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Manchester Moss Side

Every general election in Manchester Moss Side since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 4,531.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won17,76551.9%
Conservative13,23438.7%
Liberal2,9818.7%
Others2250.7%
Valid votes34,205
Majority4,53113.3%

Lab hold Turnout 71.5% of 47,811 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Conservative, 1918: 65.0%Conservative, 1922: 51.2%Conservative, 1923: 40.9%Conservative, 1924: 58.3%Conservative, 1929: 39.6%Conservative, 1931: 74.4%Conservative, 1935: 58.7%Conservative, 1945: 36.0%Conservative, 1950: 56.7%Conservative, 1951: 62.2%Conservative, 1955: 64.3%Conservative, 1959: 62.3%Conservative, 1964: 45.3%Conservative, 1966: 45.4%Conservative, 1970: 52.9%Conservative, February 1974: 35.0%Conservative, October 1974: 34.3%Conservative, 1979: 38.7%Labour, 1922: 19.9%Labour, 1929: 32.5%Labour, 1931: 25.6%Labour, 1935: 41.3%Labour, 1945: 49.5%Labour, 1950: 37.5%Labour, 1951: 37.8%Labour, 1955: 35.7%Labour, 1959: 37.7%Labour, 1964: 32.4%Labour, 1966: 41.8%Labour, 1970: 47.1%Labour, February 1974: 41.8%Labour, October 1974: 47.1%Labour, 1979: 51.9%Liberal, 1918: 35.0%Liberal, 1922: 28.9%Liberal, 1923: 54.9%Liberal, 1924: 41.7%Liberal, 1929: 27.9%Liberal, 1945: 12.3%Liberal, 1950: 5.8%Liberal, 1964: 22.2%Liberal, 1966: 12.9%Liberal, February 1974: 22.7%Liberal, October 1974: 17.6%Liberal, 1979: 8.7%
Vote share in Manchester Moss Side at each general election Con Lab Lib

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon4,53113.371.5%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon4,11112.762.9%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon2,3926.869.1%
1970ConLab1,7135.864.4%Con hold
1966ConLab1,0833.765.4%Con hold
1964ConLab4,22812.965.5%Con hold
1959ConLab8,71924.669.2%Con hold
1955ConLab10,52828.769.1%
1951ConLab10,87824.477.0%Con hold
1950ConLab8,57819.278.7%
1945LabCon2,77813.559.2%
1935ConLab4,50517.463.2%Con hold
1931ConLab15,26248.868.2%Con hold
1929ConLab2,1037.268.3%Con hold
1924ConLib4,00916.769.3%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon3,11314.066.4%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib5,18922.370.4%Con hold
1918ConLib4,91330.150.0%

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 Moss Side?

Labour won Manchester Moss Side at the 1979 general election with a majority of 4,531.

Which parties have won Manchester Moss Side?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 13, Labour 4, Liberal 1.

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