following a further boundary revision in 1950, a small part of the Ardwick ward to the north of Ashton Old Road was transferred to the ward.^[4] The ward was abolished in 1971^[5], with most of its area being transferred to the Beswick ward.

From 1838 until 1885, the ward formed part of the Manchester Parliamentary constituency. From 1885 until 1918, it was part of the Manchester North East Parliamentary constituency.^[6] From 1918 until 1955, it was part of the Manchester Ardwick Parliamentary constituency.^[7] From 1955 until its abolition, it was part of the Manchester Exchange Parliamentary constituency.

Councillors

Election
1838	Henry Day (Lib)	Edmund Dodgshon (Lib)	William Howarth (Lib)	James Hampson (Lib)	Archibald Prentice (Lib)	C. J. S. Walker (Lib)
May 1839	Henry Day (Lib)	Edmund Dodgshon (Lib)	William Howarth (Lib)	James Hampson (Lib)	Archibald Prentice (Lib)	John Swindells (Lib)
1839	Henry Day (Lib)	Edmund Dodgshon (Lib)	William Howarth (Lib)	James Hampson (Lib)	Archibald Prentice (Lib)	John Swindells (Lib)
1840	Henry Day (Lib)	Edmund Dodgshon (Lib)	Thomas Dodgshon (Lib)	James Hampson (Lib)	Archibald Prentice (Lib)	John Swindells (Lib)
1841	Henry Day (Lib)	William Hanley (Lib)	Thomas Dodgshon (Lib)	James Hampson (Lib)	Archibald Prentice (Lib)	John Swindells (Lib)
1842	Henry Day (Lib)	William Hanley (Lib)	Thomas Dodgshon (Lib)	James Hampson (Lib)	George Robertson (Lib)	John Swindells (Lib)
1843	Henry Day (Lib)	William Hanley (Lib)	Archibald Prentice (Lib)	James Hampson (Lib)	George Robertson (Lib)	John Swindells (Lib)
1844	Thomas Lewis Williams (Con)	George Peel (Con)	Archibald Prentice (Lib)	James Hampson (Lib)	George Robertson (Lib)	John Swindells (Lib)
1845	Thomas Lewis Williams (Con)	George Peel (Con)	Archibald Prentice (Lib)	James Hampson (Lib)	John Howard (Con)	John Swindells (Lib)
(1845-1872)
1872	W. Smith (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	T. Greenwood (Con)	J. Woodhouse (Con)	W. G. Bennett (Con)	A. Woodward (Con)
1872	W. Smith (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	C. Stewart (Lib)	T. Bright (Lib)	W. G. Bennett (Con)	A. Woodward (Con)
1874	W. Smith (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	C. Stewart (Lib)	T. Bright (Lib)	W. G. Bennett (Con)	A. Woodward (Con)
1875	W. Smith (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	C. Stewart (Lib)	T. Bright (Lib)	C. Rowley (Lib)	G. Howarth (Lib)
1876	W. Smith (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	C. Stewart (Lib)	T. Bright (Lib)	C. Rowley (Lib)	G. Howarth (Lib)
1877	W. Smith (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	C. Stewart (Lib)	T. Bright (Lib)	C. Rowley (Lib)	G. Howarth (Lib)
1878	W. Smith (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	C. Stewart (Lib)	T. Bright (Lib)	C. Rowley (Lib)	G. Howarth (Lib)
1879	W. Smith (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	C. Stewart (Lib)	T. Bright (Lib)	C. Rowley (Lib)	G. Howarth (Lib)
1880	W. Smith (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	C. Stewart (Lib)	T. Bright (Lib)	C. Rowley (Lib)	G. Howarth (Lib)
1881	W. Smith (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	C. Stewart (Lib)	T. Bright (Lib)	C. Rowley (Lib)	G. Howarth (Lib)
1882	W. Smith (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	C. Stewart (Lib)	T. Bright (Lib)	C. Rowley (Lib)	G. Howarth (Lib)
1883	A. McDougall (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	C. Stewart (Lib)	J. Grantham (Con)	C. Rowley (Lib)	G. Howarth (Lib)
1884	A. McDougall (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	C. Stewart (Lib)	J. Grantham (Con)	J. Woodhouse (Con)	J. Swindells (Con)
1885	A. McDougall (Lib)	H. Shaw (Con)	H. C. Pingstone (Lib)	J. Grantham (Con)	J. Woodhouse (Con)	J. Swindells (Con)
November 1885	A. McDougall (Lib)	S. Redfern (Con)	H. C. Pingstone (Lib)	J. Grantham (Con)	J. Woodhouse (Con)	J. Swindells (Con)
1886	R. Lloyd (Lib)	M. Haworth (Lib)	H. C. Pingstone (Lib U)	J. Grantham (Con)	J. Woodhouse (Con)	J. Swindells (Con)
1887	R. Lloyd (Lib)	M. Haworth (Lib)	H. C. Pingstone (Lib U)	J. Grantham (Con)	H. Aldred (Lib)	J. B. Fullerton (Lib)
1888	R. Lloyd (Lib)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	H. C. Pingstone (Lib U)	J. Grantham (Con)	H. Aldred (Lib)	J. B. Fullerton (Lib)
1889	R. Lloyd (Lib)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	H. C. Pingstone (Lib U)	J. Grantham (Con)	H. Aldred (Lib)	J. B. Fullerton (Lib)
1890	R. Lloyd (Lib)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	H. C. Pingstone (Lib U)	J. Grantham (Con)	H. Aldred (Lib)	J. B. Fullerton (Lib)
1891	R. Lloyd (Lib)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	H. C. Pingstone (Lib U)	J. Grantham (Con)	H. Aldred (Lib)	J. B. Fullerton (Lib)
1892	R. Lloyd (Lib)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	H. C. Pingstone (Lib U)	J. Grantham (Con)	H. Aldred (Lib)	J. B. Fullerton (Lib)
1893	R. Lloyd (Lib)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	H. C. Pingstone (Lib U)	J. Grantham (Con)	H. Aldred (Lib)	W. Holland (Con)
June 1894	R. Lloyd (Lib)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	H. C. Pingstone (Lib U)	J. N. Ogden (Con)	H. Aldred (Lib)	W. Holland (Con)
1894	R. Lloyd (Lib)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. N. Ogden (Con)	H. Aldred (Lib)	W. Holland (Con)
1895	R. Lloyd (Lib)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. N. Ogden (Con)	H. Aldred (Lib)	W. Holland (Con)
1896	R. Lloyd (Lib)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. N. Ogden (Con)	R. Bishop (Lib)	W. Holland (Con)
1897	R. Lloyd (Lib)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Simpson (Lib)	R. Bishop (Lib)	W. Holland (Con)
1898	J. Grime (Con)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Simpson (Lib)	R. Bishop (Lib)	W. Holland (Con)
1899	J. Grime (Con)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Simpson (Lib)	R. Bishop (Lib)	M. Grimshaw (Lib)
1900	J. Grime (Con)	W. Birkbeck (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Simpson (Lib)	R. Bishop (Lib)	M. Grimshaw (Lib)
December 1900	J. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Simpson (Lib)	R. Bishop (Lib)	M. Grimshaw (Lib)
