Crumpsall (ward)
Ward in England
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Crumpsall is an electoral division of Manchester City Council which has been represented since 1890. It covers the North Manchester suburb of Crumpsall.
Crumpsall | |
|---|---|
Crumpsall ward (2018) within Manchester | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | Manchester |
| Created | November 1890 |
| Named after | Crumpsall |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Manchester City Council |
| UK Parliamentary Constituency | Blackley and Middleton South |
Overview
Crumpsall ward was created in 1890,[1] as a result of the Manchester Extension Scheme 1890, which transferred the townships of Blackley, Crumpsall, Moston, Newton, Openshaw, and parts of Gorton to the Manchester corporation.[2] Initially, it covered the whole of the former Crumpsall township. When Heaton Park was incorporated into the city in 1903,[3] its area became part of the ward. In 1919,[4] an area of the former Blackley and Moston ward to the north of Victoria Avenue was transferred to the ward. City-wide boundary revisions in 1950 transferred the Boothroydon area to the Blackley ward,[5] before further revisions in 1971 transferred Heaton Park to the Blackley ward.[6] Heaton Park returned to Crumpsall in 1982,[7] but was transferred to the new Higher Blackley ward in 2004.[8] At the latest revision in 2018[9], the ward's northern and eastern boundary was standardised along the River Irk.
From its creation until 1918, the ward formed part of the Prestwich Parliamentary constituency.[10] From 1918 until 2010, it was part of the Manchester Blackley Parliamentary constituency.[11] From 2010 until 2024, it was part of the Blackley and Broughton Parliamentary constituency. Since 2024, it has formed part of the Blackley and Middleton South Parliamentary constituency.
Councillors
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | W. Butterworth (Lib) | G. Rhodes (Lib) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1891 | W. Butterworth (Lib) | G. Rhodes (Lib) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1892 | W. Butterworth (Lib) | F. Heywood (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1893 | W. Butterworth (Lib) | F. Heywood (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1894 | W. Butterworth (Lib) | F. Heywood (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1895 | W. Butterworth (Lib) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1896 | W. Bradley (Lib) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1897 | W. Bradley (Lib) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1898 | W. Bradley (Lib) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1899 | W. Bradley (Lib) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1900 | W. Bradley (Lib) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1901 | W. Bradley (Lib) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1902 | H. H. Humphreys (Con) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1903 | H. H. Humphreys (Con) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| 1904 | H. H. Humphreys (Con) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | E. Holt (Con) | |||
| July 1905 | H. H. Humphreys (Con) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1905 | G. H. Rawsthorne (Lib) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1906 | G. H. Rawsthorne (Lib) | W. F. Dearden (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1907 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | G. F. H. Gibson (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1908 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | G. F. H. Gibson (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1909 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | G. F. H. Gibson (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1910 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | H. Wood (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1911 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | H. Wood (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1912 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | H. Wood (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1913 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | H. Wood (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1914 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | H. Wood (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1919 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | H. Wood (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1920 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | G. S. Grindley (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1921 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | G. S. Grindley (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| 1922 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | G. S. Grindley (Con) | F. Todd (Con) | |||
| December 1922 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | G. S. Grindley (Con) | W. Dennison (Con) | |||
| 1923 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | G. S. Grindley (Con) | W. Dennison (Con) | |||
| 1924 | F. J. Robertshaw (Con) | G. S. Grindley (Con) | W. Dennison (Con) | |||
| February 1925 | J. Sever (Con) | G. S. Grindley (Con) | W. Dennison (Con) | |||
| 1925 | J. Sever (Con) | G. S. Grindley (Con) | W. Dennison (Con) | |||
| 1926 | J. Sever (Con) | G. S. Grindley (Con) | W. Dennison (Con) | |||
| 1927 | J. Sever (Con) | G. S. Grindley (Con) | W. Dennison (Con) | |||
| 1928 | J. Sever (Con) | G. S. Grindley (Con) | J. E. W. Booth (Lib) | |||
| 1929 | J. Sever (Con) | S. Meadowcroft (Lib) | J. E. W. Booth (Lib) | |||
| 1930 | G. S. Grindley (Con) | S. Meadowcroft (Lib) | J. E. W. Booth (Lib) | |||
| 1931 | G. S. Grindley (Con) | S. Meadowcroft (Lib) | W. Reid (Con) | |||
| 1932 | G. S. Grindley (Con) | S. Meadowcroft (Lib) | W. Reid (Con) | |||
| September 1933 | G. S. Grindley (Con) | S. Meadowcroft (Lib) | F. Weaver (Con) | |||
| 1933 | G. S. Grindley (Con) | S. Meadowcroft (Lib) | F. Weaver (Con) | |||
| 1934 | G. S. Grindley (Con) | S. Meadowcroft (Lib) | F. Weaver (Con) | |||
| 1935 | G. S. Grindley (Con) | S. Meadowcroft (Lib) | F. Weaver (Con) | |||
| 1936 | G. S. Grindley (Con) | S. Meadowcroft (Lib) | F. Weaver (Con) | |||
| January 1937 | G. C. Roberts (Con) | S. Meadowcroft (Lib) | F. Weaver (Con) | |||
