Harpurhey (ward)

Harpurhey
Harpurhey
Ward
	Harpurhey ward (2018) within Manchester
	Coat of arms
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Created	November 1885
Named for	Harpurhey
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Blackley and Middleton South

Harpurhey is an electoral division of Manchester City Council which has been represented since 1885. It covers the North Manchester suburb of Harpurhey.

Overview

Harpurhey ward was created in 1885,^[1] following the Manchester City Extension Act 1885, which transferred the townships of Bradford, Harpurhey, and Rusholme to the Manchester corporation.^[2] Initially the ward covered the newly incorporated township of Harpurhey as well as that part of the existing St. Michael's ward to the north of Collyhurst Street. Boundary revisions in 1919 removed the southern portion of the ward to create a new Collyhurst ward,^[3] its boundaries were mostly unaffected by a further boundary revision in 1950.^[4] In 1971,^[5] the ward incorporated parts of the former Hugh Oldham ward and parts of the Miles Platting and Newton Heath wards to the west of the junction of the Caldervale and Huddersfield lines. In 1982,^[6] the ward's south eastern boundary became the Caldervale line, following another boundary revision in 2004,^[7] the ward incorporated the western portion of the former Lightbowne ward. At the latest revision in 2018,^[8] that part of the Cheetham and Crumpsall wards to the east of the River Irk were transferred to the ward.

From its creation until 1918, the ward formed part of the Manchester North Parliamentary constituency.^[9] From 1918 until 1950, it was part of the Manchester Platting Parliamentary constituency.^[10] From 1950 until 1974, it was part of the Manchester Cheetham Parliamentary constituency. From 1974 until 1983, it was part of the Manchester Central Parliamentary constituency. From 1983 until 2024, it was part of the Manchester Blackley Parliamentary constituency. From 2010 until 2024, it was part of the Blackley and Broughton Parliamentary constituency. Since 2024, it has formed part of the Blackley and Middleton South Parliamentary constituency.

