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Manchester Withington — UK General Election Results

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

Manchester Withington was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 13,982 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Manchester Withington from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Alfred Deakin Carter (Unionist) 11,677 69.3% George Frederick Burditt (Liberal) 6,511 (38.7 pts) 61.0%
1922 Thomas Watts (Unionist) 11,678 51.5% Ernest Emil Darwin Simon (Liberal) 670 (2.9 pts) 77.4%
1923 Ernest Emil Darwin Simon (Liberal) 13,944 58.2% Thomas Watts (Unionist) 3,918 (16.4 pts) 78.0%
1924 Thomas Watts (Unionist) 13,633 50.9% Ernest Emil Darwin Simon (Liberal) 3,198 (11.9 pts) 81.8%
1929 Ernest Emil Darwin Simon (Liberal) 20,948 43.8% Thomas Watts (Unionist) 1,885 (3.9 pts) 77.8%
1931 Edward Lascelles Fleming (Conservative) 36,097 62.8% Philip Guedalla (Liberal) 14,718 (25.6 pts) 75.8%
1935 Edward Lascelles Fleming (Conservative) 35,564 62.3% Scott Morton (Labour) 23,316 (40.8 pts) 70.9%
1945 Edward Lascelles Fleming (Conservative) 30,881 46.4% Reginald Edwards (Labour) 8,247 (12.4 pts) 74.2%
1950 Frederick William Cundiff (Conservative) 22,817 52.3% Lewis Tatham Wright (Labour) 8,611 (19.7 pts) 85.3%
1951 Robert Archibald Cary (Conservative) 26,804 64.7% James Clough (Labour) 12,200 (29.5 pts) 79.6%
1955 Robert Archibald Cary (Conservative) 25,707 58.6% John Hayes (Labour) 12,653 (28.9 pts) 71.9%
1959 Robert Archibald Cary (Conservative) 23,170 52.3% Robert Edward Sheldon (Labour) 9,694 (21.9 pts) 74.5%
1964 Robert Archibald Cary (Conservative) 18,259 44.3% Keith Openshaw (Labour) 5,142 (12.5 pts) 72.3%
1966 Robert Cary (Conservative) 16,676 42.9% David Clark (Labour) 647 (1.7 pts) 71.2%
1970 Robert Cary (Conservative) 18,854 51.3% Michael Noble (Labour) 5,489 (14.9 pts) 67.9%
Feb 1974 Fred Silvester (Conservative) 17,997 42.4% Sholto NM Moxley (Labour) 4,413 (10.4 pts) 73.5%
Oct 1974 Fred Silvester (Conservative) 16,937 43.0% Peter Hildrew (Labour) 2,001 (5.1 pts) 67.8%
1979 Fred Silvester (Conservative) 18,862 47.3% Geoff Hodgson (Labour) 3,352 (8.4 pts) 74.7%
1983 Fred Silvester (Conservative) 18,329 39.2% Frances Done (Labour) 2,373 (5.1 pts) 72.3%
1987 Keith Bradley (Labour) 21,650 42.9% Fred Silvester (Conservative) 3,391 (6.7 pts) 77.1%
1992 Keith Bradley (Labour) 23,962 52.7% Eric Farthing (Conservative) 9,735 (21.4 pts) 71.3%
1997 Keith Bradley (Labour) 27,103 61.6% Jonathan Smith (Conservative) 18,581 (42.2 pts) 66.6%
2001 Keith Bradley (Labour) 19,239 54.9% Yasmin Zalzala (Liberal Democrat) 11,524 (32.9 pts) 51.9%
2005 John Leech (Liberal Democrat) 15,872 42.4% Keith Bradley (Labour) 667 (1.8 pts) 55.3%
2010 John Leech (Liberal Democrat) 20,110 44.7% Lucy Powell (Labour) 1,894 (4.2 pts) 60.7%
2015 Jeff Smith (Labour) 26,843 53.7% John Leech (Liberal Democrat) 14,873 (29.8 pts) 67.8%
2017 Jeff Smith (Labour) 38,424 71.7% John Leech (Liberal Democrat) 29,875 (55.7 pts) 72.0%
2019 Jeff Smith (Labour) 35,902 67.7% John Leech (Liberal Democrat) 27,905 (52.7 pts) 69.5%
2024 Jeff Smith (Labour) 22,066 52.9% Sam Easterby-Smith (Green) 13,982 (33.5 pts) 59.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Deakin Carter Unionist 11,67769.3% Yes
George Frederick Burditt Liberal 5,16630.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Watts Unionist 11,67851.5% Yes
Ernest Emil Darwin Simon Liberal 11,00848.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Emil Darwin Simon Liberal 13,94458.2% Yes
Thomas Watts Unionist 10,02641.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Watts Unionist 13,63350.9% Yes