| 1937 | G. C. Roberts (Con) | S. Meadowcroft (Lib) | F. Weaver (Con) | |||
| 1938 | G. C. Roberts (Con) | S. Meadowcroft (Lib) | F. Weaver (Con) | |||
| 1945 | J. P. Jennings (Lab) | G. C. Roberts (Con) | F. Weaver (Con) | |||
| 1946 | J. P. Jennings (Lab) | G. C. Roberts (Con) | H. Lomax (Con) | |||
| 1947 | J. P. Jennings (Lab) | G. C. Roberts (Con) | H. Lomax (Con) | |||
| 1949 | N. H. McDowall (Con) | G. C. Roberts (Con) | H. Lomax (Con) | |||
| 1950 | N. H. McDowall (Con) | G. C. Roberts (Con) | H. Lomax (Con) | |||
| August 1950 | S. Tomlinson (Con) | G. C. Roberts (Con) | R. Collier (Con) | |||
| 1951 | S. Tomlinson (Con) | A. A. Clapham (Con) | R. Collier (Con) | |||
| 1952 | S. Tomlinson (Con) | A. A. Clapham (Con) | R. Collier (Con) | |||
| 1953 | S. Tomlinson (Con) | A. A. Clapham (Con) | R. Collier (Con) | |||
| 1954 | S. Tomlinson (Con) | E. Mawdsley (Con) | R. Collier (Con) | |||
| 1955 | S. Tomlinson (Con) | E. Mawdsley (Con) | R. Collier (Con) | |||
| 1956 | S. Tomlinson (Con) | E. Mawdsley (Con) | R. Collier (Con) | |||
| 1957 | S. Tomlinson (Con) | E. Mawdsley (Con) | R. Collier (Con) | |||
| 1958 | F. J. Balcombe (Lab) | E. Mawdsley (Con) | R. Collier (Con) | |||
| 1959 | F. J. Balcombe (Lab) | E. Mawdsley (Con) | R. Collier (Con) | |||
| 1960 | F. J. Balcombe (Lab) | E. Mawdsley (Con) | R. Collier (Con) | |||
| 1961 | F. J. Balcombe (Lab)) | E. Mawdsley (Con) | R. Collier (Con) | |||
| 1962 | F. J. Balcombe (Lab) | E. Mawdsley (Con) | F. R. Butler (Con) | |||
| 1963 | F. J. Balcombe (Lab) | A. Zolkwer (Lab) | F. R. Butler (Con) | |||
| 1964 | F. J. Balcombe (Lab) | A. Zolkwer (Lab) | F. R. Butler (Con) | |||
| 1965 | F. J. Balcombe (Lab) | A. Zolkwer (Lab) | F. R. Butler (Con) | |||
| 1966 | F. J. Balcombe (Lab) | B. H. Taylor (Con) | F. R. Butler (Con) | |||
| 1967 | J. Yates (Con) | B. H. Taylor (Con) | F. R. Butler (Con) | |||
| 1968 | J. Yates (Con) | B. H. Taylor (Con) | F. R. Butler (Con) | |||
| 1969 | J. Yates (Con) | B. H. Taylor (Con) | F. R. Butler (Con) | |||
| 1970 | A. S. Daulby (Con) | B. H. Taylor (Con) | F. R. Butler (Con) | |||
| 1971 | J. V. Marshall (Lab) | P. A. Sless (Lab) | H. Brooks (Lab) | |||
| 1972 | J. V. Marshall (Lab) | P. A. Sless (Lab) | F. R. Butler (Con) | |||
| 1973 | G. Fildes (Con) | A. A. Clapham (Con) | F. W. Lever (Con) | |||
| 1975 | G. Fildes (Con) | A. A. Clapham (Con) | F. W. Lever (Con) | |||
| 1976 | G. Fildes (Con) | W. L. Clapham (Con) | F. W. Lever (Con) | |||
| 1978 | G. Fildes (Con) | W. L. Clapham (Con) | F. W. Lever (Con) | |||
| 1979 | G. Fildes (Con) | W. L. Clapham (Con) | F. W. Lever (Con) | |||
| 1980 | G. Fildes (Con) | N. W. Harrison (Lab) | F. W. Lever (Con) | |||
| 1982 | F. R. Butler (Con) | F. W. Lever (Con) | G. Fildes (Con) | |||
| 1983 | F. R. Butler (Con) | F. W. Lever (Con) | B. Curley (Lab) | |||
| 1984 | F. R. Butler (Con) | R. Leese (Lab) | B. Curley (Lab) | |||
| 1986 | M. Hackett (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | B. Curley (Lab) | |||
| 1987 | M. Hackett (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | R. Bullock (Con) | |||
| 1988 | M. Hackett (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | R. Bullock (Con) | |||
| 1990 | A. Spinks (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab)) | R. Bullock (Con) | |||
| 1991 | A. Spinks (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | V. Edwards (Lab) | |||
| 1992 | A. Spinks (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | V. Edwards (Lab) | |||
| 1994 | A. Spinks (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | V. Edwards (Lab) | |||
| 1995 | A. Spinks (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | V. Edwards (Lab) | |||
| 1996 | A. Spinks (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | V. Edwards (Lab) | |||
| 1998 | A. Spinks (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | V. Edwards (Lab) | |||
| 1999 | A. Spinks (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | T. Lister (Lab) | |||
| 2000 | A. Spinks (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | T. Lister (Lab) | |||
| 2002 | A. Spinks (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | T. Lister (Lab) | |||
| 2003 | A. Spinks (Lab) | R. Leese (Lab) | C. Keegan (Lab) | |||
| 2004 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Con Keegan (Lab) | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | |||
| 2006 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Con Keegan (Lab) | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | |||
| 2007 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Con Keegan (Lab) | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Con Keegan (Lab) | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | |||
| 2010 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Con Keegan (Lab) | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | |||
| 2011 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Con Keegan (Lab) | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | |||
| 2012 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Con Keegan (Lab) | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Con Keegan (Lab) | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Beth Marshall (Lab) | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Beth Marshall (Lab) | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Nasrin Ali (Lab) | Fiaz Riasat (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Nasrin Ali (Lab) | Fiaz Riasat (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Richard Leese (Lab) | Nasrin Ali (Lab) | Fiaz Riasat (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Jawad Amin (Lab) | Nasrin Ali (Lab) | Fiaz Riasat (Lab) | |||
| 2023 | Jawad Amin (Lab) | Nasrin Ali (Lab) | Fiaz Riasat (Lab) | |||
| 2024 | Jawad Amin (Lab) | Nasrin Ali (Lab) | Fiaz Riasat (Lab) | |||
| 2026 | Jawad Amin (Lab) | Nasrin Ali (Lab) | Fiaz Riasat (Lab) | |||
Elections
Elections in 2020s
May 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jawad Amin* | 1,425 | 41.3 | −31.6 | |
| Green | Robert Pollitt | 1,073 | 31.1 | +26.0 | |
| Reform | Iftikhar Ahmed | 587 | 17.0 | N/A | |
| Workers Party | Mini Majid | 246 | 7.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amaan Hashmi | 123 | 3.6 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 352 | 10.2 | −50.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,454 | 28.4 | −0.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nasrin Ali* | 1,467 | 42.6 | 23.8  | |
