Davyhulme (UK Parliament constituency)
# Davyhulme (UK Parliament constituency)

Davyhulme was a parliamentary constituency in the Davyhulme suburb of Greater Manchester. It elected conservative Winston Spencer-Churchill, grandson of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, as a Member of Parliament of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from its establishment for the 1983 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.

Upon the constituency's abolition, the territory it covered was mostly incorporated into the new Stretford and Urmston constituency, with the Sale areas joining the new Wythenshawe and Sale East and Altrincham and Sale West constituencies.

## History

The constituency only existed for three elections spanning nine years; having been established for the 1983 general election and abolished by the 1997 general election. At that time, the constituency elected Churchill every election. National results released by the BBC and ITN ahead of the 1983 election estimated that had the constituency existed at the 1979 general election it would have been won by the Conservatives with a majority of 10,671 votes.

## Boundaries

1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Bucklow, Davyhulme East, Davyhulme West, Flixton, Mersey St Mary's, Priory, St Martin's, and Urmston.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1983 | Winston Spencer Churchill | Conservative |
| | 1997 | constituency abolished: see Stretford and Urmston, Altrincham and Sale West & Wythenshawe and Sale East | constituency abolished: see Stretford and Urmston, Altrincham and Sale West & Wythenshawe and Sale East |

## Elections

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Davyhulme :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Winston Churchill | 24,216 | 48.0 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Barry Brotherton | 19,790 | 39.2 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Pearcey | 5,797 | 11.5 | −11.5 |
| | Natural Law | Terence L. Brotheridge | 665 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,426 | 8.8 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,468 | 80.5 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Davyhulme :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Winston Churchill | 23,633 | 46.6 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | John Nicholson | 15,434 | 30.4 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Wrigley | 11,637 | 23.0 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,199 | 16.2 | -2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,704 | 77.3 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.5 | |

General election 1983: Davyhulme :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Winston Churchill | 22,055 | 46.0 | |
| | Liberal | Dennis Wrigley | 13,041 | 27.2 | |
| | Labour | Sean Rogers | 12,887 | 26.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,014 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,983 | 73.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
