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Manchester Blackley

Every general election in Manchester Blackley since 1918 (until 2005). Latest: Labour, majority 12,027.

2005 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won17,18762.3%
Liberal Democrats5,16018.7%
Conservative3,69013.4%
Others1,5545.6%
Valid votes27,591
Majority12,02743.6%

Turnout 46.3% of 59,610 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741983199220012005Labour, 1918: 25.0%Labour, 1922: 26.8%Labour, 1924: 27.5%Labour, 1929: 30.1%Labour, 1931: 20.0%Labour, 1935: 27.1%Labour, 1945: 44.7%Labour, 1950: 42.3%Labour, 1951: 44.6%Labour, 1955: 44.0%Labour, 1959: 37.7%Labour, 1964: 43.6%Labour, 1966: 52.4%Labour, 1970: 53.2%Labour, February 1974: 46.8%Labour, October 1974: 50.9%Labour, 1979: 50.4%Labour, 1983: 48.1%Labour, 1987: 52.4%Labour, 1992: 60.2%Labour, 1997: 70.0%Labour, 2001: 68.9%Labour, 2005: 62.3%Conservative, 1918: 54.6%Conservative, 1922: 43.3%Conservative, 1923: 37.4%Conservative, 1924: 43.2%Conservative, 1929: 33.5%Conservative, 1931: 46.4%Conservative, 1935: 44.4%Conservative, 1945: 33.7%Conservative, 1950: 42.2%Conservative, 1951: 49.0%Conservative, 1955: 56.0%Conservative, 1959: 47.0%Conservative, 1964: 40.9%Conservative, 1966: 37.1%Conservative, 1970: 46.8%Conservative, February 1974: 33.5%Conservative, October 1974: 32.5%Conservative, 1979: 39.2%Conservative, 1983: 32.7%Conservative, 1987: 28.8%Conservative, 1992: 27.8%Conservative, 1997: 15.3%Conservative, 2001: 14.4%Conservative, 2005: 13.4%Liberal, 1918: 20.4%Liberal, 1922: 29.9%Liberal, 1923: 62.6%Liberal, 1924: 29.3%Liberal, 1929: 36.4%Liberal, 1931: 33.6%Liberal, 1935: 28.6%Liberal, 1945: 21.7%Liberal, 1950: 14.5%Liberal, 1951: 6.4%Liberal, 1959: 15.3%Liberal, 1964: 15.6%Liberal, 1966: 10.5%Liberal, February 1974: 19.7%Liberal, October 1974: 14.2%Liberal, 1979: 9.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 11.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 11.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 18.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 19.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 18.8%
Vote share in Manchester Blackley at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Alliance

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2005LabLD12,02743.646.3%
2001LabCon14,46454.544.9%Lab hold
1997LabCon19,58854.857.2%
1992LabCon12,38932.469.3%Lab hold
1987LabCon10,12223.672.9%Lab hold
1983LabCon6,45615.468.8%
1979LabCon4,50411.276.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon7,11918.470.7%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon5,50613.376.2%
1970LabCon2,5996.569.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon6,30015.375.5%Lab hold
1964LabCon1,2222.779.5%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab4,3739.381.5%Con hold
1955ConLab5,43612.077.3%
1951ConLab2,2724.485.0%Con gain from Lab
1950LabCon420.185.7%
1945LabCon4,81411.074.9%
1935ConLib5,46215.878.1%Con hold
1931ConLib4,33512.884.1%Con gain from Lib
1929LibCon8882.982.6%Lib gain from Con
1924ConLib3,12813.985.5%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon4,92225.275.4%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib2,80413.581.4%Con hold
1918ConLab4,33829.658.9%

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 Blackley?

Labour won Manchester Blackley at the 2005 general election with a majority of 12,027.

Which parties have won Manchester Blackley?

At the 24 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 14, Conservative 8, Liberal 2.

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