| Independent | Madasar Kasana Anwar | 981 | 28.5 | New | |
| Green | Alison Jane Hawdale | 298 | 8.6 | 0.3  | |
| Conservative | Arbab Khan Fatima | 213 | 6.2 | 15.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Lewis | 192 | 5.6 | 1.9 | |
| Independent | Tariq Baz | 124 | 3.6 | New | |
| Women's Equality | Samantha Days | 123 | 3.6 | New | |
| Majority | 486 | 14.3 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 50 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,448 | 28.77 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,983 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 26.1 |
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May 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fiaz Riasat* | 2,220 | 74.4 | 2.8 | |
| Conservative | Fatima Khan | 316 | 10.6 | 1.8 | |
| Green | Alison Hawdale | 170 | 5.7 | −0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Clayton | 163 | 5.5 | 1.2 | |
| Women's Equality | Samantha Days | 96 | 3.2 | 0.8 | |
| Majority | 1,904 | 63.8 | 0.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,983 | 25.6 | −4.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,665 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.5 |
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May 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammad Jawad Amin | 2,387 | 72.9 | 1.0 | |
| Conservative | Iftikhar Butt Ahmed | 497 | 15.2 | 4.6 | |
| Green | Alison Hawdale | 167 | 5.1 | 2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike McKinstry | 152 | 4.6 | 0.9 | |
| Women's Equality | Sam Days | 57 | 1.7 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,890 | 57.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,260 | 28.5 | 5.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,493 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 |
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May 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nasrin Ali* | 2,341 | 66.4 | 14.6 | |
| Conservative | Iftikhar Ahmed Butt | 762 | 21.6 | 11.8 | |
| Green | Alison Hawdale | 291 | 8.3 | 3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael McKinstry | 130 | 3.7 | 1.6 | |
| Majority | 1,579 | 44.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 39 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,563 | 30.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,583 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 13.2 |
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Elections in 2010s
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fiaz Riazat* | 2,402 | 71.6 | 4.8 | |
| Conservative | Sham Akhtar | 294 | 8.8 | 1.8 | |
| Green | Adam King | 214 | 6.4 | 1.5 | |
| UKIP | Ernest Willescroft | 159 | 4.7 | 0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew McGuinness | 143 | 4.3 | 1.2 | |
| Women's Equality | Samantha Days | 82 | 2.4 | n/a | |
| For Britain | Brian Sallis | 38 | 1.1 | n/a | |
| Majority | 2,108 | 62.9 | 6.7 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.66 | |||
| Turnout | 3,354 | 29.96 | 4.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,203 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.3 |
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May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Leese* | 2,783 | 73.9 | ||
| Labour | Nasrin Ali | 2,644 | 70.2 | ||
| Labour | Fiaz Riasat | 2,517 | 66.8 | ||
| Conservative | Sham Akhtar | 399 | 10.6 | ||
| Conservative | Mohammad Malik | 303 | 8.0 | ||
| Green | Penny Swann | 298 | 7.9 | ||
| Conservative | Shun Wah Tang | 263 | 7.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Brown | 206 | 5.5 | ||
| UKIP | Mark Davies | 148 | 3.9 | ||
| Independent | Peter Rowe | 138 | 3.7 | ||
| TUSC | Grace Donaghey | 104 | 2.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,768 | 34 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
May 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Leese* | 2,704 | 74.4 | −4.2 | |
| UKIP | Bob Willescroft | 375 | 10.3 | +3.3 | |
| Conservative | Sarah Idowu Ajiboye | 288 | 7.9 | +0.8 | |
| Green | Penny Miller-Swann | 151 | 4.2 | −0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Colin Donaldson | 75 | 2.1 | −0.3 | |
| TUSC | Martin Conway | 44 | 1.2 | n/a | |
| Majority | 2,329 | 64.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,637 | 32.79 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Beth Marshall | 3,899 | 65.2 | −11.9 | |
| UKIP | Bob Willescroft | 789 | 13.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Sham Raja Akhtar | 694 | 11.6 | −2.4 | |
| Green | Thomas John Stokes | 316 | 5.3 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joel Moorcroft | 151 | 2.5 | −2.5 | |
| TUSC | Martin Conway | 128 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,110 | 52.0 | |||
| Turnout | 5,977 | 52.7 | +18.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jon-Leigh Pritchard* | 2,524 | 66.70 | +8.80 | |
| UKIP | Bob Willescroft | 588 | 15.54 | +8.34 | |
| Conservative | Sham Raja Akhtar | 392 | 10.36 | −6.44 | |
| Green | Anne Vivienne Power | 208 | 5.50 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles William Turner | 72 | 1.90 | −10.30 | |
| Majority | 1,936 | 51.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,784 | 32.82 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Leese* | 2,499 | 78.6 | +22.1 | |
| Conservative | Samuel Jacob | 225 | 7.1 | −11.9 | |
| UKIP | Robert Willescroft | 221 | 7.0 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Kim Alwyn | 157 | 4.9 | −1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Hewitt | 77 | 2.4 | −8.9 | |
| Majority | 2,274 | 72 | |||
| Turnout | 3,179 | 29.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Con Keegan* | 2,754 | 77.1 | +17.0 | |
| Conservative | Sham Akhtar | 500 | 14.0 | −4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Fearn | 177 | 5.0 | −8.1 | |
| Green | Pratichi Chatterjee | 142 | 4.0 | −4.3 | |
| Majority | 2,254 | 63.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,573 | 33.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jon-Leigh Pritchard* | 3,179 | 57.9 | +1.4 | |
| Conservative | Shamin Raja Akhtar | 924 | 16.8 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mo Saqib | 669 | 12.2 | +0.9 | |
| UKIP | Rob Willescroft | 394 | 7.2 | +0.6 | |
| Respect | Madaser Anwar | 321 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
