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North West · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Manchester Ardwick

Every general election in Manchester Ardwick since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 7,272.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won17,23556.7%
Conservative9,96332.8%
Liberal2,9349.7%
Others2870.9%
Valid votes30,419
Majority7,27223.9%

Lab hold Turnout 68.4% of 44,497 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 31.8%Labour, 1922: 52.3%Labour, 1923: 60.4%Labour, 1924: 54.9%Labour, 1929: 60.3%Labour, 1931: 42.0%Labour, 1935: 52.9%Labour, 1945: 64.0%Labour, 1950: 55.8%Labour, 1951: 55.5%Labour, 1955: 52.4%Labour, 1959: 58.1%Labour, 1964: 61.2%Labour, 1966: 63.2%Labour, 1970: 56.1%Labour, February 1974: 50.5%Labour, October 1974: 55.5%Labour, 1979: 56.7%Conservative, 1918: 48.5%Conservative, 1922: 47.7%Conservative, 1923: 39.6%Conservative, 1924: 45.1%Conservative, 1929: 39.7%Conservative, 1931: 58.0%Conservative, 1935: 47.1%Conservative, 1945: 36.0%Conservative, 1950: 44.2%Conservative, 1951: 44.5%Conservative, 1955: 47.6%Conservative, 1959: 41.9%Conservative, 1964: 38.8%Conservative, 1966: 33.9%Conservative, 1970: 43.9%Conservative, February 1974: 35.1%Conservative, October 1974: 31.4%Conservative, 1979: 32.8%Liberal, February 1974: 14.4%Liberal, October 1974: 13.1%Liberal, 1979: 9.7%National, 1918: 19.7%
Vote share in Manchester Ardwick at each general election Lab Con Lib Nat

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon7,27223.968.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon6,78324.158.7%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon4,89515.367.1%
1970LabCon3,00212.359.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon8,02329.459.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon7,41422.463.3%Lab hold
1959LabCon6,74216.272.6%Lab hold
1955LabCon2,0824.871.7%
1951LabCon4,41811.178.5%Lab hold
1950LabCon4,73311.781.5%
1945LabCon6,26727.968.2%
1935LabCon1,8085.971.4%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab5,96616.078.3%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon6,86420.772.0%Lab hold
1924LabCon2,8269.776.1%Lab hold
1923LabCon5,40720.969.3%Lab hold
1922LabCon1,2544.771.4%Lab gain from Con
1918ConLab2,97116.747.9%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Manchester Ardwick?

Labour won Manchester Ardwick at the 1979 general election with a majority of 7,272.

Which parties have won Manchester Ardwick?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 16, Conservative 2.

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