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North West · Former constituency (1918–1970)

Manchester Exchange

Every general election in Manchester Exchange since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 4,893.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won8,23468.5%
Conservative3,34127.8%
Others4403.7%
Valid votes12,015
Majority4,89340.7%

Lab hold Turnout 57.0% of 21,074 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Conservative, 1918: 69.8%Conservative, 1922: 57.8%Conservative, 1923: 46.0%Conservative, 1924: 55.3%Conservative, 1929: 39.9%Conservative, 1931: 73.5%Conservative, 1935: 54.1%Conservative, 1945: 35.0%Conservative, 1950: 40.5%Conservative, 1951: 44.6%Conservative, 1955: 39.0%Conservative, 1959: 35.4%Conservative, 1964: 30.9%Conservative, 1966: 26.5%Conservative, 1970: 27.8%Labour, 1929: 27.7%Labour, 1931: 26.5%Labour, 1935: 28.2%Labour, 1945: 55.0%Labour, 1950: 54.1%Labour, 1951: 55.4%Labour, 1955: 61.0%Labour, 1959: 64.6%Labour, 1964: 69.1%Labour, 1966: 73.5%Labour, 1970: 68.5%Liberal, 1918: 30.2%Liberal, 1922: 42.2%Liberal, 1923: 54.0%Liberal, 1924: 44.8%Liberal, 1929: 32.4%Liberal, 1935: 17.7%Liberal, 1945: 10.0%Liberal, 1950: 5.4%
Vote share in Manchester Exchange at each general election Con Lab Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabCon4,89340.757.0%Lab hold
1966LabCon6,66447.053.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon7,71038.255.8%Lab hold
1959LabCon8,72429.265.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon7,28122.063.2%
1951LabCon3,59410.871.8%Lab hold
1950LabCon4,61913.674.8%
1945LabCon4,01720.070.2%
1935ConLab7,64325.963.3%Con hold
1931ConLab15,53447.166.2%Con hold
1929ConLib2,5797.570.2%Con hold
1924ConLib2,50710.559.0%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon1,7997.959.4%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib3,77115.761.2%Con hold
1918ConLib6,96439.551.0%

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 Exchange?

Labour won Manchester Exchange at the 1970 general election with a majority of 4,893.

Which parties have won Manchester Exchange?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 8, Conservative 6, Liberal 1.

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