| Majority | 2,255 | 41.1 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 5,487 | 52.3 | +22.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
Elections in 2000s
May 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Leese* | 1,773 | 56.5 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative | Kim Glasspole | 597 | 19.0 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rashid Shahbaz | 354 | 11.3 | −1.8 | |
| Green | Eithne Quinn | 208 | 6.6 | −1.7 | |
| UKIP | Bob Willescroft | 206 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
| Majority | 1,176 | 37.5 | −4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,138 | 30.0 | +0.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 | |||
May 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Con Keegan* | 1,832 | 60.1 | +10.5 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Glasspole | 564 | 18.5 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Shahbaz | 398 | 13.1 | −8.8 | |
| Green | John Cummings | 254 | 8.3 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 1,268 | 41.6 | +14.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,048 | 29.9 | −3.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
May 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jon-Leigh Pritchard* | 1,667 | 49.6 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sham Raja | 738 | 21.9 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Paul Glasspole | 476 | 14.2 | −4.3 | |
| UKIP | Ernest Robert Willescroft | 259 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
| Green | Justine Michelle Hall | 223 | 6.6 | −10.1 | |
| Majority | 929 | 27.6 | +2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,363 | 33.8 | −8.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
June 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Leese* | 1,862 | 51.2 | ||
| Labour | Con Keegan* | 1,717 | 47.2 | ||
| Labour | Jon-Leigh Pritchard | 1,388 | 38.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sham Akhtar | 816 | 22.4 | ||
| Conservative | Rodney Keller | 767 | 21.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Allen | 757 | 20.8 | ||
| Green | Barbara Lewis | 692 | 19.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Weston | 537 | 14.8 | ||
| Conservative | Garvan Walshe | 487 | 13.4 | ||
| Majority | 572 | 15.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,635 | 36.7 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
May 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cornelius Keegan | 1,323 | 57.0 | −4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Gordon | 477 | 20.6 | +5.9 | |
| Conservative | Garvan Walshe | 350 | 15.1 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Joseph Richardson | 158 | 6.8 | +2.5 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Karen Reissmann | 12 | 0.5 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 846 | 36.5 | −10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,320 | 25.1 | −3.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.2 | |||
May 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Spinks* | 1,644 | 61.6 | −4.8 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Hutchinson | 393 | 14.7 | −5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Steele | 392 | 14.7 | +5.1 | |
| Green | Angela Hall | 115 | 4.3 | +0.7 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Karen Reissmann | 63 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Socialist Labour | Mervyn Drage | 60 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 1,251 | 46.9 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,667 | 28.3 | +3.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
May 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Leese | 1,447 | 66.4 | −2.4 | |
| Conservative | Jacqueline Rowland | 444 | 20.4 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Steele | 210 | 9.6 | −1.6 | |
| Green | Julian Parry | 78 | 3.6 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 1,003 | 46.0 | −6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,179 | 24.6 | +0.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.1 | |||
Elections in 1990s
May 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Lister | 1,525 | 68.8 | +0.7 | |
| Conservative | Jacqueline Rowland | 367 | 16.6 | −1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Gordon | 248 | 11.2 | −3.1 | |
| Green | Christopher Middleton | 77 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 1,158 | 52.2 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,217 | 23.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
May 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Spinks* | 1,462 | 68.1 | −6.1 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Dugmore | 379 | 17.6 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Gordon | 307 | 14.3 | +6.5 | |
| Majority | 1,083 | 50.4 | −8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,148 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.1 | |||
May 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Leese* | 1,913 | 74.2 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Teresa Skorsewski | 398 | 15.4 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Spurway | 201 | 7.8 | −1.1 | |
| Residents | J. Riemer | 65 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 1,515 | 58.8 | −1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,577 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.9 | |||
May 1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Val Edwards* | 2,079 | 74.6 | +9.9 | |
| Conservative | Gregory Skorsewski | 389 | 14.0 | −5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Spurway | 248 | 8.9 | −6.5 | |
| Independent | Melanie Jarman | 71 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 1,690 | 60.6 | +15.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,787 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.8 | |||
May 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Spinks* | 2,062 | 64.7 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | G. Mellyng | 631 | 19.8 | −20.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | P. Matthews | 492 | 15.4 | +7.8 | |
| Majority | 1,431 | 44.9 | +33.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,185 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +16.6 | |||
May 1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Leese* | 1,575 | 52.0 | +5.8 | |
