Manchester Withington

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Manchester, Withington
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Manchester Withington in North West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Electorate71,614 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsChorlton, Didsbury, Withington
Current constituency
Created1918
Member of ParliamentJeff Smith (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromManchester South and Stretford

Manchester Withington is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jeff Smith of Labour.[n 2]

Constituency profile

Manchester Withington is a suburban constituency located in Greater Manchester. It covers neighbourhoods of Manchester around 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the city centre, including Withington, Chorlton-cum-Hardy and Didsbury. Manchester is a major city that grew from textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution. The city has undergone strong economic development in the 21st century and is sometimes considered the United Kingdom's "second city".[2][3]

Manchester Withington is the wealthiest of Manchester's constituencies; there is some deprivation in Withington but the rest of the constituency is generally affluent, especially in Didsbury.[4] The constituency has a large student and graduate population due to its location close to the University of Manchester's Fallowfield Campus. Much of the area was developed during the Victorian era to house the growing city's middle-class residents and contains leafy suburbs and many large detached and semi-detached properties. House prices here are higher than the national average and considerably higher than the rest of North West England.[5]

Residents of Manchester Withington are generally young and well-educated. Few residents are married and the homeownership rate is low, however household income is high and many residents work in professional occupations,[5] particularly in the health and property sectors.[6] Rates of unemployment and child poverty are lower than the rest of the region.[7] White people made up 72% of the population at the 2021 census, including a large Irish community. Asians were the largest ethnic minority group at 15%, mostly of Pakistani origin.[8]

The constituency is mostly represented by the Labour Party at the local city council, with some Liberal Democrats in West Didsbury and some Green Party representatives in the constituency's north. Voters in Manchester Withington overwhelmingly supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 80% voted to remain compared to 48% nationwide, making it the fifth most remain-supporting constituency out of 650 across the United Kingdom according to Electoral Calculus.[5]

History

In the post-war period, Manchester Withington has elected all three major parties. Mostly Conservative before 1987 (with three years of Liberal Party representation near its 1918 inception), it even resisted being gained by Labour in its landslide victories in 1945 and 1966. However, in 1987 the seat turned red for the first time and remained so until 2005 when it was gained by Liberal Democrat John Leech. Leech took the seat with an 18% swing – the largest of the 2005 general election. He retained the seat in 2010, with both of the major parties' losing candidates becoming MPs elsewhere by the next election: Lucy Powell of Labour in Manchester Central in a 2012 by-election, and Conservative Chris Green in Bolton West in 2015.

Amidst a UK-wide collapse in support for the Lib Dems, the seat swung back to Labour in 2015 and in 2017 it became one of the safest Labour seats in the country, with an almost 30,000 majority for Jeff Smith. It was also one of the few seats in England outside London in 2015 where UKIP lost their deposit.

Smith retained the seat in 2019 with a slightly reduced majority, but this was halved in 2024 when a resurgent Green Party jumped from fourth to second place, overtaking the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives falling to fourth place, narrowly avoiding losing their deposit.

Boundaries

Historic

File:ManchesterWithington1974Constituency.svg
Manchester Withington in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83

1918–1950: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Didsbury, and Withington.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Rusholme and Withington.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Levenshulme, Old Moat, and Withington.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Didsbury, Old Moat, and Withington.[9]

1983–2018: The City of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Chorlton, Didsbury, Old Moat, and Withington.Template:Maplink2018–2024: The City of Manchester wards of Burnage (part), Chorlton (part), Chorlton Park (part), Didsbury East, Didsbury West, Old Moat, and Withington.

Following a local government review of ward boundaries which became effective from May 2018, the contents of the constituency were adjusted, but this did not affect its boundaries.[10]

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following wards of the City of Manchester (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • Chorlton; Chorlton Park; Didsbury East; Didsbury West; Old Moat; Withington.[11]

The boundaries were subject to minor changes to align with the revised ward boundaries, with the whole of the Burnage ward being included in new constituency of Gorton and Denton.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[12] Party
1918 Alfred Deakin Carter Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1922 Thomas Watts Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1923 Ernest Simon Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1924 Sir Thomas Watts Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1929 Ernest Simon Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1931 Edward Fleming Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1950 Frederick Cundiff Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1951 Sir Robert Cary Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
Feb 1974 Fred Silvester Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1987 Keith Bradley Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
2005 John Leech Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
2015 Jeff Smith Script error: No such module "Party name with color".

