Eccles_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–2010
Eccles was a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom, centred on the town of Eccles in Greater Manchester, England. 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.
Quick Facts County, 1885–2010 ...
| Eccles | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Eccles in Greater Manchester for the 2005 general election | |
Location of Greater Manchester within England | |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| 1885–2010 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | South East Lancashire |
| Replaced by | Salford and Eccles, Worsley and Eccles South |
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The constituency was established under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished at the 2010 general election.
1885–1918
The constituency, known as South East Lancashire, Eccles Division, was defined as consisting of the civil parishes of Barton upon Irwell, Clifton, Flixton, Urmston, Worsley and the part of the parish of Pendlebury not in the Parliamentary Borough of Salford.[1]
1918–83
The Representation of the People Act 1918 redrew all constituencies in Great Britain and Ireland. The Parliamentary Borough of Eccles consisted of two local government districts: the Municipal Borough of Eccles and the Urban District of Swinton and Pendlebury (later incorporated as a borough). The seat was renamed Eccles Borough Constituency by the Representation of the People Act 1948.[1]
1983–97
In 1983 constituency boundaries were altered to align with the new administrative geography introduced by the Local Government Act 1972. Eccles became a borough constituency in the parliamentary county of Greater Manchester, consisting of seven wards of the City of Salford: Barton, Eccles, Pendlebury, Swinton North, Swinton South, Weaste and Seedley, and Winton.[2]
1997–2010
The boundaries of the constituency were altered for 1997 general election, reflecting a change in ward boundaries. It was defined as consisting of the following wards: Barton, Cadishead, Eccles, Irlam, Pendlebury, Swinton North, Swinton South and Winton.[3]
Abolition
Following its review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Eccles be split between two new constituencies:
- Salford and Eccles, from the existing Salford constituency and the central/eastern part of Eccles.
- Worsley and Eccles South, from the existing Worsley constituency and the southern/western part of Eccles.
These constituencies were used from the 2010 general election.
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Elections in the 2000s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Stewart | 19,702 | 56.9 | ―7.6 | |
| Conservative | Thelma Matuk | 6,816 | 19.7 | ―1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Brophy | 6,429 | 18.6 | +3.8 | |
| UKIP | Peter Reeve | 1,685 | 4.9 | New | |
| Majority | 12,886 | 37.2 | -6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 34.632 | 50.2 | +1.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ―3.3 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Stewart | 21,395 | 64.5 | ―2.2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Caillard | 6,867 | 20.7 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Boyd | 4,920 | 14.8 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 14,528 | 43.8 | ―4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 33,182 | 48.3 | ―17.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ―2.1 | |||
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Elections in the 1990s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Stewart | 30,468 | 66.7 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Gregory Barker | 8,552 | 18.7 | ―10.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Boyd | 4,905 | 10.7 | ―1.4 | |
| Referendum | John de Roeck | 1,765 | 3.9 | New | |
| Majority | 21,916 | 48.0 | +20.5 | ||
| Turnout | 45,690 | 65.6 | ―8.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +10.2 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Lestor | 27,357 | 56.9 | +6.1 | |
| Conservative | Gary J. Ling | 14,131 | 29.4 | ―1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff C. Reid | 5,835 | 12.1 | ―5.8 | |
| Green | Richard C. Duriez | 521 | 1.1 | New | |
| Natural Law | Joan A. Garner | 270 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 13,226 | 27.5 | +8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 48,114 | 74.1 | ―0.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 | |||
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Elections in the 1980s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Lestor | 25,346 | 50.8 | +4.9 | |
| Conservative | Joy Packalow | 15,647 | 31.3 | ―1.9 | |
| SDP | Paul Beatty | 8,924 | 17.9 | -2.0 | |
| Majority | 9,699 | 19.5 | +6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 49,917 | 74.5 | +4.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 21,644 | 45.9 | ―7.7 | |
| Conservative | David H. Philp | 15,639 | 33.2 | ―2.6 | |
| Liberal | Kenneth A. Hemsley | 9,392 | 19.9 | +10.1 | |
| Communist | Bert Cottam | 485 | 1.0 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 6,005 | 12.7 | ―5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 47,160 | 70.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1970s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 24,280 | 53.6 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | J Reid | 16,221 | 35.8 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal | G Knight | 4,448 | 9.8 | −4.9 | |
| Communist | Terry Keenan | 368 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 8,059 | 17.8 | −4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 45,317 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 22,328 | 53.3 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Bob Dunn | 13,062 | 31.2 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal | A M Collier | 6,170 | 14.7 | −2.8 | |
| Communist | Terry Keenan | 348 | 0.8 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 9,266 | 22.1 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 41,908 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 22,538 | 49.4 | −6.2 | |
| Conservative | Bob Dunn | 14,752 | 32.3 | -10.6 | |
| Liberal | A M Collier | 7,966 | 17.5 | New | |
| Communist | Terry Keenan | 404 | 0.9 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 7,786 | 17.1 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 45,660 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 23,913 | 55.6 | −3.9 | |
| Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 18,458 | 42.9 | +5.4 | |
| Communist | Terry Keenan | 643 | 1.5 | -1.5 | |
| Majority | 5,455 | 12.7 | −9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 43,014 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1960s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 25,033 | 59.5 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Hugh P Holland | 15,776 | 37.5 | −5.2 | |
| Communist | Michael R. Bennett | 1,239 | 3.0 | New | |
| Majority | 9,257 | 22.0 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 42,048 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 25,915 | 57.3 | +5.3 | |
| Conservative | John J Hodgson | 19,277 | 42.7 | -5.3 | |
| Majority | 6,638 | 14.6 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 45,192 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1950s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Proctor | 25,566 | 52.0 | -0.4 | |
