Moss Side West was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1904 until 1970. It covered parts of Moss Side and Whalley Range.

Overview

Moss Side West ward was created in 1904,[1] as a result of the Manchester Extension Scheme 1904, which transferred the urban districts of Moss Side and Withington to the Manchester corporation.[2] Initially, the ward covered that part of the former Moss Side Urban District to the west of Princess Road. In 1919,[3] an area to the west of Broadfield Road was transferred to the ward from the Moss Side East ward, these boundaries were largely unaffected by a further boundary revision in 1950.[4] The ward was abolished in 1971[5], and its remaining area was divided between the Alexandra ward and the new Moss Side ward.

From its creation until 1918, the ward formed part of the Manchester South Parliamentary constituency.[6] From 1918 until 1950, it was part of the Manchester Hulme Parliamentary constituency.[7] From 1950 until its abolition, it was part of the Manchester Moss Side Parliamentary constituency.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1904 A. Grierson (Ind) T. Herbert (Lib) W. Hynes (Lib)
1905 A. Grierson (Ind) T. Herbert (Lib) W. Hynes (Lib)
1906 A. Grierson (Lib) T. Herbert (Lib) W. Hynes (Lib)
April 1907 A. Grierson (Lib) W. Flanagan (Con) W. Hynes (Lib)
1907 A. Grierson (Lib) W. Flanagan (Con) W. Hynes (Lib)
1908 A. Grierson (Lib) W. Flanagan (Con) W. Rowlands (Lib)
1909 A. Grierson (Lib) W. Flanagan (Con) W. Rowlands (Lib)
1910 J. H. Birley (Con) W. Flanagan (Con) W. Rowlands (Lib)
1911 J. H. Birley (Con) W. Flanagan (Con) W. Rowlands (Lib)
1912 J. H. Birley (Con) W. Flanagan (Con) W. Rowlands (Lib)
1913 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) W. Flanagan (Con) W. Rowlands (Lib)
October 1914 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) J. H. Birley (Con) W. Rowlands (Lib)
1914 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) J. H. Birley (Con) W. Rowlands (Lib)
1919 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) J. H. Birley (Con) W. Rowlands (Lib)
1920 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) J. H. Birley (Con) W. Rowlands (Lib)
1921 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) J. H. Birley (Con) T. Dunham (Con)
1922 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) J. H. Birley (Con) T. Dunham (Con)
1923 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) J. H. Birley (Con) T. Dunham (Con)
1924 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) J. H. Birley (Con) T. Dunham (Con)
1925 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) J. H. Birley (Con) T. Dunham (Con)
1926 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) J. H. Birley (Con) T. Dunham (Con)
1927 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) J. H. Birley (Con) A. H. Weller (Land Values)
June 1928 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) R. Pepperdine (Con) A. H. Weller (Land Values)
1928 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) R. Pepperdine (Con) A. H. Weller (Land Values)
1929 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) R. Pepperdine (Con) A. H. Weller (Land Values)
1930 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) R. Pepperdine (Con) B. S. Vivante (Con)
1931 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) R. Pepperdine (Con) B. S. Vivante (Con)
January 1932 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) R. Pepperdine (Con) D. Gosling (Con)
1932 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) R. Pepperdine (Con) D. Gosling (Con)
1933 J. Mathewson Watson (Lib) R. Pepperdine (Con) D. Gosling (Con)
January 1934 H. Quinney (Lib) R. Pepperdine (Con) D. Gosling (Con)
1934 H. Quinney (Lib) S. C. Brewster (Con) D. Gosling (Con)
1935 H. Quinney (Lib) S. C. Brewster (Con) D. Gosling (Con)
1936 H. Quinney (Lib) S. C. Brewster (Con) D. Gosling (Con)
1937 H. Quinney (Lib) S. C. Brewster (Con) D. Gosling (Con)
1938 H. Quinney (Lib) S. C. Brewster (Con) D. Gosling (Con)
1945 H. Quinney (Lib) S. C. Brewster (Con) N. G. Atkinson (Lab)
March 1946 H. Quinney (Lab) S. C. Brewster (Con) N. G. Atkinson (Lab)
1946 H. Quinney (Lab) S. C. Brewster (Con) N. G. Atkinson (Lab)
1947 R. H. W. Owen (Con) S. C. Brewster (Con) N. G. Atkinson (Lab)
1949 R. H. W. Owen (Con) S. C. Brewster (Con) W. H. Cox (Con)
1950 R. H. W. Owen (Con) S. C. Brewster (Con) W. H. Cox (Con)
1951 A. Smith (Con) S. C. Brewster (Con) W. H. Cox (Con)
1952 A. Smith (Con) S. C. Brewster (Con) H. Collins (Lab)
1953 A. Smith (Con) B. Lawson (Lab) H. Collins (Lab)
1954 K. Pollitt (Lab) B. Lawson (Lab) H. Collins (Lab)
1955 K. Pollitt (Lab) B. Lawson (Lab) P. Buckley (Con)
1956 K. Pollitt (Lab) B. Lawson (Lab) P. Buckley (Con)
1957 L. Lescure (Con) B. Lawson (Lab) P. Buckley (Con)
1958 L. Lescure (Con) B. Lawson (Lab) P. Buckley (Con)
1959 L. Lescure (Con) J. Bodden (Con) P. Buckley (Con)
1960 W. H. Cox (Con) J. Bodden (Con) P. Buckley (Con)
1961 W. H. Cox (Con) J. Bodden (Con) P. Buckley (Con)
1962 W. H. Cox (Con) S. D. Alexander (Con) P. Buckley (Con)
1963 A. H. Burlin (Con) S. D. Alexander (Con) P. Buckley (Con)
1964 A. H. Burlin (Con) S. D. Alexander (Con) P. Buckley (Con)
1965 A. H. Burlin (Con) S. D. Alexander (Con) P. Buckley (Con)
1966 A. H. Burlin (Con) S. D. Alexander (Con) P. Buckley (Con)
1967 A. H. Burlin (Con) S. D. Alexander (Con) J. Pollitt (Con)
1968 A. H. Burlin (Con) S. D. Alexander (Con) J. Pollitt (Con)
1969 A. H. Burlin (Con) S. D. Alexander (Con) J. Pollitt (Con)
1970 A. H. Burlin (Con) S. D. Alexander (Con) J. Pollitt (Con)

