Manchester Moss Side was a parliamentary constituency in the Moss Side area of the city of 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.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
1918–1950: The County Borough of Manchester wards of All Saints', Moss Side East, and St. Luke's.
1950–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Moss Side East, and Moss Side West.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Alexandra, Chorlton, Hulme, Lloyd Street, and Moss Side.
In 1966, 9.6% of the constituency was born in the New Commonwealth.
Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty 1918 Gerald Hurst Conservative 1923 Thomas Ackroyd Liberal 1924 Sir Gerald Hurst Conservative 1935 William Duckworth Conservative 1945 William Griffiths Labour 1950 Florence Horsbrugh Conservative 1959 James Watts Conservative 1961 by-election Frank Taylor Conservative Feb 1974 Frank Hatton Labour 1978 by-election George Morton Labour 1983 constituency abolished
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; Conservative: William Duckworth Labour: William Griffiths
Elections in the 1950s
The original Conservative candidate in 1950 was Edward Fleming, MP for Manchester Withington, whose Chorlton-cum-Hardy ward had become part of Moss Side due to boundary changes. He died six days before polling day, causing a delayed poll.
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
Note: This constituency underwent boundary changes after the 1970 election, so was notionally a Labour seat.
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