1901	J. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Simpson (Lib)	R. Bishop (Lib)	M. Grimshaw (Lib)
1902	J. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Simpson (Lib)	R. Bishop (Lib)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
December 1902	J. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Simpson (Lib)	W. B. Broadhead (Con)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1903	J. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Simpson (Lib)	W. B. Broadhead (Con)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1904	J. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Simpson (Lib)	W. B. Broadhead (Con)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1905	J. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Simpson (Lib)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1906	J. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Wallwork (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1907	J. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Wallwork (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1908	J. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	D. Boyle (Lib)	J. Wallwork (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
November 1908	J. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	J. W. J. Cremlyn (Con)	J. Wallwork (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1909	J. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	A. Taylor (Con)	T. Wilson (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1910	J. Grime (Con)	J. T. Jones (Lab)	A. Taylor (Con)	T. Wilson (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1911	J. Grime (Con)	J. T. Jones (Lab)	A. Taylor (Con)	T. Wilson (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
November 1911	J. C. Grime (Con)	J. T. Jones (Lab)	A. Taylor (Con)	T. Wilson (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1912	J. C. Grime (Con)	J. T. Jones (Lab)	A. Taylor (Con)	C. E. B. Russell (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1913	J. C. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	A. Taylor (Con)	C. E. B. Russell (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
November 1913	J. C. Grime (Con)	G. Howarth (Lib)	A. Taylor (Con)	C. B. Walker (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
February 1914	J. C. Grime (Con)	O. R. Whittaker (Con)	A. Taylor (Con)	C. B. Walker (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1914	J. C. Grime (Con)	O. R. Whittaker (Con)	A. Taylor (Con)	C. B. Walker (Con)	T. R. Marr (Lab)	N. Meadowcroft (Con)
1919	A. Taylor (Con)	J. Milner (Lib)	J. C. Grime (Con)
1920	A. Taylor (Con)	J. Milner (Lib)	J. C. Grime (Con)
1921	A. Taylor (Con)	J. Milner (Lib)	J. C. Grime (Con)
1922	A. Taylor (Con)	J. Milner (Lib)	J. C. Grime (Con)
1923	A. Taylor (Con)	J. Milner (Lib)	J. C. Grime (Con)
1924	A. Taylor (Con)	R. Matthews (Lab)	J. C. Grime (Con)
1925	T. M. Larrad (Lab)	R. Matthews (Lab)	J. C. Grime (Con)
1926	T. M. Larrad (Lab)	R. Matthews (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
1927	T. M. Larrad (Lab)	R. Matthews (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
1928	S. Fitton (Con)	R. Matthews (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
1929	S. Fitton (Con)	R. Matthews (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
1930	S. Fitton (Con)	R. Matthews (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
1931	S. Fitton (Con)	R. Matthews (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
1932	S. Fitton (Con)	R. Matthews (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
November 1932	S. Fitton (Con)	L. M. Lever (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
1933	S. Fitton (Con)	L. M. Lever (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
1934	E. Griffiths (Lab)	L. M. Lever (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
1935	E. Griffiths (Lab)	L. M. Lever (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
1936	E. Griffiths (Lab)	L. M. Lever (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
1937	H. J. Delargy (Lab)	L. M. Lever (Lab)	W. Hallows (Lab)
October 1938	H. J. Delargy (Lab)	L. M. Lever (Lab)	W. Hallows (Ind. Lab)
1938	H. J. Delargy (Lab)	L. M. Lever (Lab)	M. Knight (Lab)
1945	H. J. Delargy (Lab)	L. M. Lever (Lab)	M. Knight (Lab)
1946	W. Murray (Lab)	L. M. Lever (Lab)	M. Knight (Lab)
1947	W. Murray (Lab)	L. M. Lever (Lab)	M. Knight (Lab)
1949	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	M. Knight (Lab)
1950	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	M. Knight (Lab)
1951	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	M. Knight (Lab)
1952	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	M. Knight (Lab)
1953	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	M. Knight (Lab)
1954	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	M. Knight (Lab)
1955	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	M. Knight (Lab)
1956	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1957	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1958	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1959	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1960	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1961	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1962	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1963	W. Murray (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1964	E. Donoghue (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1965	E. Donoghue (Lab)	C. Blackwell (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
June 1965	E. Donoghue (Lab)	R. Latham (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1966	E. Donoghue (Lab)	R. Latham (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1967	E. Donoghue (Lab)	R. Latham (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1968	E. Donoghue (Lab)	R. Latham (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1969	E. Donoghue (Lab)	R. Latham (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)
1970	E. Donoghue (Lab)	R. Latham (Lab)	E. Crank (Lab)