Councillors

Election
1885	G. Needham (Con)	W. Sherratt (Lib)	J. Richards (Con)
1886	G. Needham (Con)	W. Sherratt (Lib)	J. Richards (Con)
1887	G. Needham (Con)	W. Sherratt (Lib)	J. Richards (Con)
1888	G. Needham (Con)	W. Sherratt (Lib)	J. Richards (Con)
1889	G. Needham (Con)	W. Sherratt (Lib)	J. Richards (Con)
1890	G. Needham (Con)	W. Sherratt (Lib)	J. Richards (Con)
1891	G. Needham (Con)	W. Sherratt (Lib)	J. Richards (Con)
1892	G. Needham (Con)	W. Sherratt (Lib)	J. Richards (Con)
1893	G. Needham (Con)	W. Sherratt (Lib)	J. Richards (Con)
1894	G. Needham (Con)	W. Sherratt (Lib)	J. Richards (Con)
1895	G. Needham (Con)	W. Sherratt (Lib)	J. Richards (Con)
1896	G. Needham (Con)	G. W. Chadwick (Con)	J. Richards (Con)
1897	F. Brocklehurst (ILP)	G. W. Chadwick (Con)	J. Richards (Con)
July 1897	F. Brocklehurst (ILP)	G. W. Chadwick (Con)	P. Whyman (Lib)
1898	F. Brocklehurst (ILP)	G. W. Chadwick (Con)	P. Whyman (Lib)
1899	F. Brocklehurst (ILP)	J. Faulkner (Con)	P. Whyman (Lib)
1900	F. Brocklehurst (Lab)	J. Faulkner (Con)	P. Whyman (Lib)
1901	F. Brocklehurst (Lab)	J. Faulkner (Con)	P. Whyman (Lib)
1902	F. Brocklehurst (Lab)	W. Holden (Con)	P. Whyman (Lib)
1903	W. T. Jackson (Lab)	W. Holden (Con)	P. Whyman (Lib)
1904	W. T. Jackson (Lab)	W. Holden (Con)	P. Whyman (Lib)
1905	W. T. Jackson (Lab)	W. Holden (Con)	P. Whyman (Lib)
1906	J. Hargreaves (Con)	W. Holden (Con)	P. Whyman (Lib)
1907	J. Hargreaves (Con)	W. Holden (Con)	W. T. Jackson (Lab)
1908	J. Hargreaves (Con)	W. Holden (Con)	W. T. Jackson (Lab)
1909	J. Hargreaves (Con)	W. Holden (Con)	W. T. Jackson (Lab)
1910	J. Hargreaves (Con)	W. Holden (Con)	W. T. Jackson (Lab)
1911	J. Hargreaves (Con)	W. Holden (Con)	W. T. Jackson (Lab)
1912	J. Hargreaves (Con)	W. Holden (Con)	W. T. Jackson (Lab)
1913	J. Hargreaves (Con)	W. Holden (Con)	W. T. Jackson (Lab)
November 1913	T. McRoy (Con)	W. Holden (Con)	W. T. Jackson (Lab)
1914	T. McRoy (Con)	W. Holden (Con)	W. T. Jackson (Lab)
October 1918	T. McRoy (Con)	W. Gilgryst (Con)	J. Whelan (NFDDSS)
1919	R. Lundy (Lab)	W. Gilgryst (Con)	J. Whelan (NFDDSS)
1920	R. Lundy (Lab)	W. Gilgryst (Con)	T. Hoyle (Con)
1921	R. Lundy (Lab)	W. Gilgryst (Con)	T. Hoyle (Con)
1922	R. Lundy (Lab)	W. Gilgryst (Con)	T. Hoyle (Con)
1923	R. Lundy (Lab)	W. Gilgryst (Con)	T. Hoyle (Con)
1924	R. Lundy (Lab)	W. Gilgryst (Con)	T. Hoyle (Con)
1925	R. Lundy (Lab)	W. Gilgryst (Con)	T. Hoyle (Con)
1926	R. Lundy (Lab)	W. Gilgryst (Con)	J. Howard (Lab)
1927	R. Lundy (Lab)	W. Onions (Lab)	J. Howard (Lab)
1928	R. Lundy (Lab)	W. Onions (Lab)	J. Howard (Lab)
1929	R. Lundy (Lab)	W. Onions (Lab)	J. Howard (Lab)
1930	R. Lundy (Lab)	C. F. Howarth (Con)	J. Howard (Lab)
1931	F. Sutton (Con)	C. F. Howarth (Con)	J. Howard (Lab)
February 1932	E. Shields (Con)	C. F. Howarth (Con)	J. Howard (Lab)
1932	E. Shields (Con)	C. F. Howarth (Con)	J. Howard (Lab)
1933	E. Shields (Con)	C. F. Howarth (Con)	J. Howard (Lab)
1934	E. Barnacott (Lab)	C. F. Howarth (Con)	J. Howard (Lab)
1935	E. Barnacott (Lab)	C. F. Howarth (Con)	J. Howard (Lab)
1936	E. Barnacott (Lab)	C. F. Howarth (Con)	J. Howard (Lab)
1937	E. Barnacott (Lab)	C. F. Howarth (Con)	J. Howard (Lab)
1938	E. Barnacott (Lab)	C. F. Howarth (Con)	E. Shaw (Con)
1945	E. Barnacott (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	E. Shaw (Con)
1946	E. Barnacott (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	E. Shaw (Con)
March 1947	A. L. Mansfield (Con)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	E. Shaw (Con)
1947	A. L. Mansfield (Con)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	J. Chatterton (Con)
1949	A. L. Mansfield (Con)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	J. Chatterton (Con)
1950	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	J. Chatterton (Con)
1951	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	J. Chatterton (Con)
1952	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	J. Chatterton (Con)
1953	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	J. Chatterton (Con)
1954	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1955	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1956	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1957	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1958	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1959	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1960	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1961	E. Grant (Lab)	H. Waddicor (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1962	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1963	E. Grant (Lab)	H. Waddicor (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1964	E. Grant (Lab)	H. Waddicor (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1965	E. Grant (Lab)	H. P. J. Hinderer (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1966	E. Grant (Lab)	H. Waddicor (Lab)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1967	E. Grant (Lab)	K. Allday (Con)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1968	E. F. Thornhill (Con)	K. Allday (Con)	A. O'Toole (Lab)
1969	E. F. Thornhill (Con)	K. Allday (Con)	V. M. Taylor (Con)
1970	E. F. Thornhill (Con)	J. Holden (Con)	V. M. Taylor (Con)
1971	J. B. Ogden (Lab)	A. Nicholson (Lab)	S. N. M. Moxley (Lab)
July 1971	R. K. Litherland (Lab)	A. Nicholson (Lab)	S. N. M. Moxley (Lab)
1972	R. K. Litherland (Lab)	A. Nicholson (Lab)	S. N. M. Moxley (Lab)
1973	R. K. Litherland (Lab)	A. Nicholson (Lab)	R. F. Delahunty (Lab)
July 1974	R. K. Litherland (Lab)	H. Reid (Lab)	R. F. Delahunty (Lab)
1975	R. K. Litherland (Lab)	H. Reid (Lab)	R. F. Delahunty (Lab)
1976	R. K. Litherland (Lab)	H. Reid (Lab)	R. F. Delahunty (Lab)
1978	R. K. Litherland (Lab)	H. Reid (Lab)	R. F. Delahunty (Lab)
1979	R. K. Litherland (Lab)	H. Reid (Lab)	R. F. Delahunty (Lab)
1980	H. Reid (Lab)	A. Lister (Lab)	R. F. Delahunty (Lab)
1982	P. Karney (Lab)	G. Stringer (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1983	P. Karney (Lab)	G. Stringer (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1984	P. Karney (Lab)	G. Stringer (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1986	P. Karney (Lab)	G. Stringer (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1987	P. Karney (Lab)	G. Stringer (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1988	P. Karney (Lab)	G. Stringer (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1990	P. Karney (Lab)	G. Stringer (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1991	P. Karney (Lab)	G. Stringer (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1992	P. Karney (Lab)	G. Stringer (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1994	P. Karney (Lab)	G. Stringer (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1995	P. Karney (Lab)	G. Stringer (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1996	P. Karney (Lab)	G. Stringer (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1998	P. Karney (Lab)	J. Green (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
1999	P. Karney (Lab)	J. Green (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
2000	P. Karney (Lab)	J. Green (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
2002	P. Karney (Lab)	J. Green (Lab)	N. Siddiqi (Lab)
2003	P. Karney (Lab)	J. Green (Lab)	P. Fairweather (Lab)
2004	Patrick Karney (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Paul Fairweather (Lab)
2006	Patrick Karney (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Paul Fairweather (Lab)
2007	Patrick Karney (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Paul Fairweather (Lab)
2008	Patrick Karney (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Paul Fairweather (Lab)
2010	Patrick Karney (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Paul Fairweather (Lab)
2011	Patrick Karney (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Paul Fairweather (Lab)
2012	Patrick Karney (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Paul Fairweather (Lab)
2014	Patrick Karney (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Sandra Collins (Lab)
2015	Patrick Karney (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Sandra Collins (Lab)
2016	Patrick Karney (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Sandra Collins (Lab)
2018	Sandra Collins (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Patrick Karney (Lab)
2019	Sandra Collins (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Patrick Karney (Lab)
2021	Sandra Collins (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Patrick Karney (Lab)
2022	Sandra Collins (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Patrick Karney (Lab)
2023	Sandra Collins (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Patrick Karney (Lab)
2024	Sandra Collins (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Patrick Karney (Lab)
2026	David Godfrey (Lab)	Joanne Green (Lab)	Patrick Karney (Lab)

Elections

Elections in 2020s

May 2026

2026
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Godfrey	1,135	37.8	−36.2
	Reform	John David	788	26.3	N/A
	Green	Finn White	735	24.5	+16.5
	Conservative	Gareth Brown	210	7.0	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Turner	132	4.4	+0.2
Majority			347	11.6	−49.5
Turnout			3,000	22.4	+4.7
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2024

2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Mary Green*	1,879	69.4	0.7
	Conservative	Gareth Joseph Brown	300	11.1	7.1
	Green	Jean Betteridge	294	10.9	2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Celia Mary Craske	114	4.2	0.7
	TUSC	Sam Hey	81	3.0
Majority			1,579	58.3
Rejected ballots			41	1.5
Turnout			2,709	20.37
Registered electors			13,296
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

May 2023

2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Karney*	1,715	72.1	9.0
	Conservative	Gareth Brown	307	12.9	3.7
	Green	Sam Cook	216	9.1	0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Celia Craske	140	5.9	1.6
Majority			1,408	59.2	9.4
Rejected ballots
Turnout			2,378	18.77	0.47
Registered electors			12,813
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2022

2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Collins*	1,667	74.0	2.5
	Conservative	Gareth Brown	291	12.9	3.5
	Green	Billie Nagle	181	8.0	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Celia Craske	95	4.2	n/a
Majority			1,376	61.1
Rejected ballots			20
Turnout			2,254	17.7	2.4
Registered electors			12,707
	Labour hold		Swing	3.0

May 2021

2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Green*	1,901	68.7	8.8
	Conservative	Gareth Brown	503	18.2	2.1
	Green	Vicky Matthews	228	8.2	3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Celia Craske	136	4.9	New
Majority			1,398	50.5
Rejected ballots			41	1.5
Turnout			2,809	22.1	2.0
Registered electors			12,710
	Labour hold		Swing	5.5

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Karney*	1,510	63.1	4.1
	UKIP	Michael Felse	319	13.3	n/a
	Conservative	Gareth Brown	232	9.7	6.7
	Green	Vicky Matthews	215	9.0	2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Williams	102	4.3	n/a
Majority			1,191	49.8	7.2
Rejected ballots			15	0.63
Turnout			2,393	19.24	0.8
Registered electors			12,445
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

May 2018

2018 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sandra Collins*	1,773	71.5
	Labour	Joanne Green*	1,656	66.7
	Labour	Pat Karney*	1,464	59.0
	Conservative	Gareth Brown	408	16.4
	Conservative	Jodie Goldfine	329	13.3
	Green	Vicky Matthews	285	11.5
	Conservative	Ivor Levy	279	11.2
	TUSC	Jack Metcalf	118	4.8
Majority
Turnout			2,481	20.1
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Charles Karney*	1,791	64.3	−11.9
	UKIP	Mandy Michelle Howard	552	19.8	n/a
	Conservative	Alexandru Stelian Stancu	166	6.0	−4.1
	Green	Mary Rosalind Candeland	132	4.7	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Alan Isherwood	102	3.7	−0.8
	TUSC	Emma Windefride	42	1.5	n/a
Majority			1,239	44.5
Turnout			2,785	23.50
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Mary Green*	3,431	61.8	+11.4
	UKIP	Angela Robinson	1,284	23.1	N/A
	Conservative	Calum Turud James Davies	455	8.2	−2.7
	Green	Christina Amy Alexandra Knox	229	4.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Charles William Turner	92	1.6	−3.4
	TUSC	Fiona Jane Stephens	65	1.2	N/A
Majority			2,147	38.7
Turnout			5,556	45.3	+21.1
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sandra Collins	2,174	68.56
	Green	Mildred Willner	552	17.41
	Conservative	Tom Clarke	341	10.75
	Liberal Democrats	Bernadette Ryan	104	3.28
Majority			1,622	51.2
Turnout			3,171	25.3
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Karney*	1,890	76.2	+18.9
	Conservative	William Clapham	250	10.1	−9.3
	Green	Simon Gibbins	227	9.2	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mellissa Houlding	112	4.5	−7.8
Majority			1,640	66
Turnout			2,479	20.24
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Green*	2,151	73.2	+14.3
	Conservative	William Clapham	321	10.9	−0.7
	BNP	Peter Brown	320	10.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Dominic Hardwick	147	5.0	−9.0
Majority			1,830	62.3
Turnout			2,939	24.2
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Fairweather*	3,054	60.0	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andi Sidwell	684	13.4	+1.1
	BNP	Peter Brown	627	12.3	+12.3
	Conservative	Martin James Rosen	587	11.5	−7.9
	Green	Arteth Jean Gray	141	2.8	−8.2
Majority			2,370	46.5	+8.6
Turnout			5,093	42.1	+21.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Karney*	1,475	57.3	−1.6
	Conservative	Will Palmer	500	19.4	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Page	317	12.3	−1.7
	Green	Katherine Smith	283	11.0	+5.8
Majority			975	37.9	−7.0
Turnout			2,575	21.1	+0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.7

