Manchester Openshaw (UK Parliament constituency)
# Manchester Openshaw (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Openshaw was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Openshaw district of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1955 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

## Boundaries

1955–1974: The county borough of Manchester wards of Bradford, Newton Heath and Openshaw, and the urban district of Failsworth.

1974–1983: The county borough of Manchester wards of Bradford and Newton Heath, and the urban district of Failsworth.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1955 | William Williams | Labour |
| | 1963 by-election | Charles Morris | Labour |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Manchester Openshaw :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | William Williams | 24,638 | 59.7 | |
| | Conservative | Harold Day | 16,596 | 40.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,042 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,234 | 72.7 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

General election 1959: Manchester Openshaw :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | William Williams | 24,975 | 60.2 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Schofield | 16,537 | 39.8 | -0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,438 | 20.4 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,512 | 76.0 | +3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1963 Manchester Openshaw by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Charles Morris | 16,101 | 65.9 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Fitzsimmons | 7,139 | 29.2 | -10.6 |
| | Communist | Eddie Marsden | 1,185 | 4.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,962 | 36.7 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,425 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

General election 1964: Manchester Openshaw :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Charles Morris | 22,589 | 59.6 | -0.6 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Fitzsimmons | 13,387 | 35.3 | -4.5 |
| | Communist | Eddie Marsden | 1,947 | 5.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,202 | 24.3 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,923 | 71.3 | -4.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

General election 1966: Manchester Openshaw :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Charles Morris | 22,103 | 64.9 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Chronnell | 10,465 | 30.7 | -4.6 |
| | Communist | Eddie Marsden | 1,479 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,638 | 34.2 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,047 | 65.9 | -5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Manchester Openshaw :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Charles Morris | 19,397 | 60.2 | -4.7 |
| | Conservative | BM Allanson | 12,296 | 38.1 | +7.4 |
| | Communist | Bernard Panter | 552 | 1.7 | -2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,101 | 22.1 | -12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,245 | 63.9 | -2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

General election February 1974: Manchester Openshaw :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Charles Morris | 16,478 | 53.5 | -6.7 |
| | Conservative | Aubrey Rosen | 9,021 | 29.3 | -8.8 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Wood | 4,467 | 14.5 | New |
| | National Front | John Hulse | 541 | 1.8 | New |
| | Communist | Phillip Widdall | 312 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,457 | 24.2 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,819 | 73.0 | +9.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

General election October 1974: Manchester Openshaw :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Charles Morris | 16,109 | 57.6 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Green | 7,596 | 27.1 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Wood | 3,980 | 14.2 | −0.3 |
| | Communist | Phillip Widdall | 300 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,513 | 30.4 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,985 | 65.7 | -7.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

General election 1979: Manchester Openshaw :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Charles Morris | 17,099 | 62.1 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Hilton | 9,955 | 36.2 | +9.1 |
| | National Front | Alfred Coles | 296 | 1.1 | New |
| | Communist | Phillip Widdall | 174 | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,144 | 26.0 | -4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,524 | 72.8 | +7.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
