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Wythenshawe (ward)

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Ward in England

Wythenshawe
Ward
Wythenshawe ward (1950) within Manchester
Coat of arms
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County borough	Manchester
Created	March 1931
Named after	Wythenshawe
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Manchester Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe was an electoral division ofManchester City Council which was represented from 1931 until 1954. It covered theWythenshawe estate to the south the city.

Background

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Theward was created in1931,^[1] following the Manchester Extension Act 1930, which gave the Wythenshawe estate to the Manchester corporation.^[2] Its covered the formercivil parishes ofBaguley,Northenden, andNorthen Etchells which had previously belonged toBucklow Rural District. Its boundaries were altered in1950,^[3] with that part of the ward north of theCheshire Lines Railway transferred to the newNorthenden ward. In1954, the ward was abolished, and its area was divided between theBaguley,Benchill, andWoodhouse Park wards.^[4]

From 1931 until 1945, the ward formed part of theAltrincham Parliamentary constituency;^[5] from 1945 until 1950 it was part of theBucklow Parliamentary constituency;^[6] from 1950 until its abolition it was part of theManchester Wythenshawe Parliamentary constituency.^[7]^[8]

Councillors

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Election
March 1931	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	W. Wolstenholme (Ind)	H. Ireland (Con)
August 1931	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	S. Lowe (Con)	H. Ireland (Con)
1932	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	S. Lowe (Con)	H. Bentley (Con)
1933	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	S. Lowe (Con)	H. Bentley (Con)
1934	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	S. Lowe (Con)	H. Bentley (Con)
1935	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	S. Lowe (Con)	H. Bentley (Con)
1936	C. R. W. Menzies (Con)	J. Cooper (Lab)	H. Bentley (Con)
1937	C. A. Cave (Con)	J. Cooper (Lab)	H. Bentley (Con)
1938	C. A. Cave (Con)	J. Cooper (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)
1945	C. A. Cave (Con)	W. Frost (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)
1946	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	W. Frost (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)
1947	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	W. Frost (Lab)	A. I. Oliver (Con)
1949	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	S. Ralphs (Con)	A. I. Oliver (Con)
1950	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	W. Walmsley (Con)	W. Davies (Con)
1951	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	W. Walmsley (Con)	W. Frost (Lab)
1952	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	H. Lloyd (Lab)	W. Frost (Lab)
1953	H. S. Gatley (Lab)	H. Lloyd (Lab)	W. Frost (Lab)

Elections

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Elections in 1930s

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March 1931

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By-election: 25 March 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. R. W. Menzies	1,193	36.5
	Independent	W. Wolstenholme	1,080	33.1
	Conservative	H. Ireland	998	30.6
	Conservative	S. Lowe	995	30.5
	Liberal	W. Kennedy	766	23.5
	Labour	E. Whiteley	226	6.9
	Labour	G. Dixon	137	4.2
Majority			3	0.1
Turnout			3,265
	Conservativewin (new seat)
	Independentwin (new seat)
	Conservativewin (new seat)

August 1931

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By-election: 4 August 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Lowe	uncontested
	Conservativehold		Swing

November 1932

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1932
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bentley*	uncontested
	Conservativehold		Swing

November 1933

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1933
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Lowe*	uncontested
	Conservativehold		Swing

November 1934

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1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. R. W. Menzies*	2,185	36.1	N/A
	Independent	S. D. Simon	2,005	33.1	N/A
	Labour	F. Helme	1,868	30.8	N/A
Majority			180	3.0	N/A
Turnout			6,058
	Conservativehold		Swing

November 1935

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1935
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bentley*	3,902	59.5	+23.4
	Labour	B. Starkie	2,652	40.5	+9.7
Majority			1,250	19.0	+16.0
Turnout			6,553
	Conservativehold		Swing

November 1936

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1936
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cooper	2,899	55.0	+14.5
	Conservative	S. Lowe*	2,369	45.0	−14.5
Majority			530	10.0
Turnout			5,268
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing

November 1937

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1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. A. Cave	3,910	53.1	+8.1
	Labour	E. A. Yarwood	3,460	46.9	−8.1
Majority			450	6.2
Turnout			7,370
	Conservativehold		Swing

November 1938

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1938
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. A. Yarwood	4,522	50.9	+4.0
	Conservative	H. Bentley*	4,354	49.1	−4.0
Majority			168	1.8
Turnout			8,876
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing

Elections in 1940s

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November 1945

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1945
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Frost	7,303	62.9	+12.0
	Conservative	W. Walton	4,300	37.1	−12.0
Majority			3,003	25.8	+24.0
Turnout			11,603	41.2
	Labourhold		Swing

November 1946

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1946
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. S. Gatley	6,438	49.7	−13.2
	Conservative	J. J. Shawe	5,873	45.3	+8.2
	Communist	W. Prince	648	5.0	N/A
Majority			565	4.4	−21.4
Turnout			12,959
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing

November 1947

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1947
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. I. Oliver	9,723	53.0	+7.7
	Labour	E. A. Yarwood*	8,137	44.4	−5.3
	Communist	W. Prince	469	2.6	−2.4
Majority			1,586	8.6
Turnout			18,329
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing

May 1949

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1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Ralphs	8,802	50.7	−2.3
	Labour	W. Frost*	7,643	44.0	−0.4
	Liberal	R. T. Taylor	554	3.2	N/A
	Communist	G. Taylor	372	2.1	−0.5
Majority			1,159	6.7	−1.9
Turnout			17,371
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing

Elections in 1950s

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May 1950

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1950
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. S. Gatley*	5,308	53.1
	Conservative	T. Duffy	4,493	44.9
	Communist	G. Taylor	201	2.0
Majority			815	8.2
Turnout			10,002
	Labourhold		Swing

May 1951

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1951
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Frost	6,779	54.9	+1.8
	Conservative	W. Davies*	5,579	45.1	+0.2
Majority			1,200	9.8	+1.6
Turnout			12,358
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing

May 1952

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1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Lloyd	10,525	70.0	+15.1
	Conservative	W. Walmsley*	4,502	30.0	−15.1
Majority			6,023	40.0	+30.2
Turnout			15,027
	Labourgain fromConservative		Swing

May 1953

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1953
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. S. Gatley*	8,759	63.3	−6.7
	Conservative	A. Williamson	4,684	33.8	+3.8
	Independent	F. Frost	401	2.9	N/A
Majority			4,075	29.5	−10.5
Turnout			13,844
	Labourhold		Swing

References

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^COUNCILLORS FOR WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, February 18, 1931, p.11
^INCORPORATING WYTHENSHAWE, Manchester Guardian, March 19, 1930, p.13
^TORIES' NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8
^LABOUR TALKES FIVE TORY SEATS: WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4
^Fraser, Hugh (1918).The Representation of the people act, 1918 : with explanatory notes. University of California Libraries. London : Sweet and Maxwell.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
^Craig, Fred W. S. (1972).Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. Chichester: Political Reference Publications.ISBN 0-900178-09-4.OCLC 539011.
^"Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved27 February 2023
^"The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester) Order 1973",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives, SI 1973/606, retrieved26 February 2023

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