Elections

Elections in 1900s

November 1904

1904 (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Grierson 1,144 70.4
Liberal T. Herbert 826 50.8
Liberal W. Hynes 817 50.3
Labour J. Archer 776 47.8
Conservative J. H. Swales 695 42.8
Liberal J. Livesley 617 38.0
Majority 41 2.5
Turnout 1,625
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

November 1905

1905
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Hynes* 755 45.3 −5.5
Conservative A. Gresty 637 38.2 −4.6
Labour A. Ogden 275 16.5 −31.3
Majority 118 7.1 +4.6
Turnout 1,667
Liberal hold Swing

November 1906

1906
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal T. Herbert* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

April 1907 (by-election)

By-election: 26 April 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Flanagan 940 52.4 N/A
Liberal A. Porter 699 39.0 N/A
Labour R. Robinson 154 8.6 N/A
Majority 241 13.4 N/A
Turnout 1,793
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

November 1907

1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. Grierson* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

November 1908

1908
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Rowlands 963 50.6 N/A
Conservative J. W. J. Cremlyn 941 49.4 N/A
Majority 22 1.2 N/A
Turnout 1,904
Liberal hold Swing

November 1909

1909
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Flanagan* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in 1910s

November 1910

1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Birley* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

November 1911

1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Rowlands* 769 61.1 N/A
Conservative W. Stanway 489 38.9 N/A
Majority 280 22.2 N/A
Turnout 1,258
Liberal hold Swing

November 1912

1912
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Flanagan* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

November 1913

1913
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Mathewson Watson 1,077 51.8 N/A
Conservative J. H. Birley* 1,002 48.2 N/A
Majority 75 3.6 N/A
Turnout 2,079
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

October 1914 (by-election)

By-election: 12 October 1914
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Birley uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

November 1914

1914
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. Rowlands* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

November 1919

1919 (new boundaries)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Birley* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in 1920s

November 1920

1920
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Mathewson Watson* 3,326 70.3 N/A
Conservative P. Sims 1,408 29.7 N/A
Majority 1,918 40.6
Turnout 4,734 41.3 N/A
Liberal hold Swing

