# Manchester Rusholme (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Rusholme is a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rusholme district of Manchester. It returns 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. Since 2024, it has been represented by Labour's Afzal Khan, who was MP for Manchester Gorton from 2017 to 2024.

## History

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election. Under the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election.

## Boundaries
### 1918-1950

The constituency was created as Manchester, Rusholme Division by the Representation of the People Act 1918, and was defined as consisting of three wards of the county borough of Manchester, namely Levenshulme, Longsight and Rusholme.
The division consisted of areas that had been included with Manchester's municipal boundaries in 1890 and 1909. Since the previous redistribution of seats in 1885, they had formed part of the Stretford Division of Lancashire.
The seat was abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1948, with its area being redistributed between Manchester Ardwick (Longsight), Manchester Gorton (Levenshulme) and Manchester Withington (Rusholme) borough constituencies.

### Current

The re-established seat comprises the City of Manchester wards of Ardwick, Fallowfield, Hulme, Moss Side, Rusholme and Whalley Range, transferred in approximately equal parts from Manchester Central and the abolished constituency of Manchester Gorton (remaining parts included in the new constituency of Gorton and Denton).

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Party |
| 1918 | Robert Burdon Stoker | | Coalition Conservative |
| 1919 | John Henry Thorpe | | Coalition Conservative |
| 1923 | Charles Masterman | | Liberal |
| 1924 | Sir Boyd Merriman | | Conservative |
| 1933 | Edmund Ashworth Radford | | Conservative |
| 1944 | Frederick Cundiff | | Conservative |
| 1945 | Lester Hutchinson | | Labour |
| 1949 | Lester Hutchinson | | Labour Independent Group |
| 1950 | constituency abolished, replaced withManchester ArdwickManchester GortonManchester Withington | constituency abolished, replaced withManchester ArdwickManchester GortonManchester Withington | constituency abolished, replaced withManchester ArdwickManchester GortonManchester Withington |
| 2024 | constituency re-established | constituency re-established | constituency re-established |
| 2024 | Afzal Khan | | Labour |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Manchester Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Afzal Khan | 15,054 | 51.9 | 26.7 |
| | Green | Thirza Asanga-Rae | 6,819 | 23.5 | 19.2 |
| | Workers Party | Mohhamed Bilal | 3,660 | 12.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Marsanu | 1,678 | 5.8 | 3.3 |
| | Reform UK | Joel McGuigan | 1,313 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| | Independent | Faraz Bhatti | 342 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Communist League | Peter Clifford | 167 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,235 | 28.4 | 40.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,033 | 40.0 | 16.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,604 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 23.0 | |
Manchester Rusholme is one of only two constituencies in England or Wales (the other being Chorley, by convention to not stand against the Speaker) where the Liberal Democrats did not stand a candidate. This was due to the nomination paper being rejected after the close of nominations.

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 31,554 | 78.6 |
| | Conservative | 3,653 | 9.1 |
| | Green | 1,709 | 4.3 |
| | Brexit Party | 1,621 | 4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1,612 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 40,149 | 56.8 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 70,692 |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Manchester Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lester Hutchinson | 15,408 | 43.4 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Cundiff | 15,398 | 43.4 | −19.2 |
| | Liberal | Charles Gordon Chappell | 4,673 | 13.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,486 | 74.7 | +4.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1944 Manchester Rusholme by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Cundiff | 8,430 | 53.3 | −9.3 |
| | Common Wealth | Harold William Blomerley | 6,670 | 42.1 | New |
| | Independent Labour | C.J. Taylor | 734 | 4.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,760 | 11.2 | −22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,834 | 34.7 | −35.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1940: Another election was due to take place by 1940 but did not take place due to the outbreak of war. The following candidates had already been selected to fight this election:
* Conservative: Edmund Ashworth Radford
* Labour: Lester Hutchinson
* Liberal: Hilda Buckmaster

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Manchester Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Ashworth Radford | 19,678 | 62.6 | −6.7 |
| | Labour | Albert Knight | 9,258 | 29.4 | +11.8 |
| | Independent Liberal | Percy McDougall | 2,525 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,420 | 33.2 | −18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,461 | 69.8 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1933 Manchester Rusholme by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Ashworth Radford | 13,904 | 50.8 | −18.5 |
| | Labour | George Woods | 11,005 | 40.1 | +22.5 |
| | Independent Liberal | Percy McDougall | 2,503 | 9.1 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,899 | 10.7 | −41.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,412 | 60.8 | −19.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Manchester Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Boyd Merriman | 24,817 | 69.3 | +26.5 |
| | Labour | Jerrold Adshead | 6,319 | 17.6 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal | Frank Thornborough | 4,658 | 13.0 | −19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,498 | 51.7 | +41.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,794 | 80.0 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Manchester Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Boyd Merriman | 14,230 | 42.8 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal | Philip Guedalla | 10,958 | 32.9 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Jerrold Adshead | 8,080 | 24.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,272 | 9.9 | −11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,268 | 78.7 | −1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,289 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −5.6 | |
General election 1924: Manchester Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Boyd Merriman | 13,341 | 50.4 | +15.1 |
| | Liberal | Charles Masterman | 7,772 | 29.4 | −14.0 |
| | Communist | William Paul | 5,328 | 20.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,569 | 21.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,441 | 79.8 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,147 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.6 | |
General election 1923: Manchester Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Masterman | 10,901 | 43.4 | +17.3 |
| | Unionist | John Henry Thorpe | 8,876 | 35.3 | −12.6 |
| | Labour | William Paul | 5,366 | 21.3 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,025 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,143 | 78.0 | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,253 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +15.0 | |
General election 1922: Manchester Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Henry Thorpe | 11,765 | 47.9 | −17.2 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Frederick Martin Sutton | 6,421 | 26.1 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Albert E. Wood | 6,397 | 26.0 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,344 | 21.8 | −24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,583 | 77.8 | +14.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,582 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −12.0 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1919 Manchester Rusholme by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | John Henry Thorpe | 9,394 | 45.7 | −19.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Dunstan | 6,412 | 31.2 | +15.6 |
| | Liberal | William Pringle | 3,923 | 19.1 | −0.2 |
| | National | Roger Bowan Crewdson | 815 | 4.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,982 | 14.5 | −31.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,544 | 67.5 | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,421 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +17.5 | |
General election 1918: Manchester Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Robert Burdon Stoker | 12,447 | 65.1 | |
| | Liberal | Walter Butterworth | 3,699 | 19.3 | |
| | Labour | Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence | 2,985 | 15.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,748 | 45.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,131 | 62.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,421 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |