# Manchester Cheetham (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Cheetham 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 1950 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

## Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Collyhurst, Harpurhey, and St Michael's.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Cheetham, Collegiate Church, Harpurhey, Hugh Oldham, and Miles Platting.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | Harold Lever | Labour |
| Feb 1974 | Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Politics and history of the constituency

Founded in 1950 the constituency consistently returned Labour Party MPs to the House of Commons in every election until it was dissolved in boundary changes in 1974. The constituency was represented by Harold Lever for its entire 24-year existence, he received between 58% and 70% of the vote. After 1974 the constituency was replaced by Manchester Central.

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Manchester Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harold Lever | 22,012 | 58.0 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Quas-Cohen | 12,181 | 32.1 | |
| | Liberal | Bernard McManus | 3,794 | 10.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,831 | 25.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,987 | 79.5 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Manchester Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harold Lever | 22,810 | 62.3 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey W. Singleton | 13,802 | 37.7 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,008 | 24.6 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,612 | 75.9 | −3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.7 | |
General election 1955: Manchester Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harold Lever | 21,721 | 62.2 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | James M. Eayrs | 13,190 | 37.8 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,531 | 24.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,911 | 65.7 | −10.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
General election 1959: Manchester Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harold Lever | 20,941 | 64.3 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Mary Patricia O'Gara | 11,605 | 35.7 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,336 | 28.6 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,546 | 69.0 | +3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Manchester Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harold Lever | 16,046 | 66.3 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | John H. Tresman | 8,163 | 33.7 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,883 | 32.6 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,209 | 60.1 | −8.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Manchester Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harold Lever | 14,206 | 70.9 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Arthur A. O'Connor | 5,844 | 29.2 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,362 | 41.7 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,050 | 57.0 | −4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.6 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Manchester Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harold Lever | 10,912 | 64.1 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | Tom Arnold | 6,110 | 35.9 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,802 | 28.2 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,022 | 55.8 | −1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.8 | |