May 2007

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Green*	1,497	58.9	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Brettle	355	14.0	+1.5
	Conservative	Harriet Holder	294	11.6	−0.2
	UKIP	Roger P Bullock	264	10.4	−1.7
	Green	Katherine Smith	133	5.2	−3.2
Majority			1,142	44.9	+2.1
Turnout			2,543	20.8	−1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.0

May 2006

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Fairweather*	1,420	55.3	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth David Aubrey	320	12.5	−11.5
	UKIP	Roger Porter Bullock	312	12.1	+12.1
	Conservative	Ian Beswick	302	11.8	−2.4
	Green	Darren Jason Flynn	215	8.4	+8.4
Majority			1,100	42.8	+11.2
Turnout			2,569	22.1	−4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.6

June 2004

2004 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Patrick Karney*	1,600	52.9
	Labour	Joanne Green*	1,431	47.3
	Labour	Paul Fairweather*	1,365	45.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Dyson	691	22.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Gordon	595	19.7
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Argyropoulos	564	18.7
	Conservative	Sebastian Chowdhury	409	13.5
	Socialist Labour	Mervyn Drage	179	5.9
Majority			674	22.2
Turnout			3,024	27.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

May 2003

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Fairweather	835	67.8	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Brettle	222	18.0	+5.3
	Conservative	Sebastian Chowdhury	129	10.5	+1.1
	Green	Darren Milton	45	3.7	+1.7
Majority			613	49.8	−3.9
Turnout			1,231	16.2	−2.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.9

May 2002

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Karney*	1,014	66.4	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Gordon	194	12.7	−4.7
	Socialist Alliance	Kay Phillips	144	9.4	+9.4
	Conservative	David Timson	144	9.4	−6.4
	Green	Darren Milton	31	2.0	−1.2
Majority			820	53.7	+7.4
Turnout			1,527	19.0	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.7

May 2000

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Green*	725	63.7	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Campbell	198	17.4	−3.0
	Conservative	Rodney Keller	180	15.8	+3.2
	Green	Olive Bowers	36	3.2	+3.2
Majority			527	46.3	−0.3
Turnout			1,139	15.3	−0.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.1

Elections in 1990s

May 1999

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nilofar Siddiqi*	799	67.0	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Campbell	243	20.4	−3.4
	Conservative	Rodney Keller	150	12.6	+0.2
Majority			556	46.6	+6.6
Turnout			1,192	15.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.3

May 1998

1998 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Karney*	804	63.8	−8.7
	Labour	Joanne Green	761
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Steele	300	23.8	+12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur Tozowonah	212
	Conservative	Joan Coombes	156	12.4	+3.2
	Conservative	Henry Coombes	151
Majority			461	40.0	−20.7
Turnout			1,260
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.3

May 1996

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Stringer*	1,176	72.5	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	L. Dyke	192	11.8	−7.3
	Conservative	Dorothy Keller	150	9.2	−2.3
	Green	C. Maile	104	6.4	+6.4
Majority			984	60.7	+10.4
Turnout			1,622
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.2

May 1995

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nilofar Siddiqi*	1,237	69.4	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	B. Kerrigan	341	19.1	−1.7
	Conservative	Vivienne Clarke	205	11.5	+1.0
Majority			896	50.3	+2.5
Turnout			1,783
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.2

May 1994

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Karney*	1,497	68.6	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Thame	454	20.8	+11.5
	Conservative	J. Samson	230	10.5	−13.4
Majority			1,043	47.8	+17.8
Turnout			2,181
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.6

May 1992

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Stringer*	1,096	53.9	−4.4
	Conservative	D. Keller	486	23.9	+2.3
	Independent Labour	A. Shannon	262	12.9	+12.9
	Liberal Democrats	V. Towers	189	9.3	−6.0
Majority			610	30.0	−6.6
Turnout			2,033
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.3

May 1991

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Siddiqi*	1,546	58.3	−11.5
	Conservative	D. H. Keller	574	21.6	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	N. Towers	405	15.3	+6.6
	Green	S. S. Fitzgibbon	128	4.8	0
Majority			972	36.6	−16.6
Turnout			2,653	31.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.2

May 1990

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Karney*	2,202	69.8	+0.7
	Conservative	D. H. Keller	526	16.7	−6.9
	Liberal Democrats	N. Towers	275	8.7	+1.4
	Green	M. J. Clark	150	4.8	+4.8
Majority			1,676	53.2	+7.7
Turnout			3,153
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.8

Elections in 1980s

May 1988

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Stringer*	2,493	69.1	+22.1
	Conservative	R. Chadwick	851	23.6	−6.6
	SLD	V. Towers	264	7.3	−15.4
Majority			1,642	45.5	+28.7
Turnout			3,608
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.3

May 1987

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nilofar Siddiqi*	1,648	47.0	−23.4
	Conservative	Reginald Chadwick	1,060	30.2	+15.9
	SDP	Morris Lockwood	797	22.7	+7.4
Majority			588	16.8	−38.3
Turnout			3,505
	Labour hold		Swing	-19.6

