Manchester_Cheetham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Manchester Cheetham
Manchester Cheetham
Former Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
1950–February 1974
Seats	one
Created from	Manchester Platting (abol. 1950); Manchester Exchange (continued, small parts of)
Replaced by	Manchester Central

Manchester Cheetham (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974

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.

Quick Facts 1950–February 1974, Seats ...

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Election results

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Election		Member	Party
	1950	Harold Lever	Labour
Feb 1974		constituency abolished

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			9,831	25.9
Turnout			37,987	79.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Lever	22,810	62.3	+4.3
	Conservative	Geoffrey W. Singleton	13,802	37.7	+5.6
Majority			9,008	24.6	-1.3
Turnout			36,612	75.9	−3.6
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Lever	21,721	62.2	−0.1
	Conservative	James M. Eayrs	13,190	37.8	+0.1
Majority			8,531	24.4	-0.2
Turnout			34,911	65.7	−10.2
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Lever	20,941	64.3	+2.1
	Conservative	Mary Patricia O'Gara	11,605	35.7	−2.1
Majority			9,336	28.6	+4.2
Turnout			32,546	69.0	+3.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Manchester Cheetham
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
1950–February 1974
Seats	one
Created from	Manchester Platting (abol. 1950) Manchester Exchange (continued, small parts of)
Replaced by	Manchester Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Lever	16,046	66.3	+2.0
	Conservative	John H. Tresman	8,163	33.7	−2.0
Majority			7,883	32.6	+4.0
Turnout			24,209	60.1	−8.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Lever	14,206	70.9	+4.6
	Conservative	Arthur A. O'Connor	5,844	29.2	−4.5
Majority			8,362	41.7	+9.1
Turnout			20,050	57.0	−4.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.6

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