Ernest Emil Darwin Simon Liberal 10,43539.0% No
Edgar Whiteley Labour 2,4679.2% No
Kenneth Burke Anti-Socialist 2360.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Emil Darwin Simon Liberal 20,94843.8% Yes
Thomas Watts Unionist 19,06339.8% No
Joseph Robinson Labour 7,85316.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lascelles Fleming Conservative 36,09762.8% Yes
Philip Guedalla Liberal 21,37937.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lascelles Fleming Conservative 35,56462.3% Yes
Scott Morton Labour 12,24821.4% No
William Ross Liberal 9,29816.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lascelles Fleming Conservative 30,88146.4% Yes
Reginald Edwards Labour 22,63434.0% No
Leonard Frederick Behrens Liberal 13,10719.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Cundiff Conservative 22,81752.3% Yes
Lewis Tatham Wright Labour 14,20632.6% No
Leonard Frederick Behrens Liberal 6,59115.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Archibald Cary Conservative 26,80464.7% Yes
James Clough Labour 14,60435.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Archibald Cary Conservative 25,70758.6% Yes
John Hayes Labour 13,05429.8% No
Geoffrey Vaughan Davies Liberal 5,07711.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Archibald Cary Conservative 23,17052.3% Yes
Robert Edward Sheldon Labour 13,47630.4% No
Geoffrey Vaughan Davies Liberal 7,67517.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Archibald Cary Conservative 18,25944.3% Yes
Keith Openshaw Labour 13,11731.8% No
Geoffrey Vaughan Davies Liberal 9,86023.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Cary Conservative 16,67642.9% Yes
David Clark Labour 16,02941.3% No
Geoffrey Davies Liberal 6,15015.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Cary Conservative 18,85451.3% Yes
Michael Noble Labour 13,36536.4% No
James Clarney Liberal 4,54012.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Silvester Conservative 17,99742.4% Yes
Sholto NM Moxley Labour 13,58432.0% No
Ian McWilliam-Fowler Liberal 10,87725.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Silvester Conservative 16,93743.0% Yes
Peter Hildrew Labour 14,93637.9% No
Nan Davies Liberal 7,55519.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Silvester Conservative 18,86247.3% Yes
Geoff Hodgson Labour 15,51038.9% No
John Mitchell Liberal 5,38713.5% No
Michael Gibson Independent 1570.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Silvester Conservative 18,32939.2% Yes
Frances Done Labour 15,95634.2% No
Bernard Lever Social Democratic Party 12,23126.2% No
Michael Gibson Independent 1840.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Bradley Labour 21,65042.9% Yes
Fred Silvester Conservative 18,25936.2% No
Audrey Jones Liberal 9,97819.8% No
Michael Abberton Green 5241.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Bradley Labour 23,96252.7% Yes
Eric Farthing Conservative 14,22731.3% No
Gordon Hennell Liberal Democrat 6,45714.2% No
Brian Candeland Green 7251.6% No
Clive Menhinick Natural Law 1280.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Bradley Labour 27,10361.6% Yes
Jonathan Smith Conservative 8,52219.4% No
Yasmin Zalzala Liberal Democrat 6,00013.6% No
Mark Sheppard Referendum Party 1,0792.5% No
Simon Caldwell ProLife Alliance 6141.4% No
Julie White Socialist Alternative 3760.9% No
Stephen Kingston Rainbow Dream Ticket 1810.4% No
Mark Gaskell Natural Law 1520.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Bradley Labour 19,23954.9% Yes
Yasmin Zalzala Liberal Democrat 7,71522.0% No
Julian Samways Conservative 5,34915.3% No
Michelle Valentine Green 1,5394.4% No
John Clegg Socialist Alliance 1,2083.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Leech Liberal Democrat 15,87242.4% Yes
Keith Bradley Labour 15,20540.6% No
Karen Bradley Conservative 3,91910.5% No
Brian Candeland Green 1,5954.3% No
Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley UKIP 4241.1% No
Ivan Benett Independent 2430.6% No
Yasmin Zalzala Independent 1520.4% No
Richard Reed Their Party 470.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Leech Liberal Democrat 20,11044.7% Yes
Lucy Powell Labour 18,21640.5% No
Chris Green Conservative 5,00511.1% No
Brian Candeland Green 7981.8% No
Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley UKIP 6981.6% No
Yasmin Zalzala Independent 1470.3% No
Marcus Farmer Independent 570.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeff Smith Labour 26,84353.7% Yes
John Leech Liberal Democrat 11,97024.0% No
Robert Manning Conservative 4,8729.8% No
Lucy Bannister Green 4,0488.1% No
Mark Davies UKIP 2,1724.3% No
Marcus Farmer Independent 610.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeff Smith Labour 38,42471.7% Yes
John Leech Liberal Democrat 8,54915.9% No
Sarah Heald Conservative 5,53010.3% No
Laura Bannister Green 8651.6% No
Sally Carr Women's Equality Party 2340.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeff Smith Labour 35,90267.7% Yes
John Leech Liberal Democrat 7,99715.1% No
Shengke Zhi Conservative 5,82011.0% No
Lucy Bannister Green 1,9683.7% No
Stephen Ward Brexit Party 1,3082.5% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeff Smith Labour 22,06652.9% Yes
Sam Easterby-Smith Green 8,08419.4% No
Richard Kilpatrick Liberal Democrat 5,41213.0% No
Sarah Garcia De Bustos Conservative 2,2805.5% No
Kaine Williams Reform UK 1,9614.7% No
Lizzie Greenwood Workers Party of Britain 1,7744.3% No
Wendy Andrew Social Democratic Party 1540.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 38.7 pts 1922: Unionist margin 2.9 pts 1923: Liberal margin 16.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 11.9 pts 1929: Liberal margin 3.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 25.6 pts 1935: Conservative margin 40.8 pts 1945: Conservative margin 12.4 pts 1950: Conservative margin 19.7 pts 1951: Conservative margin 29.5 pts 1955: Conservative margin 28.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 21.9 pts 1964: Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1966: Conservative margin 1.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 14.9 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 10.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 8.4 pts 1983: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1987: Labour margin 6.7 pts 1992: Labour margin 21.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 42.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 32.9 pts 2005: Liberal Democrat margin 1.8 pts 2010: Liberal Democrat margin 4.2 pts 2015: Labour margin 29.8 pts 2017: Labour margin 55.7 pts 2019: Labour margin 52.7 pts 2024: Labour margin 33.5 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Manchester Withington has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Manchester Withington in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Manchester Withington in 2024 with 22,066 votes (52.9%), a majority of 13,982 votes over Green in second place.

Which parties have won Manchester Withington since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Manchester Withington?

The closest result on record for Manchester Withington was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 647 votes (1.7 percentage points).

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