Elections

File:ManW Election Results.png
Election results 1983-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Manchester Withington[13]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeff Smith 22,066 52.9 –13.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sam Easterby-Smith 8,084 19.4 +15.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Richard Kilpatrick 5,412 13.0 –2.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sarah Garcia de Bustos 2,280 5.5 –5.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Kaine Williams 1,961 4.7 +2.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Lizzie Greenwood 1,774 4.3 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Wendy Andrew 154 0.4 N/A
Majority 13,982 33.5 –17.3
Turnout 41,731 59.2 –10.3
Registered electors 70,549
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing Decrease14.5

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[14]
Party Vote %
Labour 33,100 66.5
Liberal Democrats 7,803 15.7
Conservative 5,607 11.3
Green 2,015 4.0
Brexit Party 1,269 2.5
Turnout 49,794 69.5
Electorate 71,614
General election 2019: Manchester Withington[15]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeff Smith 35,902 67.8 –3.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Leech 7,997 15.1 –0.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Shengke Zhi 5,820 11.0 +0.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Lucy Bannister 1,968 3.7 +2.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Stephen Ward 1,308 2.5 N/A
Majority 27,905 52.7 –3.1
Turnout 52,995 69.5 –2.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing –1.6
General election 2017: Manchester Withington[16]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeff Smith 38,424 71.7 +18.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Leech 8,549 15.9 −8.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sarah Heald 5,530 10.3 +0.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Laura Bannister 865 1.6 −6.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sally Carr 234 0.4 N/A
Majority 29,875 55.8 +26.1
Turnout 53,602 71.9 +4.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +13.0

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

General election 2015: Manchester Withington[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeff Smith 26,843 53.7 +13.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Leech 11,970 24.0 −20.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Manning 4,872 9.8 −1.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Lucy Bannister 4,048 8.1 +6.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Davies 2,172 4.3 +2.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Marcus Farmer 61 0.1 0.0
Majority 14,873 29.7 N/A
Turnout 49,966 67.5 +5.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Swing +17.0
General election 2010: Manchester Withington[19]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Leech 20,110 44.6 Increase2.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Lucy Powell 18,260 40.5 Decrease0.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Chris Green 5,005 11.1 Increase0.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Brian A. Candeland 798 1.8 Decrease2.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley 698 1.5 Increase0.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Yasmin Zalzala 147 0.3 Decrease0.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Marcus Farmer 57 0.1 N/A
Majority 1,850 4.1 Increase2.3
Turnout 45,075 62.2 Increase6.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing Increase1.4

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Manchester Withington[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Leech 15,872 42.4 +20.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Keith Bradley 15,205 40.6 −14.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Karen Bradley 3,919 10.5 −4.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Brian A. Candeland 1,595 4.3 −0.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley 424 1.1 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ivan Benett 243 0.6 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Yasmin Zalzala 152 0.4 N/A
Their Party Richard Reed 47 0.1 N/A
Majority 667 1.8 N/A
Turnout 37,457 55.3 +3.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Swing +17.3
General election 2001: Manchester Withington[22]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Keith Bradley 19,239 54.9 −6.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Yasmin Zalzala 7,715 22.0 +8.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Julian Samways 5,349 15.3 −4.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michelle Valentine 1,539 4.4 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Clegg 1,208 3.4 N/A
Majority 11,524 32.9 −9.3
Turnout 35,050 51.9 −13.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Manchester Withington[23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Keith Bradley 27,103 61.5 +8.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jonathan M. Smith 8,522 19.3 −12.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Yasmin Zalzala 6,000 13.6 −0.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark B.B. Sheppard 1,079 2.5 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Simon P. Caldwell 614 1.4 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Julie White 376 0.9 N/A
Rainbow Dream Ticket Stephen Kingston 181 0.4 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark E.J. Gaskell 152 0.4 +0.1
Majority 18,581 42.2 +20.8
Turnout 44,027 65.8 −5.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +10.4
General election 1992: Manchester Withington[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Keith Bradley 23,962 52.7 +9.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Eric N. Farthing 14,227 31.3 −4.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gordon Hennell 6,457 14.2 −5.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Brian A. Candeland 725 1.6 +0.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Clive E. Menhinick 128 0.3 N/A
Majority 9,735 21.4 +14.7
Turnout 45,499 71.3 −5.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +7.3

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Manchester Withington[27]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Keith Bradley 21,650 42.9 +8.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Fred Silvester 18,259 36.2 −3.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Audrey Jones 9,978 19.8 −6.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Abberton 524 1.0 N/A
Majority 3,391 6.7 N/A
Turnout 50,411 77.1 +4.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Swing +5.9
General election 1983: Manchester Withington[28]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Fred Silvester 18,329 39.2 −8.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Frances Done 15,956 34.2 −4.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Bernard L. Lever 12,231 26.2 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Gibson 184 0.4 0.0
Majority 2,373 5.0 −3.4
Turnout 46,700 72.3 −2.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −3.4

