# Manchester Blackley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Manchester, Blackley /ˈbleɪkli/ was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which existed from 1918 to 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. In boundary changes for the 2010 general election it was replaced by Blackley and Broughton.

## Boundaries

1918–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Blackley, Crumpsall, and Moston.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Blackley, Charlestown, Crumpsall, Lightbowne, and Moston.
1983–2010: The City of Manchester wards of Blackley, Charlestown, Crumpsall, Harpurhey, Lightbowne, and Moston.
This constituency was one of Labour's safest seats, though prior to 1964 it was regarded as a reasonably safe Conservative seat, with the party only gaining the seat once, in their 1945 landslide victory. Located in the North of the city, it included the overspill area of Blackley, the deprived inner-city area of Harpurhey, and the districts of Moston, Crumpsall and Charlestown.

### Boundary review

From 2010 this seat was abolished, and its constituents form one part of the Blackley and Broughton seat with two electoral wards from Salford.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Harold Briggs | Conservative |
| | 1923 | Philip Oliver | Liberal |
| | 1924 | Harold Briggs | Conservative |
| | 1929 | Philip Oliver | Liberal |
| | 1931 | John Lees-Jones | Conservative |
| | 1945 | Jack Diamond | Labour |
| | 1951 | Eric Johnson | Conservative |
| | 1964 | Paul Rose | Labour |
| | 1979 | Ken Eastham | Labour |
| | 1997 | Graham Stringer | Labour |
| 2010 | 2010 | constituency abolished: see Blackley and Broughton | constituency abolished: see Blackley and Broughton |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Stringer | 17,187 | 62.3 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Donaldson | 5,160 | 18.7 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Amar Ahmed | 3,690 | 13.4 | −1.0 |
| | UKIP | Roger Bullock | 1,554 | 5.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,027 | 43.6 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,591 | 45.8 | +0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −7.0 | |
General election 2001: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Stringer | 18,285 | 68.9 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Lance Stanbury | 3,821 | 14.4 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Riding | 3,015 | 11.4 | +0.4 |
| | Socialist Labour | Kenneth Barr | 485 | 1.8 | New |
| | Socialist Alliance | Karren Reissmann | 461 | 1.7 | New |
| | Anti-Corruption Forum | Aziz Bhatti | 456 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,464 | 54.4 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,523 | 44.9 | −12.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −7.0 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Stringer | 25,042 | 70.0 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Steve Barclay | 5,454 | 15.3 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon D. Wheale | 3,937 | 11.0 | −0.3 |
| | Referendum | Paul Stayner | 1,323 | 3.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,588 | 54.8 | +22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,756 | 57.2 | −12.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.2 | |
General election 1992: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Eastham | 23,031 | 60.2 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | William Hobhouse | 10,642 | 27.8 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon D. Wheale | 4,324 | 11.3 | −7.5 |
| | Natural Law | Michael P. Kennedy | 288 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,389 | 32.4 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,285 | 69.3 | −3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Eastham | 22,476 | 52.4 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Krishan Nath | 12,354 | 28.8 | −3.8 |
| | SDP | Harvey Showman | 8,041 | 18.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,122 | 23.6 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,871 | 72.9 | +3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
General election 1983: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Eastham | 20,132 | 48.1 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter C.J. Ridgway | 13,676 | 32.6 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | John Cookson | 8,081 | 19.3 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,456 | 15.4 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,889 | 69.7 | −3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Eastham | 20,346 | 50.4 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Green | 15,842 | 39.2 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | James Ashley | 3,868 | 9.6 | −4.6 |
| | National Front | Nigel Wallace | 326 | 0.8 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,504 | 11.2 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,382 | 76.4 | +5.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.1 | |
General election October 1974: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Rose | 19,720 | 50.9 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | A. Lea | 12,601 | 32.5 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal | D. Jackson | 5,517 | 14.2 | −5.5 |
| | National Front | Herbert Andrew | 914 | 2.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,119 | 18.4 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,752 | 70.6 | −5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
General election February 1974: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Rose | 19,369 | 46.8 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Roderick Lynn Samuel | 13,863 | 33.5 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal | Harry Roche | 8,155 | 19.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,506 | 13.3 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,387 | 76.1 | +6.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.5 | |
General election 1970: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Rose | 21,437 | 53.2 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Albert Maguire | 18,838 | 46.8 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,599 | 6.4 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,275 | 69.5 | −6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.5 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Rose | 21,571 | 52.4 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | David C Stanley | 15,271 | 37.1 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Gordon Bayley | 4,297 | 10.5 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,300 | 15.3 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,139 | 75.5 | −4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 | |
General election 1964: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Rose | 19,570 | 43.6 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Eric Johnson | 18,348 | 40.9 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal | Robert Michael Hammond | 7,002 | 15.6 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,222 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,920 | 79.5 | −1.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.0 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Johnson | 22,163 | 47.0 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | Reg Chrimes | 17,790 | 37.7 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Michael Hammond | 7,223 | 15.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,373 | 9.3 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,176 | 81.2 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.4 | |
General election 1955: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Johnson | 25,395 | 56.0 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | John Diamond | 19,959 | 44.0 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,436 | 12.0 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,354 | 77.3 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
General election 1951: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Johnson | 25,076 | 49.0 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | John Diamond | 22,804 | 44.6 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal | Frank Smith | 3,287 | 6.4 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,272 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,167 | 85.6 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.3 | |
General election 1950: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Diamond | 21,392 | 42.3 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | R Jamieson | 21,350 | 42.1 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry Donald Moore | 7,317 | 14.5 | −7.2 |
| | Communist | Ben Ainley | 562 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 0.2 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,621 | 85.7 | +10.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.5 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Manchester Blackley Electorate 58,437 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Diamond | 19,561 | 44.7 | +17.6 |
| | Conservative | John Lees-Jones | 14,747 | 33.7 | −10.6 |
| | Liberal | Philip Oliver | 9,480 | 21.7 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,814 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,788 | 74.8 | −3.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.1 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Manchester Blackley Electorate 44,314 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lees-Jones | 15,355 | 44.3 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal | Philip Oliver | 9,893 | 28.6 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | WE Davies | 9,370 | 27.1 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,462 | 15.7 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,618 | 78.1 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
General election 1931: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lees-Jones | 15,717 | 46.4 | +12.9 |
| | Liberal | Philip Oliver | 11,382 | 33.6 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Wilfrid Burke | 6,752 | 20.0 | −10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,335 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,851 | 84.1 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.8 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Philip Oliver | 11,006 | 36.4 | +7.1 |
| | Unionist | Harold Briggs | 10,118 | 33.5 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | Wilfrid Burke | 9,091 | 30.1 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 888 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,275 | 82.6 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.7 | |
General election 1924: Manchester Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Harold Briggs | 9,737 | 43.2 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal | Philip Oliver | 6,609 | 29.3 | −33.3 |
| | Labour | Wilfrid Burke | 6,195 | 27.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,128 | 13.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,541 | 85.5 | +10.1 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +21.9 | |
General election 1923: Manchester Blackley Electorate 25,927 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Philip Oliver | 12,235 | 62.6 | +32.7 |
| | Unionist | Harold Briggs | 7,313 | 37.4 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,922 | 25.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,548 | 75.4 | |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +19.3 | |
General election 1922: Manchester Blackley Electorate 25,585 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Harold Briggs | 9,023 | 43.3 | −11.3 |
| | Liberal | Philip Oliver | 6,219 | 29.9 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | Arnold Townend | 5,580 | 26.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,804 | 13.4 | −16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,822 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −10.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Manchester Blackley Electorate 24,857 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Harold Briggs | 7,997 | 54.6 | |
| | Labour | Arnold Townend | 3,659 | 25.0 | |
| | Liberal | Philip Oliver | 2,986 | 20.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,338 | 29.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,642 | 58.9 | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
No candidate who was endorsed by the Coalition Government.