May 1986

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Karney*	2,002	70.4	+2.1
	SDP	G. Landsman	435	15.3	+1.2
	Conservative	E. Dimmock	407	14.3	−3.3
Majority			1,567	55.1	+4.4
Turnout			2,844
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.4

May 1984

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Stringer*	1,985	68.3	+9.8
	Conservative	W. Smith	511	17.6	−7.2
	SDP	Gerald Landsman	411	14.1	−2.6
Majority			1,474	50.7	+17.0
Turnout			2,907
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.5

May 1983

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nilofar Siddiqi*	2,086	58.5	+2.8
	Conservative	Denise Jackson	883	24.8	−1.3
	SDP	Edward Charnley	596	16.7	−1.4
Majority			1,203	33.7	+4.1
Turnout			3,565
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.0

May 1982

1982 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Patrick Karney	1,839	55.7
	Labour	Graham Stringer	1,712	51.9
	Labour	Nilofar Siddiqi	1,656	50.2
	Conservative	Joyce Harding	862	26.1
	Conservative	Norman Jones	831	25.2
	Conservative	Richard Smith	785	23.8
	SDP	Edward Charnley	598	18.1
	SDP	Anthony Newman	595	18.0
	SDP	Thomas Jones	547	16.6
Majority			794	24.1
Turnout			3,299	38.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

May 1980

1980 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lister	1,463	57.6	−7.0
	Labour	H. Reid*	1,433	56.5	−8.1
	Conservative	J. Harding	511	20.1	−9.2
	Conservative	F. Meaden	449	17.7	−11.6
	Liberal	J. Ashley	425	16.7	+10.6
	Liberal	T. M. Broderick	387	15.2	+9.1
Majority			922	36.3	+1.0
Turnout			2,538	37.4	−28.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.2

Elections in 1970s

May 1979

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. F. Delahunty*	2,802	64.6	+2.1
	Conservative	J. Harding	1,270	29.3	−8.2
	Liberal	N. Towers	266	6.1	+6.1
Majority			1,532	35.3	+10.3
Turnout			4,338	65.4	+34.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.1

May 1978

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Litherland*	1,341	62.5	+3.9
	Conservative	J. Harding	804	37.5	+0.9
Majority			537	25.0	+3.0
Turnout			2,145	30.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

May 1976

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Reid*	1,131	58.6	+10.8
	Conservative	D. Porter	706	36.6	−2.1
	Liberal	P. Hannon	92	4.8	−8.7
Majority			425	22.0	+12.9
Turnout			1,929
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.4

May 1975

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. F. Delahunty*	520	47.8	−15.0
	Conservative	D. Porter	421	38.7	+1.5
	Liberal	R. Addison	147	13.5	+13.5
Majority			99	9.1	−16.4
Turnout			1,088
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.2

July 1974 (by-election)

By-election: 25 July 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Reid	1,119	62.6	−0.2
	Conservative	D. Porter	343	19.2	−18.0
	Liberal	R. Addison	325	18.2	+18.2
Majority			776	43.4	+17.9
Turnout			1,787
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.9

May 1973

1973 (3 vacancies; reorganisation)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Litherland*	951	60.7	−1.4
	Labour	A. Nicholson*	951	60.7	−1.4
	Labour	R. F. Delahunty*	927	59.2	−2.9
	Conservative	G. Cleworth	564	36.0	−1.9
	Conservative	A. P. Osborn	556	35.5	−2.4
	Conservative	M. Withers	532	34.0	−3.9
Majority			363	23.2	−1.0
Turnout			1,566
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1972

1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley*	1,412	62.1	−8.8
	Conservative	A. P. Osborn	860	37.9	+7.2
Majority			552	24.2	−13.0
Turnout			2,272
	Labour hold		Swing

July 1971 (by-election)

By-election: 8 July 1971
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. K. Litherland	1,305	76.8	+5.9
	Conservative	F. W. Lever	395	23.2	−7.4
Majority			910	53.5	+16.3
Turnout			1,700
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1971

1971 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	2,553	70.9
	Labour	A. Nicholson*	2,503	69.5
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley	2,447	67.9
	Conservative	F. W. Lever*	1,107	30.7
	Conservative	J. Holden*	1,042	28.9
	Conservative	V. M. Taylor*	1,016	28.2
	Communist	S. Cole	138	3.8
Majority			1,340	37.2
Turnout			3,602
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

May 1970

1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Holden	962	45.3	−13.2
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley	952	44.8	+3.3
	Liberal	R. Jackson	195	9.2	N/A
	Residents	L. George	15	0.7	N/A
Majority			10	0.5	−16.5
Turnout			2,124
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1960s

May 1969

1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. M. Taylor	1,209	58.5	−0.5
	Labour	A. O'Toole*	858	41.5	+0.5
Majority			351	17.0	−1.0
Turnout			2,067
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 1968

1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. F. Thornhill	1,332	59.0	+4.5
	Labour	E. Grant*	924	41.0	−4.5
Majority			408	18.0	+9.0
Turnout			2,256
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 1967

1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Allday	1,578	54.5	+10.4
	Labour	H. Waddicor*	1,318	45.5	−10.4
Majority			260	9.0
Turnout			2,896
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 1966

1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. O'Toole*	1,463	55.9	+4.6
	Conservative	K. Allday	1,153	44.1	−4.6
Majority			310	11.8	+9.2
Turnout			2,616
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1965

