Eccles was a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom, centred on the town of Eccles in Greater Manchester, England. 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.
Eccles | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater Manchester |
1885–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | South East Lancashire |
Replaced by | Salford and Eccles, Worsley and Eccles South |
The constituency was established under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished at the 2010 general election.
The constituency, known as South East Lancashire, Eccles Division, was defined as consisting of the civil parishes of Barton upon Irwell, Clifton, Flixton, Urmston, Worsley and the part of the parish of Pendlebury not in the Parliamentary Borough of Salford.[1]
The Representation of the People Act 1918 redrew all constituencies in Great Britain and Ireland. The Parliamentary Borough of Eccles consisted of two local government districts: the Municipal Borough of Eccles and the Urban District of Swinton and Pendlebury (later incorporated as a borough). The seat was renamed Eccles Borough Constituency by the Representation of the People Act 1948.[1]
In 1983 constituency boundaries were altered to align with the new administrative geography introduced by the Local Government Act 1972. Eccles became a borough constituency in the parliamentary county of Greater Manchester, consisting of seven wards of the City of Salford: Barton, Eccles, Pendlebury, Swinton North, Swinton South, Weaste and Seedley, and Winton.[2]
The boundaries of the constituency were altered for 1997 general election, reflecting a change in ward boundaries. It was defined as consisting of the following wards: Barton, Cadishead, Eccles, Irlam, Pendlebury, Swinton North, Swinton South and Winton.[3]
Following its review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Eccles be split between two new constituencies:
These constituencies were used from the 2010 general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Stewart | 19,702 | 56.9 | ―7.6 | |
Conservative | Thelma Matuk | 6,816 | 19.7 | ―1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Brophy | 6,429 | 18.6 | +3.8 | |
UKIP | Peter Reeve | 1,685 | 4.9 | New | |
Majority | 12,886 | 37.2 | -6.6 | ||
Turnout | 34.632 | 50.2 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Stewart | 21,395 | 64.5 | ―2.2 | |
Conservative | Peter Caillard | 6,867 | 20.7 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Boyd | 4,920 | 14.8 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 14,528 | 43.8 | ―4.2 | ||
Turnout | 33,182 | 48.3 | ―17.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Stewart | 30,468 | 66.7 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Gregory Barker | 8,552 | 18.7 | ―10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Boyd | 4,905 | 10.7 | ―1.4 | |
Referendum | John de Roeck | 1,765 | 3.9 | New | |
Majority | 21,916 | 48.0 | +20.5 | ||
Turnout | 45,690 | 65.6 | ―8.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Lestor | 27,357 | 56.9 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Gary J. Ling | 14,131 | 29.4 | ―1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoff C. Reid | 5,835 | 12.1 | ―5.8 | |
Green | Richard C. Duriez | 521 | 1.1 | New | |
Natural Law | Joan A. Garner | 270 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 13,226 | 27.5 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 48,114 | 74.1 | ―0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Lestor | 25,346 | 50.8 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Joy Packalow | 15,647 | 31.3 | ―1.9 | |
SDP | Paul Beatty | 8,924 | 17.9 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 9,699 | 19.5 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 49,917 | 74.5 | +4.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 21,644 | 45.9 | ―7.7 | |
Conservative | David H. Philp | 15,639 | 33.2 | ―2.6 | |
Liberal | Kenneth A. Hemsley | 9,392 | 19.9 | +10.1 | |
Communist | Bert Cottam | 485 | 1.0 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 6,005 | 12.7 | ―5.1 | ||
Turnout | 47,160 | 70.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 24,280 | 53.6 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | J Reid | 16,221 | 35.8 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | G Knight | 4,448 | 9.8 | −4.9 | |
Communist | Terry Keenan | 368 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 8,059 | 17.8 | −4.3 | ||
Turnout | 45,317 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 22,328 | 53.3 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Bob Dunn | 13,062 | 31.2 | −1.1 | |
Liberal | A M Collier | 6,170 | 14.7 | −2.8 | |
Communist | Terry Keenan | 348 | 0.8 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 9,266 | 22.1 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 41,908 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 22,538 | 49.4 | −6.2 | |
Conservative | Bob Dunn | 14,752 | 32.3 | -10.6 | |
Liberal | A M Collier | 7,966 | 17.5 | New | |
Communist | Terry Keenan | 404 | 0.9 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 7,786 | 17.1 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 45,660 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 23,913 | 55.6 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 18,458 | 42.9 | +5.4 | |
Communist | Terry Keenan | 643 | 1.5 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 5,455 | 12.7 | −9.3 | ||
Turnout | 43,014 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 25,033 | 59.5 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Hugh P Holland | 15,776 | 37.5 | −5.2 | |
Communist | Michael R. Bennett | 1,239 | 3.0 | New | |
Majority | 9,257 | 22.0 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 42,048 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lewis Carter-Jones | 25,915 | 57.3 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | John J Hodgson | 19,277 | 42.7 | -5.3 | |
Majority | 6,638 | 14.6 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 45,192 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Proctor | 25,566 | 52.0 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | Brian Robert Osborne Bell | 23,580 | 48.0 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1,986 | 4.0 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 49,146 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Proctor | 25,351 | 52.4 | -0.1 | |
