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Manchester Exchange — UK General Election Results

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Manchester Exchange was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 4,893 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Manchester Exchange from 1918 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1918–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Scurrah Randles (Unionist) 12,290 69.8% Arthur Adlington Haworth (Liberal) 6,964 (39.5 pts) 51.0%
1922 Edwin Forsyth Stockton (Unionist) 13,919 57.8% Andrew William Barton (Liberal) 3,771 (15.7 pts) 61.2%
1923 Robert Noton Barclay (Liberal) 12,248 54.0% Edwin Forsyth Stockton (Unionist) 1,799 (7.9 pts) 59.4%
1924 Edward Brocklehurst Fielden (Unionist) 13,200 55.2% Robert Noton Barclay (Liberal) 2,507 (10.5 pts) 59.0%
1929 Edward Brocklehurst Fielden (Unionist) 13,691 39.9% Robert Noton Barclay (Liberal) 2,579 (7.5 pts) 70.2%
1931 Edward Brocklehurst Fielden (Conservative) 24,261 73.5% Eric Ainslie Gower (Labour) 15,534 (47.1 pts) 66.2%
1935 Peter Thorp Eckersley (Conservative) 15,956 54.1% Eric Mendel (Labour) 7,643 (25.9 pts) 63.3%
1945 Norman Harold Lever (Labour) 11,067 55.0% Thomas Henry Hewlett (Conservative) 4,017 (20.0 pts) 70.2%
1950 William Griffiths (Labour) 18,335 54.1% Richard Stephenson Harper (Conservative) 4,619 (13.6 pts) 74.8%
1951 William Griffiths (Labour) 18,475 55.4% Idris Owen (Conservative) 3,594 (10.8 pts) 71.8%
1955 William Griffiths (Labour) 20,203 61.0% Basil Reginald Vincent Ziani de Ferranti (Conservative) 7,281 (22.0 pts) 63.2%
1959 William Griffiths (Labour) 19,328 64.6% Leonard Smith (Conservative) 8,724 (29.1 pts) 65.0%
1964 William Griffiths (Labour) 13,952 69.1% Beata Ann Brookes (Conservative) 7,710 (38.2 pts) 55.8%
1966 William Griffiths (Labour) 10,425 73.5% Major John Stuart-Mills (Conservative) 6,664 (47.0 pts) 53.7%
1970 William Griffiths (Labour) 8,234 68.5% William Loftus (Conservative) 4,893 (40.7 pts) 57.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Scurrah Randles Unionist 12,29069.8% Yes
Arthur Adlington Haworth Liberal 5,32630.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwin Forsyth Stockton Unionist 13,91957.8% Yes
Andrew William Barton Liberal 10,14842.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Noton Barclay Liberal 12,24854.0% Yes
Edwin Forsyth Stockton Unionist 10,44946.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Brocklehurst Fielden Unionist 13,20055.2% Yes
Robert Noton Barclay Liberal 10,69344.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Brocklehurst Fielden Unionist 13,69139.9% Yes
Robert Noton Barclay Liberal 11,11232.4% No
Abraham Moss Labour 9,50027.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Brocklehurst Fielden Conservative 24,26173.5% Yes
Eric Ainslie Gower Labour 8,72726.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Thorp Eckersley Conservative 15,95654.1% Yes
Eric Mendel Labour 8,31328.2% No
George Paish Liberal 5,22817.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Harold Lever Labour 11,06755.0% Yes
Thomas Henry Hewlett Conservative 7,05035.0% No
Heric Kenyon Liberal 2,01810.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Griffiths Labour 18,33554.1% Yes
Richard Stephenson Harper Conservative 13,71640.5% No
John Cooper Liberal 1,8125.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Griffiths Labour 18,47555.4% Yes
Idris Owen Conservative 14,88144.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Griffiths Labour 20,20361.0% Yes
Basil Reginald Vincent Ziani de Ferranti Conservative 12,92239.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Griffiths Labour 19,32864.6% Yes
Leonard Smith Conservative 10,60435.4% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Griffiths Labour 13,95269.1% Yes
Beata Ann Brookes Conservative 6,24230.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Griffiths Labour 10,42573.5% Yes
Major John Stuart-Mills Conservative 3,76126.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Griffiths Labour 8,23468.5% Yes
William Loftus Conservative 3,34127.8% No
Gordon Edward Spencer Independent 4403.7% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Unionist margin 39.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 15.7 pts 1923: Liberal margin 7.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 10.5 pts 1929: Unionist margin 7.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 47.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 25.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 20.0 pts 1950: Labour margin 13.6 pts 1951: Labour margin 10.8 pts 1955: Labour margin 22.0 pts 1959: Labour margin 29.1 pts 1964: Labour margin 38.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 47.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 40.7 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Manchester Exchange has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Manchester Exchange in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Manchester Exchange in 1970 with 8,234 votes (68.5%), a majority of 4,893 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Manchester Exchange since 1918?

Since 1918, Manchester Exchange has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Manchester Exchange?

The closest result on record for Manchester Exchange was 1929, when Unionist beat Liberal by just 2,579 votes (7.5 percentage points).

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