Elections

Elections in 1830s

December 1838

1838 (6 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Henry Day	368	73.0
	Liberal	Edmund Dodgshon	328	65.1
	Liberal	William Howarth	324	64.3
	Liberal	James Hampson	319	63.3
	Liberal	Archibald Prentice	301	59.7
	Liberal	C. J. S. Walker	299	59.3
	Radical	James Wroe	221	43.8
	Radical	John Broadie	184	36.5
	Radical	James Redfern	179	35.5
	Radical	William Grimshaw Seed	171	33.9
	Radical	William Willis	165	32.7
	Radical	William Croft	162	32.1
Majority			78	15.5
Turnout			504
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

May 1839 (by-election)

By-election: 16 May 1839
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Swindells	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1839

1839
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Swindells*	331	56.2	−16.8
	Liberal	Archibald Prentice*	311	52.8	−20.2
	Radical	James Wroe	270	45.8	+2.0
	Radical	James Scholefield	266	45.2	+1.4
Majority			41	7.0	−8.5
Turnout			589
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Elections in 1840s

November 1840

1840
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	Thomas Dodgshon	uncontested
Liberal	James Hampson*	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1841

1841
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	Henry Day*	uncontested
Liberal	William Hanley	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1842

1842
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	George Robertson	uncontested
Liberal	John Swindells*	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1843

1843
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	James Hampson*	uncontested
Liberal	Archibald Prentice*	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1844

1844
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Lewis Williams	241	60.1	N/A
	Conservative	George Peel	230	57.4	N/A
	Liberal	John Woolfall	153	38.2	N/A
	Liberal	William Howarth	146	36.4	N/A
	Radical	John Hewitt	32	8.0	N/A
Majority			77	19.2	N/A
Turnout			401
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1845

1845
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Howard	214	51.6	−8.5
	Liberal	John Swindells*	213	51.3	+13.1
	Conservative	Matthew Kennedy	206	49.6	−10.5
	Liberal	George Robertson*	187	45.1	+6.9
Majority			7	1.7
Turnout			415
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Elections in 1870s

November 1872

1872
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Woodward*	2,982	54.7
	Conservative	W. G. Bennett	2,742	50.3
	Liberal	C. Stewart*	2,586	47.5
Majority			156	2.8
Turnout			5,448
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1873

1873
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Stewart	3,117	54.0	+6.5
	Liberal	T. Bright	2,928	50.7	+3.2
	Conservative	T. Greenwood*	2,802	48.5	−6.2
	Conservative	J. Grantham	2,703	46.8	−7.9
Majority			126	2.2
Turnout			5,776
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1874