1965
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Grant*	1,537	51.3	−11.5
	Conservative	J. Egan	1,458	48.7	+11.5
Majority			79	2.6	−23.0
Turnout			2,995
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1964

1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Waddicor*	1,994	62.8	−4.7
	Conservative	J. Egan	1,179	37.2	+4.7
Majority			815	25.6	−9.4
Turnout			3,173
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1963

1963
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. O'Toole*	2,348	67.5	+2.9
	Conservative	J. Egan	1,130	32.5	−0.9
Majority			1,218	35.0	+3.8
Turnout			3,478
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1962

1962
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Grant*	2,115	64.6	+9.8
	Conservative	R. Hardy	1,092	33.4	−11.8
	Union Movement	R. Kershaw	67	2.0	N/A
Majority			1,023	31.2	+21.6
Turnout			3,274
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1961

1961
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Waddicor	2,233	54.8	+1.1
	Conservative	J. Chatterton	1,842	45.2	−1.1
Majority			391	9.6	+2.2
Turnout			4,075
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1960

1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. O'Toole*	1,686	53.7	−7.5
	Conservative	A. Jones	1,456	46.3	+7.5
Majority			230	7.4	−15.0
Turnout			3,142
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1950s

May 1959

1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Grant*	2,473	61.2	−5.8
	Conservative	A. Jones	1,568	38.8	+5.8
Majority			905	22.4	−11.6
Turnout			4,041
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1958

1958
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. P. J. Hinderer*	2,466	67.0	+2.8
	Conservative	D. Simms	1,212	33.0	−2.8
Majority			1,254	34.0	+5.6
Turnout			3,678
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1957

1957
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. O'Toole*	2,702	64.2	+6.2
	Conservative	J. C. Brearley	1,504	35.8	−6.2
Majority			1,198	28.4	+12.4
Turnout			4,206
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1956

1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Grant*	2,691	58.0	+4.2
	Conservative	E. Bland	1,952	42.0	−4.2
Majority			739	16.0	+8.4
Turnout			4,643
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1955

1955
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. P. J. Hinderer*	2,787	53.8	+2.5
	Conservative	L. J. Naden	2,393	46.2	−2.5
Majority			394	7.6	+5.0
Turnout			5,180
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1954

1954
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. O'Toole	3,389	51.3	−3.1
	Conservative	J. Chatterton*	3,214	48.7	+3.1
Majority			175	2.6	−6.2
Turnout			6,603
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 1953

1953
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Grant*	3,617	54.4	−7.2
	Conservative	P. H. Craig	3,038	45.6	+7.2
Majority			579	8.8	−14.4
Turnout			6,655
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1952

1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. P. J. Hinderer*	4,383	61.6	+16.4
	Conservative	T. Brunt	2,737	38.4	−16.4
Majority			1,646	23.2
Turnout			7,120
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1951

1951
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Chatterton*	3,754	54.8	+11.0
	Labour	J. B. Ogden	3,097	45.2	−9.8
Majority			657	9.6
Turnout			6,698
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1950

1950 (new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Grant	3,682	55.0
	Conservative	A. L. Mansfield*	2,931	43.8
	Communist	R. F. G. Baughn	85	1.2
Majority			751	11.2
Turnout			6,698
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in 1940s

May 1949

1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. P. J. Hinderer*	3,719	51.5	+4.9
	Conservative	H. King	3,496	48.5	−3.1
Majority			223	3.0
Turnout			7,215
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1947

1947
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Chatterton	4,282	51.6	+8.3
	Labour	C. Blackwell	3,871	46.6	−1.7
	Communist	T. Royle	152	1.8	−0.8
Majority			411	5.0
Turnout			8,305
	Conservative hold		Swing

March 1947 (by-election)

By-election: 13 March 1947
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. L. Mansfield	2,748	54.8	+11.5
	Labour	A. Barnacott	2,269	45.2	−3.1
Majority			479	9.6
Turnout			5,017
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

November 1946

1946
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Barnacott*	3,007	48.3	−7.4
	Conservative	C. F. Howarth	2,693	43.3	−1.0
	Liberal	J. Mountford	361	5.8	N/A
	Communist	T. Royle	159	2.6	N/A
Majority			314	5.0	−6.4
Turnout			6,220
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1945

1945
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. P. J. Hinderer	3,408	55.7	+6.1
	Conservative	C. F. Howarth*	2,713	44.3	−6.1
Majority			695	11.4
Turnout			6,121	46.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in 1930s

November 1938

1938
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Shaw	2,155	50.4	+0.8
	Labour	J. Howard*	2,125	49.6	−0.8
Majority			30	0.8
Turnout			4,280
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

November 1937

1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Barnacott*	2,305	50.4	+7.0
	Conservative	E. Shaw	2,267	49.6	−7.0
Majority			38	0.8
Turnout			4,572
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1936

1936
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. F. Howarth*	2,692	56.6	+8.8
	Labour	E. Barnacott	2,061	43.4	−8.8
Majority			631	13.2
Turnout			4,753
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1935

1935
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Howard*	2,568	52.2	+1.6
	Conservative	J. R. Spence	2,352	47.8	−1.6
Majority			216	4.4	+3.2
Turnout			4,920
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1934

1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Barnacott	2,691	50.6	+0.8
	Conservative	A. Heald	2,623	49.4	−0.8
Majority			68	1.2
Turnout			5,314
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1933

1933
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. F. Howarth*	2,483	50.2	+0.4
	Labour	E. Barnacott	2,461	49.8	−0.4
Majority			22	0.4
Turnout			4,944
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1932