November 1921

1921
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Dunham 2,600 50.8 +21.1
Independent J. S. Whitehead 2,523 49.2 N/A
Majority 77 1.6
Turnout 5,123 59.5 +18.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

November 1922

1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Birley* 2,334 56.1 +5.3
English League for the Taxation of Land Values A. H. Weller 1,825 43.9 N/A
Majority 509 12.2 +10.6
Turnout 4,159 48.5 −9.0
Conservative hold Swing

November 1923

1923
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Mathewson Watson* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

November 1924

1924
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Dunham* 2,484 52.3 N/A
Liberal W. H. Wood 2,268 47.7 N/A
Majority 216 4.6 N/A
Turnout 4,752
Conservative hold Swing

November 1925

1925
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Birley* 2,511 56.0 +3.7
English League for the Taxation of Land Values A. H. Weller 1,973 44.0 N/A
Majority 538 12.0 +7.4
Turnout 4,484 49.9
Conservative hold Swing

November 1926

1926
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Mathewson Watson* 3,372 79.4 N/A
Labour W. J. Munro 876 20.6 N/A
Majority 2,496 58.8
Turnout 4,248 48.1 −1.8
Liberal hold Swing

November 1927

1927
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
English League for the Taxation of Land Values A. H. Weller 2,015 53.2 N/A
Conservative T. Dunham* 1,770 46.8 N/A
Majority 245 6.4
Turnout 3,785 43.1 −5.0
English League for the Taxation of Land Values gain from Conservative Swing

June 1928 (by-election)

By-election: 19 June 1928
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Pepperdine 1,632 58.2 +11.4
Liberal W. T. O'Gorman 693 24.7 N/A
Labour R. McKeon 461 16.4 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 20 0.7 N/A
Majority 939 33.5
Turnout 2,806 31.9 −11.2
Conservative hold Swing

November 1928

1928
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Pepperdine* 2,502 68.6 +21.8
Labour R. McKeon 1,100 30.2 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 45 1.2 N/A
Majority 1,402 38.4
Turnout 3,647 41.6 −1.5
Conservative hold Swing

November 1929

1929
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Mathewson Watson* 2,349 74.8 N/A
Labour R. McKeon 793 25.2 −5.0
Majority 1,556 49.6
Turnout 3,142 33.7 −7.9
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in 1930s

November 1930

1930
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. S. Vivante 1,795 46.8 N/A
English League for the Taxation of Land Values A. H. Weller* 1,272 33.1 N/A
Labour R. McKeon 614 16.0 −9.2
Independent T. M. Draper 142 3.7 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 16 0.4 N/A
Majority 523 13.7
Turnout 3,839
Conservative gain from English League for the Taxation of Land Values Swing

November 1931

1931
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Pepperdine* 3,427 83.6 +36.8
Labour A. Eyres 632 15.4 −0.6
Majority 2,795 68.2 +54.5
Turnout 4,059 20.9
Conservative hold Swing

January 1932 (by-election)

By-election: 19 January 1932
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Gosling 1,772 55.0 −28.6
Labour A. Eyres 859 26.7 +11.3
English League for the Taxation of Land Values A. H. Weller 574 17.7 N/A
Residents A. R. Edwards 18 0.6 N/A
Majority 913 28.3 −39.9
Turnout 3,223 16.6 −4.4
Conservative hold Swing

November 1932

1932
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Mathewson Watson* uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

November 1933

1933
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Gosling* 1,881 65.9 N/A
Labour R. McKeon 951 33.3 N/A
Residents G. O. Edwards 23 0.8 N/A
Majority 930 32.6 N/A
Turnout 2,855
Conservative hold Swing

January 1934 (by-election)

By-election: 16 January 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H. Quinney 1,084 70.3 N/A
Labour R. McKeon 443 28.7 −4.6
Residents A. R. Edwards 14 1.0 +0.2
Majority 641 41.6 N/A
Turnout 1,541
Liberal hold Swing

November 1934

1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. C. Brewster 1,977 65.0 −0.9
Labour T. Knowles 1,066 35.0 +1.7
Majority 911 30.0 −2.6
Turnout 3,043
Conservative hold Swing

November 1935

1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H. Quinney* 1,887 64.6 N/A
Labour T. Knowles 1,032 35.4 +0.4
Majority 855 29.2
Turnout 2,919
Liberal hold Swing

November 1936

1936
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Gosling* 1,991 62.7 N/A
Labour T. Knowles 954 30.0 −5.4
Residents A. M. Edwards 232 7.3 N/A
Majority 1,037 32.7
Turnout 3,177
Conservative hold Swing

November 1937

1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. C. Brewster* 1,928 62.9 +0.2
Labour T. Knowles 1,136 37.1 +7.1
Majority 792 25.8 −6.9
Turnout 3,064
Conservative hold Swing

November 1938

1938
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H. Quinney* 1,763 60.2 N/A
Labour E. C. Gates 925 31.6 −5.5
Residents G. H. F. Earnshaw 240 8.2 N/A
Majority 838 28.6
Turnout 2,928
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in 1940s

November 1945

1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. G. Atkinson 2,235 45.6 +14.0
Conservative D. Gosling* 2,055 41.9 N/A
Independent G. J. Playford 397 8.1 N/A
Independent A. C. Halliday 213 4.4 N/A
Majority 180 3.7
Turnout 4,900 34.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

November 1946

1946
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. C. Brewster* 2,535 43.2 +1.3
Labour E. Mendell 2,370 40.3 −5.3
Independent G. J. Playford 493 8.4 +0.3
Liberal R. Frere 476 8.1 N/A
Majority 165 2.9
Turnout 5,874
Conservative hold Swing

November 1947

1947
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. H. W. Owen 4,641 57.1 +13.9
Labour H. Quinney* 3,088 38.0 −2.3
Liberal G. Escott 394 4.9 −3.2
Majority 1,553 19.1 +16.2
Turnout 8,123
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

May 1949

1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. H. Cox 3,310 45.4 −11.7
Labour D. Molloy* 2,701 37.0 −1.0
Ind. Conservative G. J Playford 719 9.9 N/A
Liberal J. T. Chapman 567 7.8 +2.9
Majority 709 8.4 −10.7
Turnout 7,297
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in 1950s

May 1950

1950 (new boundaries)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. C. Brewster* 3,230 55.1
Labour H. Collins 2,633 44.9
Majority 597 10.2
Turnout 5,863
Conservative hold Swing

May 1951

1951
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Smith* 3,440 61.4 +6.3
Labour H. Collins 2,161 38.6 −6.3
Majority 1,279 22.8 +12.6
Turnout 5,601
Conservative hold Swing

May 1952

1952
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Collins 3,277 51.6 +13.0
Conservative W. H. Cox* 2,983 47.0 −14.4
Union Movement E. J. Hamm 90 1.4 N/A
Majority 294 4.6
Turnout 6,350
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 1953

1953
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Lawson 2,833 50.2 −1.4
Conservative C. Brewster* 2,813 49.8 +2.8
Majority 20 0.4 −4.2
Turnout 5,646
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 1954

1954
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Pollitt 2,693 50.6 +0.4
Conservative A. R. Smith* 2,626 49.4 −0.4
Majority 67 1.2 +0.8
Turnout 5,319
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 1955

1955
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Buckley 3,072 60.8 +11.3
Labour E. V. Hughes 1,979 39.2 −11.4
Majority 1,093 21.6
Turnout 5,051
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

May 1956

1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Lawson* 2,082 45.3 +6.1
Conservative L. Lescure 2,077 45.2 −15.6
Independent G. J. Playford 436 9.5 N/A
Majority 5 0.1
Turnout 4,595
Labour hold Swing

May 1957

1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Lescure 2,242 45.8 +0.6
Labour K. Pollitt* 2,163 44.2 −1.1
Independent G. J. Playford 493 10.0 +0.5
Majority 79 1.6
Turnout 4,898
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

May 1958

1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Buckley* 2,128 48.5 +2.7
Labour H. Conway 1,705 38.8 −5.4
Independent G. J. Playford 458 10.4 +0.4
Union Movement N. Kennedy 101 2.3 N/A
Majority 423 9.7 +8.1
Turnout 4,392
Conservative hold Swing

