# Manchester Wythenshawe (UK Parliament constituency)

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Manchester Wythenshawe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Wythenshawe suburb of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It was then replaced by the new Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency which joined it with the eastern half of Sale from the Trafford Metropolitan Borough.

## Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Didsbury and Wythenshawe.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Didsbury, Northenden, and Woodhouse Park.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Northenden, and Woodhouse Park.
1983–1997: The City of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Brooklands, Northenden, Sharston, and Woodhouse Park.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | Eveline Hill | Conservative |
| 1964 | Alf Morris | Labour |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Wythenshawe and Sale East | constituency abolished: see Wythenshawe and Sale East |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eveline Hill | 22,775 | 49.3 |
| | Labour | Charles W Bridges | 17,191 | 37.2 |
| | Liberal | Eric Noble | 5,607 | 12.2 |
| | Communist | Frances Dean | 588 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,584 | 12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,161 | 84.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eveline Hill | 28,611 | 56.5 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Lewis L Hanbidge | 22,055 | 43.5 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,556 | 13.0 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,666 | 81.1 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eveline Hill | 26,200 | 52.8 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Norman Atkinson | 23,378 | 47.2 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,882 | 5.6 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,578 | 76.3 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eveline Hill | 28,934 | 51.2 | −1.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 27,625 | 48.9 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,309 | 2.3 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,559 | 80.9 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 26,870 | 47.7 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Eveline Hill | 22,093 | 39.2 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal | Thomas N Armstrong | 7,336 | 13.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,777 | 8.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,299 | 79.6 | −1.3 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 27,485 | 53.1 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Frank Lofthouse | 18,548 | 35.8 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal | Thomas N Armstrong | 5,717 | 11.1 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,937 | 17.3 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,750 | 74.8 | −4.8 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 30,260 | 55.3 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Henry Donald Moore | 24,505 | 44.8 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,755 | 10.5 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,765 | 70.2 | −4.6 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 26,900 | 55.7 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Joyce Hill | 14,462 | 30.0 | −14.8 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Blonde | 6,905 | 14.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,438 | 25.7 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,267 | 75.0 | +4.8 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 26,448 | 59.1 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Joyce Hill | 12,269 | 27.4 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal | RN Scott | 6,071 | 13.6 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,179 | 31.7 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,788 | 68.8 | −6.2 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 26,860 | 59.1 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | David Sumberg | 14,747 | 32.4 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | Lee Griffiths | 3,853 | 8.5 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,113 | 26.7 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,460 | 75.0 | +6.2 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 23,172 | 54.6 |
| | Conservative | Joan Jacobs | 12,488 | 29.4 |
| | Liberal | David J. Sandiford | 6,766 | 16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,684 | 25.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,426 | 69.6 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |
General election 1987: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 23,881 | 56.8 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | David Sparrow | 12,026 | 28.6 | −0.8 |
| | SDP | Joan Butterworth | 5,921 | 14.1 | −1.9 |
| | Red Front | Susan Connelly | 216 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,855 | 28.2 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,044 | 72.1 | +2.5 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Manchester Wythenshawe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Alf Morris | 22,591 | 60.5 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Kevin A. McKenna | 10,595 | 28.4 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenn | 3,633 | 9.7 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Guy N. Otten | 362 | 1.0 | New |
| | Natural Law | Elspeth Martin | 133 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,996 | 32.1 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,314 | 69.7 | −2.4 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +2.0 | |