# Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Exchange was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Exchange, Oxford, St Ann's, St Clement's, and St John's, and part of St Michael's ward.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of All Saints, Exchange, Medlock Street, Oxford, St Ann's, St Clement's, St George's, St John's, and St Luke's.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of All Saints, Beswick, New Cross, St George's, and St Peter's.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Sir John Randles | Coalition Conservative |
| | 1922 | Sir Edwin Stockton | Conservative |
| | 1923 | Robert Noton Barclay | Liberal |
| | 1924 | Edward Fielden | Conservative |
| | 1935 | Peter Eckersley | Conservative |
| | 1940 by-election | Thomas Hewlett | Conservative |
| | 1945 | Harold Lever | Labour |
| | 1950 | William Griffiths | Labour |
| | 1973 by-election | Frank Hatton | Labour |
| Feb 1974 | Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | John Randles | 12,290 | 69.8 | |
| | Liberal | Arthur Haworth | 5,326 | 30.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,984 | 39.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,616 | 51.0 | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edwin Stockton | 13,919 | 57.8 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal | William Barton | 10,148 | 42.2 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,771 | 15.6 | −24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,067 | 61.2 | +10.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −12.0 | |
General election 1923: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Barclay | 12,248 | 54.0 | +11.8 |
| | Unionist | Edwin Stockton | 10,449 | 46.0 | −11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,799 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,697 | 59.4 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +11.8 | |
General election 1924: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edward Fielden | 13,200 | 55.2 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | Robert Barclay | 10,693 | 44.8 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,507 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,893 | 59.0 | −0.4 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1929: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edward Fielden | 13,691 | 39.9 | −15.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Barclay | 11,112 | 32.4 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | Abraham Moss | 9,500 | 27.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,579 | 7.5 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,303 | 70.2 | +11.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −1.5 | |

### Election in the 1930s

General election 1931: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Fielden | 24,261 | 73.5 | +33.6 |
| | Labour | E.A. Gower | 8,727 | 26.5 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,534 | 47.0 | +39.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,497 | 66.2 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Eckersley | 15,956 | 54.1 | −19.4 |
| | Labour | Eric L. Mendel | 8,313 | 28.2 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | George Paish | 5,228 | 17.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,643 | 25.9 | −21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,497 | 63.3 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Election in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
* Conservative: Peter Eckersley
* Liberal: George Paish
* Labour: R McKeon
1940 Manchester Exchange by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hewlett | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1945: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harold Lever | 11,067 | 55.0 | +26.8 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hewlett | 7,050 | 35.0 | −18.9 |
| | Liberal | Heric Kenyon | 2,018 | 10.0 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,017 | 20.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,135 | 70.3 | +7.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Griffiths | 18,335 | 54.1 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | R.S. Harper | 13,716 | 40.5 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | John Cooper | 1,812 | 5.4 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,619 | 13.6 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,863 | 74.8 | −8.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1951: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Griffiths | 18,475 | 55.4 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Idris Owen | 14,881 | 44.6 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,594 | 10.8 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,356 | 72.4 | −2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1955: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Griffiths | 20,203 | 61.0 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Basil de Ferranti | 12,922 | 39.0 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,281 | 22.0 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,125 | 63.2 | −8.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.6 | |
General election 1959: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Griffiths | 19,328 | 64.6 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Smith | 10,604 | 35.4 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,724 | 29.2 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,932 | 63.6 | +0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.6 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Griffiths | 13,952 | 69.1 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Beata Brookes | 6,242 | 30.9 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,710 | 38.2 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,194 | 55.8 | −7.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1966: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Griffiths | 10,425 | 73.5 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | John Stuart-Mills | 3,761 | 26.5 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,664 | 47.0 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,186 | 53.7 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Manchester Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Griffiths | 8,234 | 68.5 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | William J. Loftus | 3,341 | 27.8 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | G.E. Spencer | 440 | 3.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,893 | 40.7 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,015 | 57.0 | +4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 | |
1973 Manchester Exchange by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Hatton | 5,348 | 55.33 | −13.20 |
| | Liberal | Michael Steed | 3,525 | 36.47 | New |
| | Conservative | William J. Loftus | 683 | 7.07 | −20.74 |
| | Marxist-Leninist (England) | Ruth Pushkin | 109 | 1.13 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,823 | 18.86 | −21.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,665 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |