# Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)

Ashton-under-Lyne is a constituency in Greater Manchester that was created in 1832. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Angela Rayner of the Labour Party since 2015. Rayner currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the cabinet of Keir Starmer, and was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 2020.

## Constituency profile

Like much of Greater Manchester, Ashton was a significant hub for textile production and retains some manufacturing. Incomes and house prices are lower than UK averages.

## Boundaries
### Historic

1832–1885: The area defined by the Ashton-under-Lyne Improvement Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. lxxvii).
1885–1918: The existing parliamentary borough, and so much of the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne included in the local government district of Hurst as was not already included in the parliamentary borough.
1918–1949: The Municipal Borough of Ashton-under-Lyne, and the Urban District of Hurst.
1950–1955: The Municipal Boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, and Mossley; and the Rural District of Limehurst.
1955–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, and Mossley; and the Rural District of Droylsden.
1983–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham wards of Failsworth East and Failsworth West; and the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside wards of Ashton Hurst, Ashton St. Michael's, Ashton Waterloo, Droylsden East, Droylsden West and St Peter's.

### Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* Ashton Hurst; Ashton St. Michael's; Ashton Waterloo; Audenshaw; Droylsden East; Droylsden West; Dukinfield; St Peter's.
The constituency gained the Audenshaw and Dukinfield wards from the abolished constituency of Denton and Reddish, and lost the two Failsworth wards to Manchester Central.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1832 | George Williams | Radical |
| 1835 | Charles Hindley | Radical |
| 1857 | Thomas Milner Gibson | Radical |
| 1859 | Thomas Milner Gibson | Liberal |
| 1868 | Thomas Walton Mellor | Conservative |
| 1880 | Hugh Mason | Liberal |
| 1885 | John Addison | Conservative |
| 1895 | Herbert Whiteley | Conservative | Also later MP for Droitwich |
| 1906 | Alfred Scott | Liberal |
| 1910 | Sir Max Aitken | Conservative |
| 1916 by-election | Sir Albert Stanley | Conservative | President of the Board of Trade |
| 1920 by-election | Sir Walter de Frece | Conservative | Also later MP for Blackpool |
| 1924 | Cornelius Homan | Conservative |
| 1928 by-election | Albert Bellamy | Labour | President of the National Union of Railwaymen |
| 1931 by-election | John Broadbent | Conservative |
| 1935 | Fred Simpson | Labour | President of the Railway Clerks' Association |
| 1939 by-election | Sir William Jowitt | Labour | later Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain |
| 1945 by-election | Hervey Rhodes | Labour | Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade |
| 1964 | Robert Sheldon | Labour | Financial Secretary to the Treasury |
| 2001 | David Heyes | Labour |
| 2015 | Angela Rayner | Labour | Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government |
In the 1886 election, voting resulted in a tie between incumbent John Edmund Wentworth Addison and the Liberal candidate. Under the legislation of the time, the Returning officer had a casting vote, and Addison was reelected. In the by-election of 29 October 1928, the turnout was 89.1%, a record for Great Britain. The mayor arranged for the result to be signalled by coloured rockets.

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Rayner | 15,575 | 43.9 | −3.6 |
| | Reform UK | Robert Barrowcliffe | 8,784 | 24.8 | +16.3 |
| | Conservative | Lizzie Hacking | 4,375 | 12.3 | −23.9 |
| | Workers Party | Aroma Hassan | 2,835 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Lee Huntbach | 2,481 | 7.0 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Hardwick | 1,411 | 4.0 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,791 | 19.1 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,461 | 49.9 | −6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,002 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -19.9 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 19,667 | 47.5 |
| | Conservative | 14,978 | 36.2 |
| | Brexit Party | 3,518 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1,774 | 4.3 |
| | Green Party | 1,440 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | 4,689 | 11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 41,377 | 57.2 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 72,278 |
General election 2019: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Rayner | 18,544 | 48.1 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative | Dan Costello | 14,281 | 37.0 | +5.0 |
| | Brexit Party | Derek Brocklehurst | 3,151 | 8.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Rice | 1,395 | 3.6 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Lee Huntbach | 1,208 | 3.1 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,263 | 11.1 | −17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,579 | 56.3 | −2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,978 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −8.7 | |
General election 2017: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Rayner | 24,005 | 60.4 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Jack Rankin | 12,710 | 32.0 | +9.9 |
| | UKIP | Maurice Jackson | 1,878 | 4.7 | −17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carly Hicks | 646 | 1.6 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Andy Hunter-Rossall | 534 | 1.3 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,295 | 28.4 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,773 | 58.8 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,751 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
General election 2015: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Rayner | 19,366 | 49.8 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Tracy Sutton | 8,610 | 22.1 | −2.6 |
| | UKIP | Maurice Jackson | 8,468 | 21.8 | +17.4 |
| | Green | Charlotte Hughes | 1,531 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carly Hicks | 943 | 2.4 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,756 | 27.7 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,918 | 57.5 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,343 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
UKIP originally selected Angela McManus as candidate, but she changed to the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency.
General election 2010: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Heyes | 18,604 | 48.4 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative | Seema Kennedy | 9,510 | 24.7 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Larkin | 5,703 | 14.8 | +3.2 |
| | BNP | David Lomas | 2,929 | 7.6 | +1.7 |
| | UKIP | Angela McManus | 1,686 | 4.4 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,094 | 23.7 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,432 | 56.9 | +5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,714 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −7.3 | |
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### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Heyes | 21,211 | 57.4 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Brown | 7,259 | 19.6 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Les Jones | 5,108 | 13.8 | +2.0 |
| | BNP | Anthony Jones | 2,051 | 5.5 | +1.0 |
| | UKIP | John Whittaker | 768 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | Local Community Party | Jack Crossfield | 570 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,952 | 37.8 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,967 | 51.3 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,291 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.8 | |
General election 2001: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Heyes | 22,340 | 62.5 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Tim Charlesworth | 6,822 | 19.1 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Fletcher | 4,237 | 11.8 | +2.1 |
| | BNP | Roger Woods | 1,617 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 748 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,518 | 43.4 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,764 | 49.1 | −16.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,820 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.6 | |
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### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Sheldon | 31,919 | 67.5 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Mayson | 8,954 | 18.9 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Pickstone | 4,603 | 9.7 | +0.5 |
| | Referendum | Lorraine Clapham | 1,346 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Prince Cymbal | 458 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,965 | 48.6 | +23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,280 | 65.5 | −8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,308 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.7 | |
General election 1992: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Sheldon | 24,550 | 56.6 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | John R. Pinniger | 13,615 | 31.4 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles W. Turner | 4,005 | 9.2 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal | Colin L. Hall | 907 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | John Brannigan | 289 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,935 | 25.2 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,366 | 73.9 | −0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,701 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
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### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Sheldon | 22,389 | 51.8 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Henry Cadman | 13,103 | 30.3 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal | Mark Hunter | 7,760 | 18.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,286 | 21.5 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,250 | 74.0 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,440 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
General election 1983: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Sheldon | 20,987 | 49.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Spring | 13,290 | 31.5 |
| | SDP | John Adler | 7,521 | 17.8 |
| | Independent | Dave Hallsworth | 407 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,697 | 18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,196 | 71.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
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### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Sheldon | 24,535 | 54.7 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Alan Fearn | 16,156 | 36.0 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | G. Taylor | 3,699 | 8.2 | −8.7 |
| | National Front | D. Jones | 486 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,379 | 18.7 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,876 | 76.6 | +4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,588 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.0 | |
General election October 1974: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Sheldon | 23,490 | 53.9 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | M.H. Litchfield | 12,763 | 29.3 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | T.G. Jones | 7,356 | 16.9 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,727 | 24.6 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,609 | 72.2 | −7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,393 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
General election February 1974: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Sheldon | 23,019 | 48.4 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Maxwell Aitken | 14,718 | 30.9 | −14.6 |
| | Liberal | J.G. Jones | 9,837 | 20.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,301 | 17.5 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,574 | 79.5 | +8.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,881 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.3 | |
General election 1970: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Sheldon | 23,927 | 54.5 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Alan d'A. Fearn | 19,973 | 45.5 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,954 | 9.0 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,900 | 71.4 | −2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,468 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.2 | |
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### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Sheldon | 24,728 | 58.7 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Henry Donald Moore | 17,396 | 41.3 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,332 | 17.4 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,124 | 73.7 | −3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,159 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
General election 1964: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Sheldon | 24,657 | 54.5 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Henry Donald Moore | 20,550 | 45.5 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,107 | 9.0 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,213 | 77.4 | −3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,411 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
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### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hervey Rhodes | 25,991 | 52.8 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Horrocks | 23,239 | 47.2 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,752 | 5.6 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,230 | 81.1 | +1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,706 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
General election 1955: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hervey Rhodes | 26,216 | 52.0 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Edwin Hodson | 24,251 | 48.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,965 | 3.9 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,467 | 80.1 | −4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,392 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
General election 1951: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hervey Rhodes | 21,424 | 52.1 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Lewis | 19,740 | 48.0 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,684 | 4.1 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,164 | 84.9 | −1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 48,490 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
General election 1950: Ashton under Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hervey Rhodes | 20,970 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative | Gilbert Burdett Howcroft | 20,046 | 48.3 |
| | Communist | H.H.H. Blackwell | 459 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 924 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,475 | 86.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
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### Elections in the 1940s

1945 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hervey Rhodes | 12,889 | 54.1 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Cary | 8,360 | 35.0 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal | A. Beale | 2,604 | 10.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,529 | 19.1 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,853 | 70.5 | −8.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
General election 1945: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Jowitt | 14,998 | 56.4 |
| | Conservative | Francis Henry Gerard Heron Goodhart | 11,604 | 43.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,394 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,602 | 78.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
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### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Jowitt | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
General election 1935: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Simpson | 14,140 | 50.2 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | John Broadbent | 14,026 | 49.8 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,166 | 81.0 | −4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,789 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.9 | |
General election 1931: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Broadbent | 15,652 | 52.5 | +19.5 |
| | Labour | John William Gordon | 11,074 | 37.1 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal | James Taylor Middleton | 2,696 | 9.0 | N/A |
| | New Party | Charles B. Hobhouse | 424 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,578 | 15.4 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,846 | 85.3 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.1 | |
1931 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Broadbent | 12,420 | 44.6 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | John William Gordon | 11,005 | 39.4 | −5.0 |
| | New Party | Allan Young | 4,472 | 16.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,415 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,897 | 80.2 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.3 | |
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### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Albert Bellamy | 13,170 | 44.4 | +3.8 |
| | Unionist | John Broadbent | 9,763 | 33.0 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | William Gilbert Greenwood | 6,693 | 22.6 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,407 | 11.4 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,626 | 85.9 | −3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
1928 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Albert Bellamy | 9,567 | 40.6 | +7.8 |
| | Unionist | Gordon Touche | 7,161 | 30.3 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal | William Gilbert Greenwood | 6,874 | 29.1 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,406 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,512 | 89.1 | +0.8 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.5 | |
General election 1924: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Cornelius Homan | 8,971 | 39.5 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Cecil Malone | 7,451 | 32.8 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | Henry Thomas Greenwood | 6,692 | 27.7 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,520 | 6.7 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,114 | 88.3 | +3.0 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
General election 1923: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Walter de Frece | 7,813 | 36.2 | −21.4 |
| | Liberal | Henry Thomas Greenwood | 7,574 | 35.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ellen Wilkinson | 6,208 | 28.7 | −13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 1.1 | −14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,595 | 85.3 | +2.0 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1922: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Walter de Frece | 12,006 | 57.6 | +14.3 |
| | Labour | Tom Gillinder | 8,834 | 42.4 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,172 | 15.2 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,840 | 83.3 | +1.0 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +5.7 | |
1920 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| C | Unionist | Walter de Frece | 8,864 | 43.3 |
| | Labour | William C. Robinson | 8,127 | 39.6 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Marshall | 3,511 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 738 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,502 | 82.3 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
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### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Albert Stanley | 10,261 | 58.3 | N/A |
| | NFDDSS | Frederick Lister | 7,334 | 41.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,927 | 16.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,595 | 68.4 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
1916 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Albert Stanley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election December 1910: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Max Aitken | 4,044 | 51.1 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Scott | 3,848 | 48.8 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,652 | 91.8 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.0 | |
General election January 1910: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Scott | 4,039 | 49.3 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Herbert Whiteley | 3,746 | 45.9 | +2.2 |
| | Independent Labour | William Gee | 413 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 3.4 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,198 | 95.4 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.6 | |
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### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alfred Scott | 4,310 | 56.3 |
| | Conservative | Herbert Whiteley | 3,342 | 43.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 968 | 12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,652 | 92.8 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |
General election 1900: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Herbert Whiteley | 3,545 | 53.1 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Albert Parkin | 2,400 | 35.9 | −5.1 |
| | Labour Repr. Cmte. | James Johnston | 737 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,145 | 17.2 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,682 | 86.2 | −5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,753 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
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### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Herbert Whiteley | 3,434 | 52.6 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | William Woods | 2,680 | 41.0 | −8.0 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | James Sexton | 415 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 754 | 11.6 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,529 | 91.3 | −2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,152 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
General election 1892: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Addison | 3,358 | 51.0 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Octavius Morgan | 3,223 | 49.0 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,581 | 93.9 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,012 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
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### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Addison | 3,050* | 50.0 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | Alexander Rowley | 3,049 | 50.0 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.0 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,099 | 93.1 | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,553 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
* Both candidates having received 3,049 votes each, Addison was elected on the Returning Officer's casting vote.
General election 1885: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Addison | 3,153 | 50.4 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Hugh Mason | 3,104 | 49.6 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,257 | 95.5 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,553 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.8 | |
General election 1880: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hugh Mason | 2,966 | 53.4 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | John Ross Coulthart | 2,586 | 46.6 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,552 | 94.1 | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,901 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.2 | |
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### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Walton Mellor | 2,612 | 51.8 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal | Abel Buckley | 2,432 | 48.2 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 3.6 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,044 | 92.2 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,471 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Walton Mellor | 2,318 | 52.4 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Milner Gibson | 2,109 | 47.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,427 | 91.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
General election 1865: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Milner Gibson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 967 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
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### Elections in the 1850s