May 1959

1959
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Bodden 2,885 59.0 +10.5
Labour B. Lawson* 1,868 38.2 −0.6
Union Movement G. A. Webb 135 2.6 +0.3
Majority 1,017 20.8 +11.1
Turnout 4,888
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in 1960s

May 1960

1960
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. H. Cox 1,974 55.3 −3.7
Labour W. Gallacher 936 26.2 −12.0
Ratepayers L. J. Howard 568 15.9 N/A
Union Movement G. A. Webb 89 2.5 −0.1
Majority 1,038 29.1 +8.3
Turnout 3,567
Conservative hold Swing

May 1961

1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Buckley* 1,983 49.0 −6.3
Labour J. S. Goldstone 1,381 34.1 +7.9
Ratepayers G. J. Playford 505 12.5 −3.4
Union Movement G. A. Webb 178 4.4 +1.9
Majority 602 14.9 −14.2
Turnout 4,047
Conservative hold Swing

May 1962

1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. D. Alexander 1,763 42.9 −6.1
Labour R. E. Talbot 1,208 29.4 −4.7
Liberal M. McCann 1,048 25.5 N/A
Union Movement G. A. Webb 94 2.2 −2.2
Majority 555 13.5 −1.4
Turnout 4,113
Conservative hold Swing

May 1963

1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. H. Burlin 1,785 40.5 −2.4
Labour R. E. Talbot 1,446 32.8 +3.4
Liberal M. McCann 824 18.7 −6.8
Ratepayers G. J. Playford 242 5.5 N/A
Communist E. Foster 83 1.9 N/A
Union Movement G. S. Gee 24 0.6 −1.6
Majority 339 7.7 −5.8
Turnout 4,404
Conservative hold Swing

May 1964

1964
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Buckley* 1,789 47.8 +7.3
Labour R. E. Talbot 1,576 42.1 +9.3
Liberal S. Rose 290 7.8 −10.9
Communist E. Foster 86 2.3 +0.4
Majority 213 5.7 −2.0
Turnout 3,741
Conservative hold Swing

May 1965

1965
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. D. Alexander* 1,848 57.9 +10.1
Labour R. E. Talbot 1,082 33.9 −8.2
Liberal E. Gray 164 5.1 −2.7
Communist E. Foster 95 3.1 +0.8
Majority 766 24.0 +18.3
Turnout 3,189
Conservative hold Swing

May 1966

1966
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. H. Burlin 1,804 58.6 +0.7
Labour R. E. Talbot 1,272 41.4 +7.5
Majority 532 17.2 −6.8
Turnout 3,076
Conservative hold Swing

May 1967

1967
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Pollitt 1,697 71.2 +12.6
Labour S. N. M. Moxley 685 28.8 −12.6
Majority 1,012 42.4 +25.2
Turnout 2,382
Conservative hold Swing

May 1968

1968
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. D. Alexander* 1,622 76.3 +5.1
Labour S. N. M. Moxley 329 15.5 −13.3
Liberal L. J. Howard 176 8.3 N/A
Majority 1,293 60.8 +18.4
Turnout 2,127
Conservative hold Swing

May 1969

1969
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. H. Burlin* 1,773 75.4 −0.9
Labour S. N. M. Moxley 464 19.7 +4.2
Communist W. Woolery 113 4.8 N/A
Majority 1,309 55.7 −5.1
Turnout 2,350
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in 1970s

May 1970

1970
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Pollitt* 1,477 45.3 −30.1
Labour G. Honeyman 958 29.4 +9.7
Residents C. Duncan 767 23.5 N/A
Communist W. Woolery 45 1.4 −3.4
Residents R. Davies 16 0.5 N/A
Majority 519 15.9 −39.8
Turnout 3,263
Conservative hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1904, p.9
  2. ↑ CITY EXTENSIONS, Manchester Courier, November 7, 1904, p.2
  3. ↑ "Manchester New Ward Results: Labour Improves Its Position". Manchester Guardian. 4 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ↑ TORIES' NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8
  5. ↑ Tories toppled in twin cities landslide, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16
  6. ↑ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs
  7. ↑ Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the People Act, 1918: with explanatory notes. London: Sweet and Maxwell.
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