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Manchester Withington

Every general election in Manchester Withington since 1918. Latest: Jeff Smith, Labour, majority 13,982.

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Member of Parliament

Jeff Smith

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 13,982

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jeff Smith Elected sitting MPLabour22,06652.9%
Sam Easterby-SmithGreen8,08419.4%
Richard KilpatrickLiberal Democrats5,41213.0%
Sarah Garcia De BustosConservative2,2805.5%
Kaine WilliamsReform UK1,9614.7%
Lizzie GreenwoodWorkers Party of Britain1,7744.3%
Wendy AndrewSocial Democratic Party1540.4%
Valid votes41,731
Majority13,98233.5%

Lab hold Turnout 59.1% of 70,555 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Conservative, 1918: 69.3%Conservative, 1922: 51.5%Conservative, 1923: 41.8%Conservative, 1924: 50.9%Conservative, 1929: 39.8%Conservative, 1931: 62.8%Conservative, 1935: 62.3%Conservative, 1945: 46.4%Conservative, 1950: 52.3%Conservative, 1951: 64.7%Conservative, 1955: 58.6%Conservative, 1959: 52.3%Conservative, 1964: 44.3%Conservative, 1966: 42.9%Conservative, 1970: 48.6%Conservative, February 1974: 42.4%Conservative, October 1974: 43.0%Conservative, 1979: 47.3%Conservative, 1983: 39.3%Conservative, 1987: 36.2%Conservative, 1992: 31.3%Conservative, 1997: 19.4%Conservative, 2001: 15.3%Conservative, 2005: 10.5%Conservative, 2010: 11.1%Conservative, 2015: 9.8%Conservative, 2017: 10.3%Conservative, 2019: 11.0%Conservative, 2024: 5.5%Labour, 1924: 9.2%Labour, 1929: 16.4%Labour, 1935: 21.5%Labour, 1945: 34.0%Labour, 1950: 32.6%Labour, 1951: 35.3%Labour, 1955: 29.8%Labour, 1959: 30.4%Labour, 1964: 31.8%Labour, 1966: 41.3%Labour, 1970: 39.6%Labour, February 1974: 32.0%Labour, October 1974: 37.9%Labour, 1979: 38.9%Labour, 1983: 34.2%Labour, 1987: 43.0%Labour, 1992: 52.7%Labour, 1997: 61.6%Labour, 2001: 54.9%Labour, 2005: 40.6%Labour, 2010: 40.5%Labour, 2015: 53.7%Labour, 2017: 71.7%Labour, 2019: 67.8%Labour, 2024: 52.9%Liberal, 1918: 30.7%Liberal, 1922: 48.5%Liberal, 1923: 58.2%Liberal, 1924: 39.0%Liberal, 1929: 43.8%Liberal, 1931: 37.2%Liberal, 1935: 16.3%Liberal, 1945: 19.7%Liberal, 1950: 15.1%Liberal, 1955: 11.6%Liberal, 1959: 17.3%Liberal, 1964: 23.9%Liberal, 1966: 15.8%Liberal, 1970: 11.7%Liberal, February 1974: 25.6%Liberal, October 1974: 19.2%Liberal, 1979: 13.5%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 14.2%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 13.6%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 22.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 42.4%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 44.7%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 24.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 16.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 15.1%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 13.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 26.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 19.8%Green, 2010: 1.8%Green, 2015: 8.1%Green, 2017: 1.6%Green, 2019: 3.7%Green, 2024: 19.4%
Vote share in Manchester Withington at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Alliance Grn

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Manchester Withington lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Manchester Withington (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Jeff SmithGrn13,98233.559.1%Lab hold
2019Lab Jeff SmithLD27,90552.769.2%Lab hold
2017Lab Jeff SmithLD29,87555.771.8%Lab hold
2015Lab Jeff SmithLD14,87329.867.4%Lab gain from LD
2010LD John LeechLab1,8944.260.5%LD hold
2005LDLab6671.856.1%
2001LabLD11,52432.951.9%Lab hold
1997LabCon18,58142.265.8%
1992LabCon9,73521.471.3%Lab hold
1987LabCon3,3916.777.1%Lab gain from Con
1983ConLab2,3735.171.5%
1979ConLab3,3528.474.7%Con hold
October 1974ConLab2,0015.167.8%Con hold
February 1974ConLab4,41310.473.6%
1970ConLab3,4899.067.8%Con hold
1966ConLab6471.771.2%Con hold
1964ConLab5,14212.572.3%Con hold
1959ConLab9,69421.974.5%Con hold
1955ConLab12,65328.971.9%
1951ConLab12,20029.579.6%Con hold
1950ConLab8,61119.785.3%
1945ConLab8,24712.474.2%
1935ConLab23,31640.870.9%Con hold
1931ConLib14,71825.675.8%Con gain from Lib
1929LibCon1,8853.977.8%Lib gain from Con
1924ConLib3,19812.081.8%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon3,91816.478.0%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib6703.077.4%Con hold
1918ConLib6,51138.761.0%

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 is the MP for Manchester Withington?

Jeff Smith (Labour) won Manchester Withington at the 2024 general election with a majority of 13,982.

Which parties have won Manchester Withington?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 17, Labour 8, Liberal Democrats 2, Liberal 2.

Which region is Manchester Withington in?

Manchester Withington is in North West.

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