Conservative | Charles P Lawson | 23,025 | 47.6 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 2,326 | 4.8 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 48,376 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Proctor | 27,941 | 52.5 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | John Whiteley | 25,330 | 47.6 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 2,611 | 4.9 | -4.8 | ||
Turnout | 53,271 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Proctor | 27,409 | 50.7 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | Harry Sharp | 22,186 | 41.0 | +6.4 | |
Liberal | J H Jones | 4,477 | 8.3 | -5.5 | |
Majority | 5,223 | 9.7 | -6.8 | ||
Turnout | 54,072 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Proctor | 23,008 | 51.1 | +3.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Cary | 15,562 | 34.6 | -18.1 | |
Liberal | Arthur Gerald Pollitt | 6,215 | 13.8 | New | |
Independent Progressive | Aubrey Bernard Brocklehurst | 211 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 7,446 | 16.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,996 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Cary | 22,310 | 52.7 | -9.1 | |
Labour | J Grierson | 20,055 | 47.3 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 2,255 | 5.4 | -18.2 | ||
Turnout | 42,365 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Potter | 26,049 | 61.8 | +32.0 | |
Labour | David Mort | 16,101 | 38.2 | -11.6 | |
Majority | 9,948 | 23.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,150 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Mort | 20,489 | 49.8 | +3.0 | |
Unionist | Albert Bethel | 12,232 | 29.8 | −23.4 | |
Liberal | Handel Wilde | 8,374 | 20.4 | New | |
Majority | 8,257 | 20.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,095 | 81.9 | −0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 50,203 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +13.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Albert Bethel | 16,833 | 53.2 | +17.0 | |
Labour | John Buckle | 14,798 | 46.8 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 2,035 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,631 | 82.7 | +4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 38,257 | ||||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Buckle | 12,227 | 42.8 | −8.6 | |
Unionist | Marshall Stevens | 10,364 | 36.2 | −12.4 | |
Liberal | William Sandiford Ashton | 6,011 | 21.0 | New | |
Majority | 1,863 | 6.6 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,602 | 78.2 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 36,585 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Buckle | 14,354 | 51.4 | New | |
Unionist | Marshall Stevens | 13,551 | 48.6 | −33.7 | |
Majority | 1,803 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,905 | 77.7 | +22.3 | ||
Registered electors | 35,912 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Marshall Stevens | 15,821 | 82.3 | +34.7 |
Liberal | Richard Durning Holt | 3,408 | 17.7 | −34.7 | |
Majority | 12,413 | 64.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,229 | 55.4 | −30.5 | ||
Registered electors | 34,702 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +34.7 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | George Pollard | 8,467 | 52.4 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | John Campbell | 7,676 | 47.6 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 791 | 4.8 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 16,143 | 85.9 | −6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 18,786 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Pollard | 7,093 | 41.0 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | G F Assinder | 6,682 | 38.7 | +3.9 | |
Labour | G. H. Stuart-Bunning | 3,511 | 20.3 | -6.1 | |
Majority | 411 | 2.4 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 17,286 | 92.0 | +2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 18,786 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Pollard | 5,841 | 38.8 | −10.3 | |
Conservative | T Stuttard | 5,246 | 34.8 | −16.1 | |
Labour Repr. Cmte. | Ben Tillett | 3,985 | 26.4 | New | |
Majority | 595 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 15,072 | 89.5 | +7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 16,832 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Octavius Leigh-Clare | 6,153 | 50.9 | -1.0 | |
Liberal | John Fry | 5,934 | 49.1 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 219 | 1.8 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 12,087 | 82.4 | −2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 14,674 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Octavius Leigh-Clare | 5,722 | 51.9 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | Henry John Roby | 5,302 | 48.1 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 420 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 11,024 | 85.3 | −1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 12,917 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry John Roby | 5,340 | 51.3 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Octavius Leigh-Clare | 5,071 | 48.7 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 269 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,411 | 86.5 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 12,040 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry John Roby | 4,901 | 51.1 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Algernon Egerton | 4,696 | 48.9 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 205 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,597 | 86.2 | +1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 11,136 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Algernon Egerton | 4,277 | 51.8 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Ellis Duncombe Gosling | 3,985 | 48.2 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 292 | 3.6 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,262 | 84.5 | −6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,781 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Algernon Egerton | 4,559 | 51.4 | ||
Liberal | Vernor Kirk Armitage | 4,312 | 48.6 | ||
Majority | 247 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,871 | 90.7 | |||
Registered electors | 9,781 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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