1874
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	H. Shaw*	uncontested
Liberal	W. Smith*	uncontested
Conservative hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1875

1875
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Rowley	2,906	52.1	N/A
	Liberal	G. Howarth	2,805	50.3	N/A
	Conservative	W. G. Bennett*	2,725	48.9	N/A
	Conservative	W. H. Hughes	2,715	48.7	N/A
Majority			80	1.4	N/A
Turnout			5,575
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1876

1876
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Stewart*	2,913	50.9	−1.2
	Liberal	T. Bright*	2,895	50.6	−1.5
	Conservative	T. Greenwood	2,643	46.2	−2.7
	Conservative	W. G. Bennett	2,564	44.8	−3.9
Majority			252	4.4	+3.0
Turnout			5,719
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1877

1877
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	H. Shaw*	uncontested
Liberal	W. Smith*	uncontested
Conservative hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1878

1878
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	G. Howarth*	uncontested
Liberal	C. Rowley*	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1879

1879
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	T. Bright*	uncontested
Liberal	C. Stewart*	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

Elections in 1880s

November 1880

1880
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	H. Shaw*	uncontested
Liberal	W. Smith*	uncontested
Conservative hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1881

1881
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	G. Howarth*	uncontested
Liberal	C. Rowley*	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1882

1882
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	T. Bright*	uncontested
Liberal	C. Stewart*	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1883

1883
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	A. McDougall	uncontested
Conservative	H. Shaw*	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Conservative hold		Swing

November 1884

1884
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Woodhouse	2,326	59.8	N/A
	Conservative	J. Swindells	2,253	57.9	N/A
	Liberal	W. Birkbeck	1,611	41.4	N/A
	Liberal	H. C. Pingstone	1,594	41.0	N/A
Majority			642	16.5	N/A
Turnout			3,892
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1885

1885
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	J. Grantham*	uncontested
Liberal	H. C. Pingstone	uncontested
Conservative hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1885 (by-election)

By-election: 25 November 1885
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Redfern	1,999	61.0	N/A
	Independent	T. Nolan	1,277	39.0	N/A
Majority			723	22.0	N/A
Turnout			3,276
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1886

1886
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Lloyd	2,433	51.6	N/A
	Liberal	M. Haworth	2,413	51.2	N/A
	Conservative	S. Redfern*	2,332	49.4	N/A
	Conservative	J. N. Ogden	2,255	47.8	N/A
Majority			81	1.8	N/A
Turnout			4,717
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1887

1887
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Aldred	2,695	54.6	+3.0
	Liberal	J. B. Fullerton	2,582	52.3	+0.7
	Conservative	S. Redfern*	2,346	47.5	−1.9
	Conservative	J. Swindells*	2,257	45.7	−3.7
Majority			236	4.8	+3.0
Turnout			4,940
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1888

1888
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	J. Grantham*	uncontested
Liberal Unionist	H. C. Pingstone*	uncontested
Conservative hold		Swing
Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

November 1889

1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Lloyd*	2,453	53.5	N/A
	Liberal	W. Birkbeck*	2,443	53.3	N/A
	Conservative	J. Burgess	2,210	48.2	N/A
	Conservative	J. Taylor	2,075	45.2	N/A
Majority			223	4.8	N/A
Turnout			4,586
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Elections in 1890s

November 1890

1890
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	H. Aldred*	uncontested
Liberal	J. B. Fullerton*	uncontested
Liberal hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1891

1891
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	J. Grantham*	uncontested
Liberal Unionist	H. C. Pingstone*	uncontested
Conservative hold		Swing
Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

November 1892

1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Birkbeck*	2,000	66.6	N/A
	Liberal	R. Lloyd*	1,860	61.9	N/A
	Ind. Labour Party	J. Ritson	1,073	35.7	N/A
Majority			787	26.2	N/A
Turnout			3,003
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1893

1893
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Aldred*	1,930	39.1	−27.5
	Conservative	W. Holland	1,916	38.8	N/A
	Liberal	J. B. Fullerton*	1,784	36.1	−30.5
	Conservative	T. Hobson	1,541	31.2	N/A
	Ind. Labour Party	J. Ritson	1,356	27.4	−8.3
Majority			132	2.7
Turnout			4,941
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

June 1894 (by-election)

By-election: 21 June 1894
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. N. Ogden	1,690	42.7	+3.9
	Liberal	F. Toomey	1,497	37.8	−1.3
	Ind. Labour Party	J. Ritson	769	19.5	−7.9
Majority			193	4.9	+2.2
Turnout			3,956
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1894

1894
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. N. Ogden*	1,950	38.5	−0.3
	Liberal	D. Boyle	1,938	39.3	−0.8
	Liberal	E. M. Powell	1,921	38.0	−1.1
	Liberal Unionist	H. C. Pingstone*	1,789	35.3	N/A
	Ind. Labour Party	J. Billam	1,261	24.9	−2.5
Majority			17	0.3
Turnout			5,061
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