| Conservative | P. Wells | 1,224 | 40.4 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Gordon | 231 | 7.6 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 351 | 11.6 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,030 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
May 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | V. Edwards | 1,782 | 46.2 | −4.7 | |
| Conservative | A. E. Walsh | 1,474 | 38.2 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. I. Gordon | 408 | 10.6 | +4.7 | |
| Green | P. R. Lewis | 190 | 4.9 | −2.1 | |
| Majority | 308 | 8.0 | −6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,854 | 41.7 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -3.4 | |||
May 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Spinks | 2,151 | 50.9 | +3.3 | |
| Conservative | A. E. Walsh | 1,526 | 36.1 | −9.8 | |
| Green | P. R. Lewis | 295 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. I. Gordon | 250 | 5.9 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 625 | 14.8 | +13.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,222 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.5 | |||
Elections in 1980s
May 1988
May 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Bullock | 2,178 | 45.1 | +14.1 | |
| Labour | Basil Curley* | 1,764 | 36.5 | −13.2 | |
| SDP | Harry Blease | 776 | 16.1 | −3.2 | |
| Independent | Robert Lomas | 113 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 414 | 8.6 | −10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,831 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +13.6 | |||
May 1986
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Hackett | 1,997 | 49.7 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | G. Fildes | 1,248 | 31.0 | −7.8 | |
| SDP | H. Showman | 775 | 19.3 | +7.5 | |
| Majority | 749 | 18.6 | +8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,020 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.0 | |||
May 1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Leese | 2,090 | 49.4 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Frederick Lever* | 1,640 | 38.8 | −4.3 | |
| Liberal | H. Showman | 501 | 11.8 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 450 | 10.6 | +9.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,231 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.7 | |||
May 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Basil Curley | 1,887 | 44.3 | +11.9 | |
| Conservative | George Fildes* | 1,836 | 43.1 | −0.9 | |
| SDP | Gerald Landsman | 541 | 12.7 | −11.0 | |
| Majority | 51 | 1.2 | −10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,264 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.4 | |||
May 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Butler | 1,822 | 42.6 | ||
| Conservative | Frederick Lever* | 1,634 | 38.2 | ||
| Conservative | George Fildes* | 1,577 | 36.8 | ||
| Labour | Basil Curley | 1,341 | 31.3 | ||
| Labour | Richard Jones | 1,333 | 31.1 | ||
| Labour | Kenneth Barnes | 1,332 | 31.1 | ||
| SDP | Gerald Landsman | 980 | 22.9 | ||
| SDP | Brian Gibbons | 944 | 22.0 | ||
| SDP | Teresa Lyons | 857 | 20.0 | ||
| Majority | 236 | 5.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,282 | 45.2 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
May 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | N. W. Harrison | 2,230 | 50.8 | +8.1 | |
| Conservative | W. L. Clapham* | 1,919 | 43.7 | −3.3 | |
| Liberal | K. Osbourne | 238 | 5.4 | −5.0 | |
| Majority | 311 | 7.1 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,387 | 38.8 | −32.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.7 | |||
Elections in 1970s
May 1979
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. W. Lever* | 3,615 | 47.0 | −6.9 | |
| Labour | M. Harrison | 3,287 | 42.7 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal | J. Cookson | 797 | 10.4 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 328 | 4.3 | −12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 7,699 | 71.5 | +36.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -6.0 | |||
May 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Fildes* | 2,183 | 53.9 | −3.6 | |
| Labour | G. Stringer | 1,517 | 37.5 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal | J. Cookson | 286 | 7.1 | −1.9 | |
| Communist | S. Ward | 61 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 666 | 16.5 | −7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,047 | 35.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.8 | |||
May 1976
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. L. Clapham | 2,528 | 57.5 | −2.8 | |
| Labour | P. A. Murphy | 1,474 | 33.5 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal | A. E. Griffiths | 396 | 9.0 | −2.3 | |
| Majority | 1,054 | 24.0 | −7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,398 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.9 | |||
May 1975
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. W. Lever* | 2,236 | 60.3 | −3.2 | |
| Labour | S. Caron | 1,054 | 28.4 | −8.0 | |
| Liberal | A. E. Griffiths | 418 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
| Majority | 1,182 | 31.9 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,708 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
May 1973
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Fildes | 2,027 | 61.6 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | A. Clapham | 2,026 | 61.6 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | F. W. Lever | 2,022 | 61.4 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | A. T. Gray | 1,165 | 35.4 | −5.3 | |
| Labour | H. Gregory | 1,105 | 33.6 | −7.0 | |
| Labour | P. A. Sless* | 1,082 | 32.9 | −7.7 | |
| Majority | 857 | 26.0 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,291 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. R. Butler | 2,451 | 59.4 | +13.6 | |
| Labour | H. Brooks* | 1,676 | 40.6 | −10.4 | |
| Majority | 775 | 18.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,127 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. V. Marshall | 2,795 | 51.0 | ||
| Labour | P. A. Sless | 2,789 | 50.9 | ||
| Labour | H. Brooks | 2,649 | 48.4 | ||
| Conservative | F. R. Butler* | 2,511 | 45.8 | ||
| Conservative | A. S. Daulby | 2,444 | 44.6 | ||
| Conservative | B. H. Taylor* | 2,307 | 42.1 | ||
| Liberal | H. Wiseberg | 741 | 13.5 | ||
