Manchester Platting (UK Parliament constituency)
# Manchester Platting (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Platting was a parliamentary constituency in Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

## History

The constituency was created as a result of the Report of the Boundary Commission in 1917, when it was recommended to be called "Manchester Collyhurst". However, when the Representation of the People Bill to give effect to the commission's recommendations was debated in Parliament, the Government accepted an amendment to change the name to Platting. The new constituency came into effect at the 1918 general election. It was abolished for the 1950 general election.

## Boundaries

Although Parliament changed the name proposed by the Boundary Commission, they kept the boundaries as recommended. The constituency was defined as the Collyhurst, Harpurhey and Miles Platting municipal wards of the County Borough of Manchester, together with the part of the St Michael's municipal ward which was not included in the Exchange division. The St Michael's ward was divided along the Rochdale Road, the small area to the south-west including the High Street area being excluded.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1918 | J. R. Clynes | Labour |
| | 1931 | Alan Chorlton | Conservative |
| | 1935 | J. R. Clynes | Labour |
| | 1945 | Hugh Delargy | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results

### Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Manchester Platting :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J. R. Clynes | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Manchester Platting :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J. R. Clynes | 15,683 | 48.5 | N/A |
| | Unionist | Frank Henry Holmes | 14,814 | 45.8 | New |
| | Liberal | William Ramage | 1,847 | 5.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 869 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,344 | 81.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,559 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

General election 1923: Manchester Platting :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J. R. Clynes | 17,078 | 54.8 | +6.3 |
| | Unionist | Frank Henry Holmes | 14,099 | 45.2 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,979 | 9.6 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,178 | 78.1 | −3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,898 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

General election 1924: Manchester Platting :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J. R. Clynes | 17,233 | 49.2 | −5.6 |
| | Unionist | Frank Henry Holmes | 16,228 | 46.4 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | E Baker | 1,538 | 4.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,005 | 2.8 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,999 | 86.1 | +8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,629 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.4 | |

General election 1929: Manchester Platting :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J. R. Clynes | 22,969 | 57.9 | +8.7 |
| | Unionist | Alan Chorlton | 16,323 | 41.1 | −5.3 |
| | Communist | Joe Vaughan | 401 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,646 | 16.8 | +14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,693 | 80.8 | −5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,153 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.8 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Manchester, Platting :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Alan Chorlton | 23,588 | 57.0 | +15.9 |
| | Labour | J. R. Clynes | 17,798 | 43.0 | −14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,790 | 14.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,386 | 82.6 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,081 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +15.5 | |

General election 1935: Manchester, Platting :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J. R. Clynes | 18,352 | 51.9 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | James Warden Stansfield | 17,015 | 48.1 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,337 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,367 | 76.5 | −6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,234 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.9 | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Manchester, Platting :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Hugh Delargy | 16,427 | 63.9 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Wilfrid Sugden | 9,262 | 36.1 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,165 | 27.8 | +24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,689 | 72.6 | −2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,403 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.0 | |

## Sources

* Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