November 1895

1895
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Birkbeck*	2,086	60.2	+20.9
	Liberal	R. Lloyd*	1,909	55.1	+15.2
	Conservative	N. Meadowcroft	1,530	44.2	+5.7
	Conservative	J. Barratt	1,402	40.5	+2.0
Majority			379	10.9	+10.6
Turnout			3,464
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1896

1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Bishop	2,524	70.3	+10.1
	Conservative	W. Holland*	2,329	64.9	+20.7
	Ind. Labour Party	G. G Beresford	1,162	32.4	N/A
Majority			1,167	32.5
Turnout			3,589
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1897

1897
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Boyle*	3,219	61.8	−8.5
	Liberal	J. Simpson	2,683	51.5	−18.8
	Conservative	J. Grime	2,510	48.2	−16.2
	Conservative	J. N. Ogden*	2,008	38.5	−26.4
Majority			173	3.2
Turnout			5,210
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1898

1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Grime	2,413	56.9	+8.7
	Liberal	W. Birkbeck*	2,145	50.6	−11.2
	Conservative	R. G. McCormick	1,984	46.8	−1.4
	Liberal	R. Lloyd*	1,935	45.6	−16.2
Majority			161	3.8	+0.6
Turnout			4,239
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1899

1899
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Bishop*	2,505	59.3	+8.7
	Liberal	M. Grimshaw	2,162	51.2	+0.6
	Conservative	W. Holland*	1,897	44.9	−12.0
	Conservative	I. Barnes	1,885	44.6	−12.3
Majority			265	6.3	+2.5
Turnout			4,225
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in 1900s

November 1900

1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Boyle*	2,917	63.3	+4.0
	Liberal	J. Simpson*	2,914	63.2	+3.9
	Conservative	E. G. Simpson	1,708	37.0	−7.9
	Conservative	F. B. Smith	1,679	36.4	−8.5
Majority			1,206	26.2	+19.9
Turnout			4,610
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

December 1900 (by-election)

By-election: 11 December 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Howarth	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1901

1901
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	J. Grime*	uncontested
Liberal	G. Howarth*	uncontested
Conservative hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1902

1902
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Meadowcroft	2,602	53.3	N/A
	Liberal	R. Bishop*	2,368	48.5	N/A
	Liberal	M. Grimshaw*	2,183	44.8	N/A
Majority			185	3.8	N/A
Turnout			4,878
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

December 1902 (by-election)

By-election: 1 December 1902
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. B. Broadhead	2,109	50.3	−3.0
	Liberal	M. Grimshaw	2,080	49.7	+1.2
Majority			29	0.6
Turnout			4,189
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1903

1903
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Boyle*	2,817	58.3	+9.8
	Liberal	J. Simpson*	2,526	52.2	+3.7
	Conservative	J. Burgess	2,163	44.7	−8.6
Majority			363	7.5	+3.7
Turnout			4,835
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1904

1904
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	J. Grime*	uncontested
Liberal	G. Howarth*	uncontested
Conservative hold		Swing
Liberal hold		Swing

November 1905

1905
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Meadowcroft*	1,978	53.0	N/A
	Labour	T. R. Marr	1,952	52.3	N/A
	Liberal	J. Sheldon	1,816	48.7	N/A
	Conservative	W. B. Broadhead*	1,711	45.9	N/A
Majority			136	3.6	N/A
Turnout			3,729
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1906

1906
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wallwork	2,517	58.2	+5.2
	Liberal	D. Boyle*	2,109	48.8	+0.1
	Liberal	J. Simpson*	1,505	34.8	−13.9
Majority			604	14.0
Turnout			4,324
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1907

1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Grime*	2,460	65.7	+7.5
	Liberal	G. Howarth*	1,502	40.1	−8.7
	Labour	M. Atherton	1,069	28.5	N/A
Majority			433	11.6	−2.4
Turnout			3,746
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1908

1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Meadowcroft*	2,341	63.6	−2.1
	Labour	T. R. Marr*	1,374	37.4	+8.9
	Independent	J. Sheldon	1,298	35.3	N/A
Majority			76	2.1
Turnout			3,677
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1908 (by-election)

By-election: 24 November 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. W. J. Cremlyn	2,059	59.8	−3.8
	Liberal	J. Masterson	1,162	33.8	N/A
	Independent	G. Mason	220	6.4	N/A
Majority			897	26.0
Turnout			3,441
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1909

1909
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Taylor	2,505	71.7	+8.1
	Conservative	T. Wilson	1,865	53.4	−10.2
	Labour	J. T. Jones	1,427	40.8	+3.4
	Labour	J. French	1,193	34.1	−3.3
Majority			438	12.6
Turnout			3,495
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1910s