| Conservative | Brian Robert Osborne Bell | 23,580 | 48.0 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,986 | 4.0 | -0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 49,146 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Proctor | 25,351 | 52.4 | -0.1 | |
| Conservative | Charles P Lawson | 23,025 | 47.6 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 2,326 | 4.8 | -0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 48,376 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Proctor | 27,941 | 52.5 | +1.8 | |
| Conservative | John Whiteley | 25,330 | 47.6 | +6.6 | |
| Majority | 2,611 | 4.9 | -4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 53,271 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Proctor | 27,409 | 50.7 | -0.4 | |
| Conservative | Harry Sharp | 22,186 | 41.0 | +6.4 | |
| Liberal | J H Jones | 4,477 | 8.3 | -5.5 | |
| Majority | 5,223 | 9.7 | -6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 54,072 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1940s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Proctor | 23,008 | 51.1 | +3.8 | |
| Conservative | Robert Cary | 15,562 | 34.6 | -18.1 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Gerald Pollitt | 6,215 | 13.8 | New | |
| Independent Progressive | Aubrey Bernard Brocklehurst | 211 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 7,446 | 16.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 44,996 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.9 | |||
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Elections in the 1930s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Robert Cary | 22,310 | 52.7 | -9.1 | |
| Labour | J Grierson | 20,055 | 47.3 | +9.1 | |
| Majority | 2,255 | 5.4 | -18.2 | ||
| Turnout | 42,365 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Potter | 26,049 | 61.8 | +32.0 | |
| Labour | David Mort | 16,101 | 38.2 | -11.6 | |
| Majority | 9,948 | 23.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,150 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1920s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | David Mort | 20,489 | 49.8 | +3.0 | |
| Unionist | Albert Bethel | 12,232 | 29.8 | −23.4 | |
| Liberal | Handel Wilde | 8,374 | 20.4 | New | |
| Majority | 8,257 | 20.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 41,095 | 81.9 | −0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 50,203 | ||||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +13.2 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Unionist | Albert Bethel | 16,833 | 53.2 | +17.0 | |
| Labour | John Buckle | 14,798 | 46.8 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 2,035 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 31,631 | 82.7 | +4.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,257 | ||||
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +6.5 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | John Buckle | 12,227 | 42.8 | −8.6 | |
| Unionist | Marshall Stevens | 10,364 | 36.2 | −12.4 | |
| Liberal | William Sandiford Ashton | 6,011 | 21.0 | New | |
| Majority | 1,863 | 6.6 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 28,602 | 78.2 | +0.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,585 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | John Buckle | 14,354 | 51.4 | New | |
| Unionist | Marshall Stevens | 13,551 | 48.6 | −33.7 | |
| Majority | 1,803 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 27,905 | 77.7 | +22.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 35,912 | ||||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1910s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | Marshall Stevens | 15,821 | 82.3 | +34.7 |
| Liberal | Richard Durning Holt | 3,408 | 17.7 | −34.7 | |
| Majority | 12,413 | 64.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 19,229 | 55.4 | −30.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,702 | ||||
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +34.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Pollard | 8,467 | 52.4 | +11.4 | |
| Conservative | John Campbell | 7,676 | 47.6 | +8.9 | |
| Majority | 791 | 4.8 | +2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 16,143 | 85.9 | −6.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,786 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Pollard | 7,093 | 41.0 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | G F Assinder | 6,682 | 38.7 | +3.9 | |
| Labour | G. H. Stuart-Bunning | 3,511 | 20.3 | -6.1 | |
| Majority | 411 | 2.4 | -1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 17,286 | 92.0 | +2.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,786 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Pollard | 5,841 | 38.8 | −10.3 | |
| Conservative | T Stuttard | 5,246 | 34.8 | −16.1 | |
| Labour Repr. Cmte. | Ben Tillett | 3,985 | 26.4 | New | |
| Majority | 595 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 15,072 | 89.5 | +7.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,832 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.9 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Octavius Leigh-Clare | 6,153 | 50.9 | -1.0 | |
| Liberal | John Fry | 5,934 | 49.1 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 219 | 1.8 | -2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 12,087 | 82.4 | −2.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,674 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
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Elections in the 1890s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Octavius Leigh-Clare | 5,722 | 51.9 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal | Henry John Roby | 5,302 | 48.1 | -3.2 | |
| Majority | 420 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 11,024 | 85.3 | −1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,917 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.2 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Henry John Roby | 5,340 | 51.3 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Octavius Leigh-Clare | 5,071 | 48.7 | −3.1 | |
| Majority | 269 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,411 | 86.5 | +2.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,040 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Henry John Roby | 4,901 | 51.1 | +2.9 | |
| Conservative | Algernon Egerton | 4,696 | 48.9 | -2.9 | |
| Majority | 205 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,597 | 86.2 | +1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,136 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.9 | |||
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Elections in the 1880s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Algernon Egerton | 4,277 | 51.8 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal | Ellis Duncombe Gosling | 3,985 | 48.2 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 292 | 3.6 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 8,262 | 84.5 | −6.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,781 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Algernon Egerton | 4,559 | 51.4 | ||
| Liberal | Vernor Kirk Armitage | 4,312 | 48.6 | ||
| Majority | 247 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 8,871 | 90.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,781 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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