| Communist | J. A. Day | 195 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 138 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 5,477 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
May 1970
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. S. Daulby | 3,223 | 52.7 | −14.9 | |
| Labour | J. E. Jackson | 2,833 | 46.4 | +14.0 | |
| Residents | B. Campbell | 56 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 390 | 6.3 | −28.9 | ||
| Turnout | 6,112 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1960s
May 1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. H. Taylor* | 3,409 | 67.6 | +7.6 | |
| Labour | W. Egerton | 1,632 | 32.4 | −7.6 | |
| Majority | 1,777 | 35.2 | +15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,041 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1968
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. R. Butler* | 3,794 | 60.0 | +4.5 | |
| Labour | F. J Balcombe | 2,528 | 40.0 | −5.5 | |
| Majority | 1,266 | 20.0 | +11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,322 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Yates | 3,480 | 54.5 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | F. J. Balcombe* | 2,900 | 45.5 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 580 | 9.0 | +4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,380 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 1966
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. H. Taylor | 2,682 | 52.5 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | A. Zolkwer* | 2,423 | 47.5 | +12.8 | |
| Majority | 259 | 5.0 | −9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 5,105 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 1965
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. R. Butler* | 3,269 | 49.0 | +13.7 | |
| Labour | N. Scholes | 2,312 | 34.7 | −12.8 | |
| Liberal | A. F. Sullivan | 1,086 | 16.3 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 957 | 14.3 | |||
| Turnout | 6,667 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1964
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. J. Balcombe* | 3,590 | 47.5 | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | E. Taylor | 2,669 | 35.3 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal | A. F. Sullivan | 1,292 | 17.2 | −7.5 | |
| Majority | 921 | 12.2 | +5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 7,551 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 1963
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Zolkwer | 3,312 | 40.9 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | E. Mawdsley* | 2,780 | 34.4 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal | A. F. Sullivan | 2,000 | 24.7 | −4.3 | |
| Majority | 532 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 8,092 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
May 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. R. Butler | 2,947 | 35.8 | −3.9 | |
| Labour | A. Zolkwer | 2,904 | 35.2 | −12.0 | |
| Liberal | A. F. Sullivan | 2,389 | 29.0 | +15.9 | |
| Majority | 43 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 8,240 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1961
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. J. Balcombe* | 3,874 | 47.2 | +18.3 | |
| Conservative | F. R. Butler | 3,262 | 39.7 | −12.1 | |
| Liberal | A. F. Sullivan | 1,078 | 13.1 | −6.2 | |
| Majority | 611 | 7.5 | |||
| Turnout | 8,213 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 1960
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Mawdsley* | 3,307 | 51.8 | +6.3 | |
| Labour | S. N. M. Moxley | 1,843 | 28.9 | −7.9 | |
| Liberal | H. Gilbert | 1,231 | 19.3 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 1,464 | 22.9 | +14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,381 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1950s
May 1959
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Collier* | 3,709 | 45.5 | −0.5 | |
| Labour | S. N. M. Moxley* | 2,998 | 36.8 | −17.2 | |
| Liberal | I. Savage | 1,440 | 17.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 711 | 8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 8,147 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1958
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. J. Balcombe | 4,055 | 54.0 | +7.2 | |
| Conservative | S. Tomlinson* | 3,458 | 46.0 | −7.2 | |
| Majority | 597 | 8.0 | |||
| Turnout | 7,513 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
May 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Mawdsley* | 3,162 | 53.2 | −3.5 | |
| Labour | K. Franklin | 2,785 | 46.8 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 377 | 6.4 | −7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,947 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1956
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Collier* | 3,172 | 56.7 | −3.5 | |
| Labour | K. Franklin | 2,420 | 43.3 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 752 | 13.4 | −7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,592 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1955
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Tomlinson* | 4,270 | 60.2 | +7.1 | |
| Labour | M. Tylecote | 2,822 | 39.8 | −7.1 | |
| Majority | 1,448 | 20.4 | +14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 7,092 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1954
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Mawdsley* | 3,782 | 53.1 | −5.4 | |
| Labour | J. P. Jennings | 3,336 | 46.9 | +5.4 | |
| Majority | 446 | 6.2 | −10.8 | ||
| Turnout | 7,118 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1953
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Collier* | 4,189 | 58.5 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | E. Mellor | 2,972 | 41.5 | −4.1 | |
| Majority | 1,217 | 17.0 | +8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 7,161 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Tomlinson* | 4,248 | 54.4 | −11.3 | |
| Labour | D. Mellor | 3,555 | 45.6 | +11.3 | |
| Majority | 693 | 8.8 | −22.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,803 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. A. Clapham* | 4,699 | 65.7 | +3.3 | |
| Labour | A. O'Toole | 2,452 | 34.3 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 2,247 | 31.4 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,151 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