November 1910

1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Grime*	2,297	73.7	+2.0
	Labour	J. T. Jones	1,401	44.9	+4.1
	Liberal	G. Howarth*	1,135	36.4	N/A
Majority			266	8.5
Turnout			3,117
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1911

1911
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Meadowcroft*	1,883	63.8	−9.9
	Labour	T. R. Marr*	1,599	54.2	+9.3
	Conservative	T. Fishwick	1,452	49.2	−24.5
	Independent	C. F. Connolly	785	26.6	N/A
	Independent	G. Mason	114	3.9	N/A
	Labour	W. Newby	65	2.2	−42.7
Majority			147	5.0	−3.5
Turnout			2,950
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1911 (by-election)

By-election: 21 November 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Grime	2,018	64.4	+0.6
	Irish Nationalist	C. F. Connolly	1,053	33.6	N/A
	Labour	A. Adshead	63	2.0	−52.2
Majority			965	30.8
Turnout			3,134	54.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1912

1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Taylor*	2,412	65.6	+1.8
	Conservative	C. E. B. Russell	2,122	57.7	−6.1
	Liberal	T. P. Fyans	1,408	38.3	N/A
Majority			714	19.4
Turnout			3,675
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1913

1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Grime*	2,336	78.4	+12.8
	Liberal	G. Howarth	1,481	49.7	+11.4
	Labour	J. T. Jones*	1,071	35.9	N/A
Majority			410	13.8
Turnout			2,980
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

November 1913 (by-election)

By-election: 21 November 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. B. Walker	1,755	59.0	−19.4
	Labour	F. Lowe	1,218	41.0	+5.1
Majority			537	18.0
Turnout			2,973	49.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

February 1914 (by-election)

By-election: 3 February 1914
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. R. Whittaker	1,240	53.2	−25.2
	Labour	F. Lowe	1,019	43.7	+7.8
	British Socialist Party	F. W. Sanderson	73	3.1	N/A
Majority			221	9.5
Turnout			2,332
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1914

1914
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	N. Meadowcroft*	uncontested
Labour	T. R. Marr*	uncontested
Conservative hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

November 1919

1919 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Taylor*	2,515	80.7
	Liberal	J. Milner	2,102	67.5
	Conservative	J. C. Grime*	2,037	65.4
	Conservative	C. B. Walker*	1,455	46.7
	Women's Party	E. Jones Davies	1,238	39.7
Majority			582	18.7
Turnout			3,116	32.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in 1920s

November 1920

1920
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Grime*	3,039	60.1	−5.3
	Labour	T. Cunningham	2,017	39.9	N/A
Majority			1,022	20.2	+1.5
Turnout			5,056	53.2	+20.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1921

1921
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Milner*	2,054	52.1	N/A
	Conservative	O. R. Whittaker	1,886	47.9	−12.7
Majority			168	4.2
Turnout			3,940	42.2	−11.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1922

1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Taylor*	3,457	62.3	+14.4
	Labour	E. J. Hookway	2,090	37.7	N/A
Majority			1,367	24.6
Turnout			5,547	58.5	+16.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1923

1923
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Grime*	3,372	58.3	−4.0
	Labour	R. Matthews	2,407	41.7	+4.0
Majority			965	16.6	−8.0
Turnout			5,779
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1924

1924
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Matthews	2,855	52.4	+10.7
	Liberal	J. Milner*	2,593	47.6	N/A
Majority			262	4.8
Turnout			5,448
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1925

1925
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. M. Larrad	3,223	52.0	−0.4
	Conservative	J. Milner*	2,975	48.0	N/A
Majority			248	4.0	−0.8
Turnout			6,198	62.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1926

1926
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hallows	3,500	52.0	0
	Conservative	J. C. Grime*	3,182	47.3	−0.7
	Residents	J. A. P. Holmes	51	0.8	N/A
Majority			318	4.7	+0.7
Turnout			6,733	66.9	+4.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1927

1927
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Matthews*	3,365	56.5	+4.5
	Conservative	F. Earley	2,594	43.5	−3.8
Majority			771	13.0	+8.3
Turnout			5,959	58.8	−8.1
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1928

1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Fitton	3,504	53.7	+10.2
	Labour	T. M. Larrad*	3,025	46.3	−10.2
Majority			479	7.4
Turnout			6,529	65.0	+6.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

November 1929

1929
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hallows*	3,157	57.3	+21.0
	Conservative	S. Holmes	2,353	42.7	−21.0
Majority			804	15.0
Turnout			5,510	50.4	−14.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1930s

November 1930

1930
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Matthews*	3,047	55.6	−1.6
	Conservative	B. Walker	2,436	44.4	+1.7
Majority			611	11.2	−3.8
Turnout			5,483
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1931

1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Fitton*	3,750	51.5	+7.1
	Labour	L. M. Lever	3,528	48.5	−7.1
Majority			222	3.0
Turnout			7,278	67.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1932