1932
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Howard*	2,584	50.2	+14.6
	Conservative	J. Chatterton	2,568	49.8	−14.6
Majority			16	0.4
Turnout			5,152
	Labour hold		Swing

February 1932 (by-election)

By-election: 2 February 1932
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Shields	2,592	60.2	−4.2
	Labour	E. Barnacott	1,714	39.8	+4.2
Majority			878	20.4	−8.4
Turnout			4,306	42.1	−14.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1931

1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Sutton	3,696	64.4	+9.5
	Labour	E. Barnacott	2,042	35.6	−9.5
Majority			1,654	28.8	+19.0
Turnout			5,738	56.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

November 1930

1930
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. F. Howarth	2,766	54.9	+8.4
	Labour	W. Onions*	2,273	45.1	−8.4
Majority			493	9.8
Turnout			5,039
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in 1920s

November 1929

1929
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Howard*	2,318	53.5	0
	Conservative	F. Sutton	2,014	46.5	+1.5
Majority			304	7.0	−1.5
Turnout			4,332	41.3	−19.8
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1928

1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Lundy*	3,230	53.5	+2.2
	Conservative	C. F. Howarth	2,719	45.0	−3.7
	Residents	J. A. P. Holmes	91	1.5	N/A
Majority			511	8.5	+5.9
Turnout			6,040	61.1	+8.6
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1927

1927
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Onions	2,670	51.3	+0.1
	Conservative	W. Gilgryst*	2,532	48.7	−0.1
Majority			138	2.6	+0.2
Turnout			5,202	52.5	−2.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1926

1926
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Howard	2,811	51.2	+0.8
	Conservative	E. Eady	2,675	48.8	−0.8
Majority			136	2.4	+1.6
Turnout			5,486	55.2	−5.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1925

1925
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Lundy*	3,040	50.4	+5.2
	Conservative	E. E. Walsh	2,992	49.6	−5.2
Majority			48	0.8
Turnout			6,032	61.0
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1924

1924
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Gilgryst*	3,189	54.8	−1.8
	Labour	A. E. Wolstenholme	2,628	45.2	+1.8
Majority			561	9.6	−3.6
Turnout			5,817
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1923

1923
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Hoyle*	3,088	56.6	+7.5
	Labour	A. E. Wolstenholme	2,369	43.4	−5.8
Majority			719	13.2
Turnout			5,457
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1922

1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Lundy*	2,287	49.2	+4.3
	Conservative	E. E. Walsh	2,284	49.1	−5.1
	National Unemployed Workers' Movement	P. Murphy	80	1.7	N/A
Majority			3	0.1
Turnout			4,651	48.1	−1.1
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1921

1921
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Gilgryst*	2,575	54.2	+12.9
	Labour	A. E. Wolstenholme	2,135	44.9	+17.4
	Independent	G. A. Jones	44	0.9	N/A
Majority			440	9.3	−4.5
Turnout			4,754	49.2	−7.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1920

1920
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Hoyle	2,210	41.3	+13.9
	Labour	A. E. Wolstenholme	1,473	27.5	−45.1
	Liberal	H. W. Irwin	860	16.1	N/A
	NFDDSS	J. Whelan*	806	15.1	N/A
Majority			737	13.8
Turnout			5,349	56.7	+21.7
	Conservative gain from NFDDSS		Swing

Elections in 1910s

November 1919

1919 (new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Lundy	2,401	72.6
	Conservative	T. McRoy*	904	27.4
Majority			1,497	45.3
Turnout			3,305	35.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

October 1918 (by-election)

By-election: 16 October 1918
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NFDDSS	J. Whelan	1,068	61.0
	Labour	F. Eccles	684	39.0
Majority			384	22.0
Turnout			1,752
	NFDDSS gain from Labour		Swing

November 1914

1914
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Holden*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1913 (by-election)

By-election: 21 November 1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. McRoy	1,924	46.5	N/A
	Labour	R. Bebbington	1,489	36.0	N/A
	Liberal	J. Bailey	721	17.5	N/A
Majority			435	10.5	N/A
Turnout			4,134	53.5	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1913

1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. T. Jackson*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1912

1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hargreaves*	1,913	44.2	−11.0
	Labour	R. Bebbington	1,374	31.7	−13.1
	Liberal	C. Peach	1,041	24.1	N/A
Majority			539	12.5	+2.1
Turnout			4,328
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1911

1911
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Holden*	2,523	55.2	+7.7
	Labour	R. Bebbington	2,048	44.8	−7.7
Majority			475	10.4
Turnout			4,571
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1910

1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. T. Jackson*	2,016	52.5	−3.1
	Conservative	W. Gilgryst	1,822	47.5	−3.1
Majority			194	5.0
Turnout			3,838
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1900s

November 1909

1909
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hargreaves*	2,454	50.6	−4.2
	Labour	J. Fogarty	2,399	49.4	+4.2
Majority			55	1.2	−8.4
Turnout			4,853
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1908

1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Holden*	2,844	54.8	+18.4
	Labour	J. Fogarty	2,343	45.2	+0.6
Majority			501	9.6
Turnout			5,187
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1907

1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. T. Jackson	1,986	44.6	−5.1
	Conservative	A. Whitfield	1,619	36.4	−13.9
	Liberal	J. Rickard	804	18.1	N/A
	Independent	J. Stanton	39	0.9	N/A
Majority			367	8.2
Turnout			4,448
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1906