August 1950 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Collier | 4,056 | 63.0 | +0.6 | |
| Conservative | S. Tomlinson | 3,986 | 61.9 | −0.5 | |
| Labour | W. Lewis | 2,465 | 38.3 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | J. B. Ogden | 2,375 | 36.9 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 1,521 | 23.6 | −3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,441 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1950
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Lomax | 4,400 | 62.4 | ||
| Labour | J. B. Ogden | 2,510 | 35.6 | ||
| Communist | K. Edwards | 145 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,890 | 26.8 | |||
| Turnout | 7,055 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1940s
May 1949
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | N. H. McDowall | 4,682 | 46.4 | −9.0 | |
| Labour | J. P. Jennings* | 3,801 | 37.7 | +11.1 | |
| Liberal | F. Merryweather | 1,609 | 15.9 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 881 | 8.7 | −20.1 | ||
| Turnout | 10,092 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
November 1947
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Clapham | 5,805 | 55.4 | +9.2 | |
| Labour | C. Lynch | 2,794 | 26.6 | −7.4 | |
| Liberal | R. F. Read | 1,566 | 14.9 | −1.0 | |
| Communist | S. Waring | 321 | 3.1 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 3,011 | 28.8 | +16.7 | ||
| Turnout | 10,486 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1946
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Lomax* | 3,760 | 46.2 | +8.0 | |
| Labour | H. Broderick | 2,763 | 34.0 | −4.9 | |
| Liberal | R. F. Read | 1,293 | 15.9 | −7.0 | |
| Communist | S. Waring | 313 | 3.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 997 | 12.1 | +12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 8,129 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1945
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. P. Jennings | 3,091 | 38.9 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | G. C. Roberts* | 3,032 | 38.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | R. Renshaw | 3,021 | 38.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | H. Broderick | 2,986 | 37.6 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal | C. Hughes* | 1,824 | 22.9 | −46.1 | |
| Majority | 11 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 7,947 | 43.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1930s
November 1938
November 1937
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Weaver* | 2,200 | 63.3 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | R. B. Prain | 1,148 | 33.0 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | W. Dennison | 130 | 3.7 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 1,052 | 30.3 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,478 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
January 1937 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Roberts | 1,168 | 47.2 | −15.8 | |
| Liberal | B. G. Bottomley | 889 | 35.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | J. Pevie | 416 | 16.8 | −15.1 | |
| Majority | 279 | 11.3 | −19.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,473 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1936
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. S. Grindley* | 2,398 | 63.0 | +29.5 | |
| Labour | C. W. Carpenter | 1,216 | 31.9 | +14.4 | |
| Independent | W. Dennison | 194 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,182 | 31.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,808 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1935
November 1934
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Weaver* | 1,789 | 69.7 | +23.6 | |
| Labour | C. W. Jones | 776 | 30.3 | +11.8 | |
| Majority | 1,013 | 39.4 | +28.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,565 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1933
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. S. Grindley* | 1,693 | 46.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Lord Stanley of Alderley | 1,286 | 35.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | A. Sutcliffe | 680 | 18.5 | N/A | |
| Residents | D. Wighton | 16 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 407 | 11.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,675 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
September 1933 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Weaver | 1,438 | 70.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | A. Sutcliffe | 601 | 29.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 837 | 41.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,039 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1932
November 1931
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Reid | 2,187 | 51.2 | 0 | |
| Liberal | G. H. Harrison | 2,082 | 48.8 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 105 | 2.4 | −3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,269 | 54.6 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
November 1930
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. S. Grindley | 1,913 | 51.2 | +15.9 | |
| Liberal | F. L. Chaplin | 1,674 | 44.9 | +3.4 | |
| Independent | W. Dennison | 145 | 3.9 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 239 | 6.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,732 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1920s
November 1929
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | S. Meadowcroft | 1,449 | 41.5 | −18.2 | |
| Conservative | G. S. Grindley* | 1,234 | 35.3 | −5.0 | |
| Labour | C. E. P. Stott | 660 | 18.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | W. Dennison | 149 | 4.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 215 | 6.2 | −13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,492 | 50.1 | −7.3 | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
November 1928
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | J. E. W. Booth | 2,207 | 59.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | W. Dennison* | 1,488 | 40.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 719 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,695 | 57.4 | N/A | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
November 1927
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Sever* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1926