1932
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hallows*	3,986	63.3	+14.8
	Conservative	H. Sumner	2,309	36.7	−14.8
Majority			1,677	26.6
Turnout			6,295
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1932 (by-election)

By-election: 8 November 1932
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. M. Lever	4,206	65.3	2.0
	Conservative	H. Sumner	2,235	34.7	−2.0
Majority			1,971	30.6	+4.0
Turnout			6,441
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1933

1933
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. M. Lever*	4,033	73.0	+9.7
	Conservative	A. Crossley	1,494	27.0	−9.7
Majority			2,539	46.0	+19.4
Turnout			5,527
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1934

1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Griffiths	3,457	64.1	−8.9
	Conservative	S. Fitton*	1,936	35.9	+8.9
Majority			1,521	28.2	−17.8
Turnout			5,393
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1935

1935
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hallows*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1936

1936
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. M. Lever*	3,286	70.2	N/A
	Conservative	F. Blumberg	1,392	29.8	N/A
Majority			1,894	40.4	N/A
Turnout			4,678
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1937

1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. J. Delargy	2,634	67.5	−2.7
	Conservative	M. Sekian	1,271	32.5	+2.7
Majority			1,363	35.0	−5.4
Turnout			3,905
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1938

1938
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Knight	1,462	35.4	−32.1
	Independent Labour	W. Hallows*	1,418	34.3	N/A
	Conservative	B. H. Breeze	1,253	30.3	−2.2
Majority			44	1.1	−33.9
Turnout			4,133
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing

Elections in 1940s

November 1945

1945
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. M. Lever*	3,011	88.5	+53.1
	Independent	J. A. Gannon	393	11.5	N/A
Majority			2,618	76.9	+75.8
Turnout			3,404	39.4
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1946

1946
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Murray	2,050	71.9	−16.6
	Conservative	T. Smith	801	28.1	N/A
Majority			1,249	43.8	−33.1
Turnout			2,851
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1947

1947
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Knight*	2,350	58.3	−13.6
	Conservative	A. Nixon	1,682	41.7	+13.6
Majority			668	16.6	−27.2
Turnout			4,032
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1949

1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Blackwell	2,463	57.6	−0.7
	Conservative	D. Edwards	1,812	42.4	+0.7
Majority			651	15.2	−1.4
Turnout			4,275
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1950s

May 1950

1950 (new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Murray*	2,748	58.4
	Conservative	D. J. Edwards	1,954	41.6
Majority			794	16.8
Turnout			4,702
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1951

1951
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Knight*	2,456	55.6	−2.8
	Conservative	J. M. Connolly	1,850	41.9	+0.3
	Independent	F. Dowling	113	2.5	N/A
Majority			606	13.7	−3.1
Turnout			4,419
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1952

1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Blackwell*	3,173	66.6	+11.0
	Conservative	E. Griffiths	1,432	30.0	−11.9
	Independent	N. Robinson	162	3.4	+0.9
Majority			1,741	36.6	+22.9
Turnout			4,767
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1953

1953
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Murray*	2,580	65.8	−0.8
	Conservative	E. Griffiths	1,339	34.2	+4.2
Majority			1,241	31.6	−5.0
Turnout			3,919
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1954

1954
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Knight*	2,565	74.3	+8.5
	Conservative	K. Corless	889	25.7	−8.5
Majority			1,676	48.6	+17.0
Turnout			3,454
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1955

1955
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Blackwell*	1,957	65.5	−8.8
	Conservative	K. Corless	1,029	34.5	+8.8
Majority			928	31.0	−17.6
Turnout			2,986
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1956

1956 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Murray*	1,535	71.2	+5.7
	Labour	E. Crank	1,450	68.0	+2.5
	Conservative	K. Corless	639	30.0	−4.5
Majority			811	38.0	+7.0
Turnout			2,132
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1957

1957
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crank*	1,526	71.6	+0.4
	Conservative	A. Johnson	606	28.4	−1.6
Majority			920	43.2	+5.2
Turnout			2,132
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1958

1958
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Blackwell*	1,471	77.7	+6.1
	Conservative	L. Hampson	421	22.3	−6.1
Majority			1,050	55.4	+12.2
Turnout			1,892
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1959

1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Murray*	1,251	76.0	−1.7
	Conservative	M. Buckley	396	24.0	+1.7
Majority			855	52.0	−3.4
Turnout			1,647
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1960s

May 1960

1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crank*	886	70.7	−5.3
	Conservative	F. Hargreaves	368	29.3	+5.3
Majority			518	41.4	−10.6
Turnout			1,254
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1961

1961
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Blackwell*	1,238	73.2	+2.5
	Conservative	F. Hargreaves	454	26.8	−2.5
Majority			784	46.4	+5.0
Turnout			1,692
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1962