By-election, 9 July 1859: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Milner Gibson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
* Caused by Gibson's appointment as President of the Board of Trade
By-election, 27 June 1859: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Milner Gibson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
* Caused by Gibson's appointment as President of the Poor Law Board.
General election 1859: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Milner Gibson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,081 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
By-election, 14 December 1857: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Radical | Thomas Milner Gibson | 522 | 57.2 |
| | Conservative | Booth Mason | 390 | 42.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 912 | 84.1 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | |
* Caused by Hindley's death.
General election 1857: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Charles Hindley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,085 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold |
General election 1852: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Charles Hindley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 937 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold |
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### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Charles Hindley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 871 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold |
General election 1841: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Charles Hindley | 303 | 54.4 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Jonah Harrop | 254 | 45.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 8.8 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 557 | 78.1 | +2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 713 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
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### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Charles Hindley | 237 | 51.9 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | James Wood | 201 | 44.0 | +16.4 |
| | Chartist | Rayner Stephens | 19 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 7.9 | −20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 457 | 75.8 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 603 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | −10.2 | |
General election 1835: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Charles Hindley | 212 | 55.8 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Thomas William Helps | 105 | 27.6 | +18.7 |
| | Radical | George Williams | 63 | 16.6 | −30.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 28.2 | +24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 380 | 73.8 | −12.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 515 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | −3.4 | |
General election 1832: Ashton-under-Lyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Radical | George Williams | 176 | 47.3 |
| | Radical | Charles Hindley | 163 | 43.8 |
| | Tory | Thomas William Helps | 33 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 372 | 85.9 |
| | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) |
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