Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1955
Manchester Clayton |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Seats | one |
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Created from | Manchester East, Manchester North and Manchester North East |
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Replaced by | Manchester Cheetham and Manchester Openshaw |
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Manchester Clayton was a parliamentary constituency in 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 1955 general election.
Boundaries
1918–1950
The constituency was created as a result of the Report of the Boundary Commission in 1917, when it was recommended to be called "Manchester Newton Heath".[1] 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 Clayton.[2] The new constituency came into effect at the 1918 general election. Although Parliament had altered the recommended name, it retained the recommended boundaries, and was defined as consisting of three municipal wards of the county borough of Manchester, namely Beswick, Bradford and Newton Heath.[3]
1950–1955
Constituencies throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland were reorganised by the Representation of the People Act 1948, which introduced the term "borough constituency". Manchester, Clayton Borough Constituency was redefined to comprise four wards: Beswick, Bradford, Miles Platting and Newton Heath. Miles Platting had previously formed part of the Manchester Platting seat.[4] The revised boundaries were first used in the 1950 general election.
Abolition
Following a report by the boundary commissioners appointed under the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949, constituencies in the Manchester area were reorganised in 1955. The Clayton constituency was abolished, with its area divided between the Manchester Cheetham and Manchester Openshaw seats.[5]
Members of Parliament
History of the constituency
See Clayton, Greater Manchester
Election results
Election in the 1910s
Election in the 1920s
Election in the 1930s
Election in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
References
- ^ "Parliamentary Borough of Manchester" in Schedule part II of "Report of the Boundary Commission (England and Wales), 1917", Cd. 8756.
- ^ "Parliament", The Times, 30 November 1917, p. 12.
- ^ Ninth Schedule, Part I: Parliamentary Boroughs, 1918 c.64 sch.9
- ^ First Schedule: Parliamentary Constituencies, 1948 c.65 sch.1
- ^ Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester, Oldham and Ashton under Lyne) Order, 1955 (S.I. 1955 No.16)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 419. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
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 "C" (part 4)
Current | - Blackley and Middleton South
- Gorton and Denton
- Manchester Central
- Manchester Rusholme
- Manchester Withington
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
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Historic | - Manchester (1832–1885)
- Manchester East (1885–1918)
- Manchester North (1885–1918)
- Manchester North East (1885–1918)
- Manchester North West (1885–1918)
- Manchester South (1885–1918)
- Manchester South West (1885–1918)
- Manchester Ardwick (1918–1983)
- Manchester Blackley (1918–2010)
- Manchester Clayton (1918–1955)
- Manchester Exchange (1918-February 1974)
- Manchester Gorton (1918-2024)
- Manchester Hulme (1918–1950)
- Manchester Moss Side (1918–1983)
- Manchester Platting (1918–1950)
- Manchester Cheetham (1950-February 1974)
- Manchester Wythenshawe (1950–1997)
- Manchester Openshaw (1955–1983)
- Stretford (1885–1918, 1983–1997)
- Blackley and Broughton (2010-2024)
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See also | - South Lancashire
- South East Lancashire
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