1962
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Murray*	1,238	80.9	+7.7
	Conservative	D. C. Cooper	203	13.3	−13.5
	Union Movement	J. J. Boyle	88	5.8	N/A
Majority			1,035	67.7	+21.3
Turnout			1,529
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1963

1963
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crank*	1,245	82.2	+1.3
	Conservative	C. J. Catarall	270	17.8	+4.5
Majority			975	64.4	−3.3
Turnout			1,515
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1964

1964 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Blackwell*	1,134	78.3	−3.9
	Labour	E. Donoghue	1,096	75.7	−6.5
	Conservative	P. Thornley	333	23.0	+5.2
Majority			763	52.7	−11.7
Turnout			1,448
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1965

1965
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Donoghue*	845	72.2	−6.1
	Conservative	T. E. Murphy	326	27.8	+4.8
Majority			519	44.4	−8.3
Turnout			1,171
	Labour hold		Swing

June 1965 (by-election)

By-election: 24 June 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Latham	1,306	59.3	−12.9
	Conservative	T. E. Murphy	898	40.7	+12.9
Majority			408	18.6	−25.8
Turnout			2,204
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1966

1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crank*	970	74.8	+2.6
	Conservative	F. K. Miles	326	25.2	−2.6
Majority			644	49.6	+5.2
Turnout			1,296
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1967

1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Latham*	904	56.0	−18.8
	Conservative	J. B. Chapman	711	44.0	+18.8
Majority			193	12.0	−37.6
Turnout			1,615
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1968

1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Donaghue*	903	58.1	+2.1
	Conservative	A. Hawkins	650	41.9	−2.1
Majority			253	16.2	+4.2
Turnout			1,553
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1969

1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crank*	997	66.2	+8.1
	Conservative	R. R. E. Sproston	508	33.8	−8.1
Majority			489	32.4	+16.2
Turnout			1,505
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

May 1970

1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Latham*	1,325	76.8	+10.6
	Conservative	R. E. Pysden	400	23.2	−10.6
Majority			925	53.6	+21.2
Turnout			1,725
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ "The Elections of Councillors for the Borough of Manchester". The Manchester Guardian. Vol. 18, no. 1037. 15 December 1838. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 2 of, and the First Schedule to, the Municipal Corporations (New Charters) Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict c 69). The Municipal Corporations (New Charters) Act 1877 was repealed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1882. As to the continued use of this short title, see section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978. Section 243 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1882 made provision as to the continued use of certain short titles mentioned in First Schedule to that Act. The said section 243 was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1898. The Bill for the Statute Law Revision Act 1898 says the reason for the repeal of the said section 243 was: "As to s. 243 so much of the First Schedule as gives short titles not otherwise given is proposed for repeal". The Bill then says that reason for the repeal of the entries in Part II of the First Schedule to Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (which does not mention the short title of Municipal Corporations Act 1835) specified by column 2 of the Bill was "Sched. I., Pt. II. . . . as to parts in col. 2 the enactments referred to have been repealed by subsequent Acts except 40 & 41 Vict. c. 47 in Sched. I., Pt. II., which is proposed for repeal by the Bill"; and that Part I of the First Schedule (wherein the short title of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 was mentioned) was repealed because it was "spent". As to the construction of references to the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, see sections 7(1) and 242 of, and the Ninth Schedule to, the Municipal Corporations Act 1882, and formerly section 191 of that Act (the said section 191 was repealed by the Police Act 1964).
↑ "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
↑ 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 Elections of Councillors for the Borough of Manchester". The Manchester Guardian. Vol. 18, no. 1037. 15 December 1838. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 2 of, and the First Schedule to, the Municipal Corporations (New Charters) Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict c 69). The Municipal Corporations (New Charters) Act 1877 was repealed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1882. As to the continued use of this short title, see section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978. Section 243 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1882 made provision as to the continued use of certain short titles mentioned in First Schedule to that Act. The said section 243 was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1898. The Bill for the Statute Law Revision Act 1898 says the reason for the repeal of the said section 243 was: "As to s. 243 so much of the First Schedule as gives short titles not otherwise given is proposed for repeal". The Bill then says that reason for the repeal of the entries in Part II of the First Schedule to Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (which does not mention the short title of Municipal Corporations Act 1835) specified by column 2 of the Bill was "Sched. I., Pt. II. . . . as to parts in col. 2 the enactments referred to have been repealed by subsequent Acts except 40 & 41 Vict. c. 47 in Sched. I., Pt. II., which is proposed for repeal by the Bill"; and that Part I of the First Schedule (wherein the short title of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 was mentioned) was repealed because it was "spent". As to the construction of references to the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, see sections 7(1) and 242 of, and the Ninth Schedule to, the Municipal Corporations Act 1882, and formerly section 191 of that Act (the said section 191 was repealed by the Police Act 1964).

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

[4] TORIES' NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8

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

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

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

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