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. S. Grindley* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1925
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Dennison* | 2,278 | 71.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | F. C. Mason | 925 | 28.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,353 | 42.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,203 | 57.4 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
February 1925 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Sever | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1924
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. J. Robertshaw* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1923
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. S. Grindley* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
December 1922 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Dennison | 1,224 | 43.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | E. H. Wagon | 1,043 | 36.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | C. Stott | 572 | 20.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 181 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,839 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1922
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Todd* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1921
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. J. Robertshaw* | 1,594 | 56.7 | +15.8 | |
| Liberal | H. Wagon | 1,215 | 43.3 | +7.1 | |
| Majority | 379 | 13.4 | +8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,809 | 58.2 | −5.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1920
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. S. Grindley | 1,324 | 40.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal | M. Goodwin | 1,173 | 36.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | C. Stott | 741 | 22.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 151 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,238 | 58.2 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1910s
November 1919
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Todd* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1914
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. J. Robertshaw* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1913
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Wood* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1912
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Todd* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1911
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. J. Robertshaw* | 719 | 62.6 | +8.8 | |
| Labour | P. L. Martin | 429 | 37.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 290 | 25.2 | +17.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,148 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1910
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Wood | 788 | 53.8 | −16.2 | |
| Independent | T. Platt* | 676 | 46.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 112 | 7.6 | −32.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,464 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1900s
November 1909
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Todd* | 908 | 70.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | J. A. McGee | 390 | 30.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 518 | 40.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,298 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1908
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. J. Robertshaw* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1907
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. F. H. Gibson* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1906
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Todd* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1905
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | G. H. Rawsthorne | 765 | 59.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | J. Hislop | 527 | 40.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 238 | 18.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,292 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
July 1905 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Todd | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1904
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. F. Dearden* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1903
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Holt* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1902
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. H. Humphreys | 720 | 55.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal | J. J. Kendall | 502 | 38.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | A. Ogden | 78 | 6.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 218 | 16.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,300 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
November 1901
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. F. Dearden* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1900
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Holt* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1890s
November 1899
November 1898
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. F. Dearden* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1897
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Holt* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1896
November 1895
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. F. Dearden* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1894
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Holt* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1893
November 1892
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Heywood | 548 | 59.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | G. Rhodes* | 378 | 40.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 170 | 18.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 926 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
November 1891
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Holt* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1890
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | W. Butterworth | uncontested | |||
| Liberal | G. Rhodes | uncontested | |||
| Conservative | E. Holt | uncontested | |||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||