1906
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hargreaves	2,170	50.3	−4.5
	Labour	W. T. Jackson*	2,147	49.7	+4.5
Majority			23	0.6	−9.0
Turnout			4,317
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

November 1905

1905
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Holden*	2,384	54.8	N/A
	Labour	T. D. Benson	1,967	45.2	N/A
Majority			417	9.6
Turnout			4,351
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1904

1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Whyman*	1,743	56.2	N/A
	Independent	W. Brown	1,361	43.8	N/A
Majority			382	12.4
Turnout			3,104
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1903

1903
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. T. Jackson	2,305	55.4	+14.1
	Conservative	C. Smith	1,852	44.6	−14.1
Majority			453	10.8
Turnout			4,157
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1902

1902
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Holden	2,783	58.7	N/A
	Labour	T. Cook	1,956	41.3	N/A
Majority			827	17.4	N/A
Turnout			4,739
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1901

1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Whyman*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1900

1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Brocklehurst*	3,003	57.8	+25.0
	Conservative	G. W. Chadwick	2,195	42.2	−1.9
Majority			808	15.6
Turnout			5,198
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1890s

November 1899

1899
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Faulkner	1,615	44.1	+2.5
	Ind. Labour Party	T. Cook	1,201	32.8	N/A
	Liberal	H. Noble	843	23.0	−32.9
Majority			414	11.4
Turnout			3,659
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1898

1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Whyman*	2,452	55.9	N/A
	Conservative	J. Hargreaves	1,826	41.6	−6.0
	Independent	W. Brown	108	2.5	N/A
Majority			626	14.3
Turnout			4,386
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1897 (by-election)

By-election: 5 November 1897
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Whyman	2,972	61.4	N/A
	Conservative	J. Hargreaves	1,870	38.6	−9.0
Majority			1,102	22.8
Turnout			4,842
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1897

1897
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Labour Party	F. Brocklehurst	2,865	52.4	+21.4
	Conservative	G. Needham*	2,606	47.6	+8.9
Majority			259	4.8
Turnout			5,471
	Ind. Labour Party gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1896

1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. W. Chadwick	1,911	38.7	−23.6
	Ind. Labour Party	J. Harker	1,533	31.0	−6.6
	Liberal	W. Sherratt*	1,494	30.3	N/A
Majority			378	7.7	−16.9
Turnout			4,938
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1895

1895
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Richards*	2,194	62.3	+7.5
	Ind. Labour Party	J. Harker	1,326	37.7	+16.1
Majority			868	24.6	−6.6
Turnout			3,520
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1894

1894
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Needham*	2,616	54.8	+12.3
	Liberal	G. W. Chadwick	1,125	23.6	−19.0
	Ind. Labour Party	J. Harker	1,032	21.6	+6.7
Majority			1,491	31.2
Turnout			4,773
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1893

1893
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Sherratt*	1,941	42.6	N/A
	Conservative	G. W. Chadwick	1,935	42.5	−19.6
	Ind. Labour Party	F. Connor	676	14.9	−20.0
Majority			6	0.1
Turnout			4,552
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1892

1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Richards*	2,163	65.1	N/A
	Ind. Labour Party	A. Settle	1,162	34.9	N/A
Majority			1,001	30.2	N/A
Turnout			3,325
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1891

1891
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Needham*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1890

1890
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Sherratt*	2,115	50.5	+12.5
	Conservative	J. Faulkner	2,075	49.5	−12.5
Majority			40	1.0
Turnout			4,190
	Liberal hold		Swing

Elections in 1880s

November 1889

1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Richards*	2,104	62.0	N/A
	Liberal	T. W. Foxcroft	1,288	38.0	N/A
Majority			816	24.0	N/A
Turnout			3,392
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1888

1888
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Needham*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1887

1887
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Sherratt*	2,032	54.2	+13.9
	Conservative	R. Smith	1,716	45.8	−13.9
Majority			316	8.4
Turnout			3,748
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1886

1886
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Richards*	2,084	59.7	−1.2
	Liberal	J. R. Lancashire	1,409	40.3	−14.7
Majority			675	19.4	+14.8
Turnout			3,493
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1885

1885 (3 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Needham	2,052	60.9
	Liberal	W. Sharratt	1,855	55.0
	Conservative	J. Richards	1,755	52.1
	Conservative	A. Wilkinson	1,601	47.5
	Liberal	J. R. Lancashire	1,507	44.7
	Liberal	T. W. Foxcroft	1,343	39.8
Majority			154	4.6
Turnout			3,371
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8
↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1885, p.5
↑ "Manchester New Ward Results: Labour Improves Its Position". Manchester Guardian. 4 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
↑ "Tories' Net Gain of Two Seats in Manchester", Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p. 8
↑ Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6
↑ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
↑ Manchester Evening News, 11 June 2004.
↑ Manchester City Council's submission on Warding Patterns Archived 5 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine John Leech
↑ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs
↑ Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the People Act, 1918: with explanatory notes. London: Sweet and Maxwell.

[1] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8

[2] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1885, p.5

[3] "Manchester New Ward Results: Labour Improves Its Position". Manchester Guardian. 4 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[4] "Tories' Net Gain of Two Seats in Manchester", Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p. 8

[5] Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6

[6] Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).

[7] Manchester Evening News, 11 June 2004.

[8] Manchester City Council's submission on Warding Patterns Archived 5 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine John Leech

[9] Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs

[10] Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the People Act, 1918: with explanatory notes. London: Sweet and Maxwell.

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