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Manchester Moss Side — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Manchester Moss Side was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 4,531 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Manchester Moss Side from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Gerald Berkeley Hurst (Unionist) 10,621 65.0% Tom Stott (Liberal) 4,913 (30.1 pts) 50.0%
1922 Gerald Berkeley Hurst (Unionist) 11,932 51.2% Thomas Raven Ackroyd (Liberal) 5,189 (22.3 pts) 70.4%
1923 Thomas Raven Ackroyd (Liberal) 12,210 54.9% Gerald Berkeley Hurst (Unionist) 3,113 (14.0 pts) 66.4%
1924 Gerald Berkeley Hurst (Unionist) 14,035 58.3% Thomas Raven Ackroyd (Liberal) 4,009 (16.7 pts) 69.3%
1929 Gerald Berkeley Hurst (Unionist) 11,625 39.6% Albert Arthur Purcell (Labour) 2,103 (7.2 pts) 68.3%
1931 Gerald Berkeley Hurst (Conservative) 23,274 74.4% Enid Davies (Labour) 15,262 (48.8 pts) 68.2%
1935 William Rostron Duckworth (Conservative) 15,199 58.7% Leslie Maurice Lever (Labour) 4,505 (17.4 pts) 63.2%
1945 William Griffiths (Labour) 10,201 49.5% William Duckworth (Conservative) 2,778 (13.5 pts) 59.2%
1950 Florence Gertrude Horsbrugh (Conservative) 25,347 56.7% Rowland William Casasola (Labour) 8,578 (19.2 pts) 78.7%
1951 Florence Gertrude Horsbrugh (Conservative) 27,697 62.2% Frank Julian Allaun (Labour) 10,878 (24.4 pts) 77.0%
1955 Florence Gertrude Horsbrugh (Conservative) 23,631 64.3% Kenneth Marks (Labour) 10,528 (28.7 pts) 69.1%
1959 James Watts (Conservative) 22,090 62.3% Norman Morris (Labour) 8,719 (24.6 pts) 69.2%
1964 Frank Henry Taylor (Conservative) 14,875 45.3% Peter W Michelson (Labour) 4,228 (12.9 pts) 65.5%
1966 Frank Taylor (Conservative) 13,436 45.4% Rex Church (Labour) 1,083 (3.7 pts) 65.4%
1970 Frank Taylor (Conservative) 15,546 52.9% Frank Hatton (Labour) 1,713 (5.8 pts) 64.4%
Feb 1974 Frank Hatton (Labour) 14,715 41.8% Frank Taylor (Conservative) 2,392 (6.8 pts) 69.0%
Oct 1974 Frank Hatton (Labour) 15,212 47.0% John Lee (Conservative) 4,111 (12.7 pts) 62.9%
1979 George Morton (Labour) 17,765 51.9% Thomas Murphy (Conservative) 4,531 (13.2 pts) 71.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Berkeley Hurst Unionist 10,62165.0% Yes
Tom Stott Liberal 5,70835.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Berkeley Hurst Unionist 11,93251.2% Yes
Thomas Raven Ackroyd Liberal 6,74328.9% No
Thomas William Mercer Labour 4,64119.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Raven Ackroyd Liberal 12,21054.9% Yes
Gerald Berkeley Hurst Unionist 9,09740.9% No
James Charles Daniel Bustard Independent 9494.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Berkeley Hurst Unionist 14,03558.3% Yes
Thomas Raven Ackroyd Liberal 10,02641.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Berkeley Hurst Unionist 11,62539.6% Yes
Albert Arthur Purcell Labour 9,52232.5% No
Thomas Raven Ackroyd Liberal 8,19127.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Berkeley Hurst Conservative 23,27474.4% Yes
Enid Davies Labour 8,01225.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Rostron Duckworth Conservative 15,19958.7% Yes
Leslie Maurice Lever Labour 10,69441.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Griffiths Labour 10,20149.5% Yes
William Duckworth Conservative 7,42336.0% No
Henry Donald Moore Liberal 2,52512.3% No
Albert Richard Edwards Independent 4462.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Florence Gertrude Horsbrugh Conservative 25,34756.7% Yes
Rowland William Casasola Labour 16,76937.5% No
Eric Percy Atkin Liberal 2,6075.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Florence Gertrude Horsbrugh Conservative 27,69762.2% Yes
Frank Julian Allaun Labour 16,81937.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Florence Gertrude Horsbrugh Conservative 23,63164.3% Yes
Kenneth Marks Labour 13,10335.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Watts Conservative 22,09062.3% Yes
Norman Morris Labour 13,37137.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Henry Taylor Conservative 14,87545.3% Yes
Peter W Michelson Labour 10,64732.4% No
Ruslyn Harold Hargreaves Liberal 7,29722.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Taylor Conservative 13,43645.4% Yes
Rex Church Labour 12,35341.7% No
David Prusmann Liberal 3,80112.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Taylor Conservative 15,54652.9% Yes
Frank Hatton Labour 13,83347.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Hatton Labour 14,71541.8% Yes
Frank Taylor Conservative 12,32335.0% No
William Wallace Liberal 7,97922.7% No
Ruth Pushkin Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist) 2060.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Hatton Labour 15,21247.0% Yes
John Lee Conservative 11,10134.3% No
William Wallace Liberal 5,68617.6% No
Neil Boyle Irish Civil Rights 2380.7% No
Harold Smith Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain 960.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Morton Labour 17,76551.9% Yes
Thomas Murphy Conservative 13,23438.7% No
John Commons Liberal 2,9818.7% No
Vanessa Redgrave Workers Revolutionary 2250.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 30.1 pts 1922: Unionist margin 22.3 pts 1923: Liberal margin 14.0 pts 1924: Unionist margin 16.7 pts 1929: Unionist margin 7.2 pts 1931: Conservative margin 48.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 17.4 pts 1945: Labour margin 13.5 pts 1950: Conservative margin 19.2 pts 1951: Conservative margin 24.4 pts 1955: Conservative margin 28.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 24.6 pts 1964: Conservative margin 12.9 pts 1966: Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 5.8 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 6.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 12.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 13.2 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Manchester Moss Side has been contested at 18 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 Moss Side in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Manchester Moss Side in 1979 with 17,765 votes (51.9%), a majority of 4,531 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Manchester Moss Side since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Manchester Moss Side?

The closest result on record for Manchester Moss Side was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 1,083 votes (3.7 percentage points).

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