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Fred Silvester 18,862 47.3 +4.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Geoffrey Hodgson 15,510 38.9 +1.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". John T. Mitchell 5,387 13.5 −5.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael George Gibson 157 0.4 N/A
Majority 3,352 8.4 +3.3
Turnout 39,916 74.7 +6.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +1.6
General election October 1974: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Fred Silvester 16,937 43.0 +0.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter J. Hildrew 14,936 37.8 +5.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nan Davies 7,555 19.2 −6.4
Majority 2,001 5.2 −5.2
Turnout 39,428 67.8 −5.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −2.7
General election February 1974: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Fred Silvester 17,997 42.4 −6.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sholto N.M. Moxley 13,584 32.0 −7.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ian McWilliam-Fowler 10,877 25.6 +13.9
Majority 4,413 10.39 +1.39
Turnout 42,458 73.6 +5.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election 1970: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Cary 18,854 48.64
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Noble 13,365 39.64
Script error: No such module "Political party". James Clarney 4,540 11.71
Majority 3,489 9.00
Turnout 36,759 67.84
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Cary 16,676 42.92
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Clark 16,029 41.25
Script error: No such module "Political party". Geoffrey Vaughan Davies 6,150 15.83
Majority 647 1.67
Turnout 38,855 71.18
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election 1964: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Cary 18,259 44.28
Script error: No such module "Political party". Keith Openshaw 13,117 31.18
Script error: No such module "Political party". Geoffrey Vaughan Davies 9,860 23.91
Majority 5,142 13.10
Turnout 41,236 72.35
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Cary 23,170 52.28
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Sheldon 13,476 30.41
Script error: No such module "Political party". Geoffrey Vaughan Davies 7,675 17.32
Majority 9,694 21.83
Turnout 44,321 74.54
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election 1955: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Cary 25,707 58.64
Script error: No such module "Political party". John B. Hayes 13,054 29.78
Script error: No such module "Political party". Geoffrey Vaughan Davies 5,077 11.58 N/A
Majority 12,653 28.86
Turnout 45,838 71.94
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election 1951: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Cary 26,804 64.73
Script error: No such module "Political party". James Clough 14,604 35.27
Majority 12,200 29.46
Turnout 41,408 80.29
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election 1950: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Frederick Cundiff 22,817 52.32
Script error: No such module "Political party". Lewis Wright 14,206 32.57
Script error: No such module "Political party". Leonard Behrens 6,591 15.11
Majority 8,611 19.75
Turnout 43,614 85.31
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Manchester, Withington[29]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edward Fleming 30,881 46.4 −15.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". R. Edwards 22,634 34.0 −1.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Leonard Behrens 13,107 19.7 −4.6
Majority 8,247 12.4 −28.4
Turnout 66,622 74.5 +3.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Election in the 1930s

General election 1935: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edward Fleming 35,564 62.27
Script error: No such module "Political party". D. Scott Morton 12,248 21.45 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". William Ross 9,298 16.28
Majority 23,316 40.82
Turnout 57,110 70.89
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election 1931: Manchester Withington[30]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edward Fleming 36,097 62.8 +23.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Philip Guedalla 21,379 37.2 −6.6
Majority 5,562 11.6 N/A
Turnout 48,168 75.8 −2.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Swing +14.8

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernest Simon 20,948 43.8 +4.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Thomas Watts 19,063 39.8 −11.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph Robinson 7,853 16.4 +7.2
Majority 1,885 4.0 N/A
Turnout 47,864 77.8 −4.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Swing +8.0
General election 1924: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Thomas Watts 13,633 50.9 −7.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernest Simon 10,435 39.0 −19.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edgar Whiteley 2,467 9.2 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Kenneth Burke 236 0.9 N/A
Majority 3,198 11.9 N/A
Turnout 26,771 81.8 +3.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Swing
General election 1923: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernest Simon 13,944 58.2 +9.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Thomas Watts 10,026 41.8 −9.7
Majority 3,918 16.4 19.4
Turnout 23,970 78.0 +0.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Swing +9.7
General election 1922: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Thomas Watts 11,678 51.5 −17.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernest Simon 11,008 48.5 +17.8
Majority 670 3.0 −35.6
Turnout 22,686 77.4 +38.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −17.8

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Manchester Withington
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alfred Deakin Carter 11,677 69.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Frederick Burditt[31] 5,166 30.7
Majority 6,511 38.6
Turnout 16,843
Script error: No such module "Political party". win (new seat)

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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