Ashton-under-Lyne is a constituency[n 1] in Greater Manchester that was created in 1832. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Angela Rayner of the Labour Party since 2015.[n 2] Rayner currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the cabinet of Keir Starmer, and was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 2020.
Ashton under Lyne | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Ashton-under-Lyne in North West England | |
County | Greater Manchester |
Population | 90,484 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 72,278 (2023)[2] |
Borough | Tameside |
Major settlements | Ashton-under-Lyne, Droylsden, Failsworth |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1832 |
Member of Parliament | Angela Rayner (Labour) |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Lancashire |
Constituency profile
editLike much of Greater Manchester, Ashton was a significant hub for textile production and retains some manufacturing.[3] Incomes and house prices are lower than UK averages.[4]
Boundaries
edit1832–1885: The area defined by the Ashton-under-Lyne Improvement Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. lxxvii).[5]
1885–1918: The existing parliamentary borough, and so much of the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne included in the local government district of Hurst as was not already included in the parliamentary borough.[6]
1918–1949: The Municipal Borough of Ashton-under-Lyne, and the Urban District of Hurst.
1950–1955: The Municipal Boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, and Mossley; and the Rural District of Limehurst.
1955–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, and Mossley; and the Rural District of Droylsden.[7]
1983–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham wards of Failsworth East and Failsworth West; and the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside wards of Ashton Hurst, Ashton St. Michael's, Ashton Waterloo, Droylsden East, Droylsden West and St. Peters.
2024–present: Following to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, first contested at the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- Ashton Hurst; Ashton St. Michael’s; Ashton Waterloo; Audenshaw; Droylsden East; Droylsden West; Dukinfield; St. Peter’s.[8]
The constituency gained the Audenshaw and Dukinfield wards from the abolished constituency of Denton and Reddish, and lost the two Failsworth wards to Manchester Central.
Members of Parliament
editIn the 1886 election, voting resulted in a tie between incumbent John Edmund Wentworth Addison and the Liberal candidate. Under the legislation of the time, the presiding officer had a casting vote, and Addison was reelected. In the by-election of 29 October 1928, the turnout was 89.1%, a record for Great Britain. The mayor arranged for the result to be signalled by coloured rockets.[20]
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angela Rayner | 15,575 | 43.9 | ||
Reform UK | Robert Barrowcliffe | 8,784 | 24.8 | ||
Conservative | Lizzie Hacking | 4,375 | 12.3 | ||
Workers Party | Aroma Hassan | 2,835 | 8.0 | ||
Green | Lee Huntbach | 2,481 | 7.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dominic Hardwick | 1,411 | 4.0 | ||
Majority | 6,791 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 35,461 | 49.9 | |||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
Elections in the 2010s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angela Rayner | 18,544 | 48.1 | –12.3 | |
Conservative | Dan Costello | 14,281 | 37.0 | +5.0 | |
Brexit Party | Derek Brocklehurst | 3,151 | 8.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | George Rice | 1,395 | 3.6 | +2.0 | |
Green | Lee Huntbach | 1,208 | 3.1 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 4,263 | 11.1 | –17.3 | ||
Turnout | 38,579 | 56.3 | –2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 67,978 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | –8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angela Rayner | 24,005 | 60.4 | +10.6 | |
Conservative | Jack Rankin | 12,710 | 32.0 | +9.9 | |
UKIP | Maurice Jackson | 1,878 | 4.7 | –17.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carly Hicks | 646 | 1.6 | –0.8 | |
Green | Andy Hunter-Rossall | 534 | 1.3 | –2.6 | |
Majority | 11,295 | 28.4 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 39,773 | 58.8 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 65,751 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angela Rayner | 19,366 | 49.8 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Tracy Sutton | 8,610 | 22.1 | –2.6 | |
UKIP | Maurice Jackson | 8,468 | 21.8 | +17.4 | |
Green | Charlotte Hughes | 1,531 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Carly Hicks | 943 | 2.4 | –12.4 | |
Majority | 10,756 | 27.7 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 38,918 | 57.5 | +0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 68,343 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 |
UKIP originally selected Angela McManus as candidate,[25] but she changed to the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency.[26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Heyes | 18,604 | 48.4 | –10.1 | |
Conservative | Seema Kennedy | 9,510 | 24.7 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Larkin[28] | 5,703 | 14.8 | +3.2 | |
BNP | David Lomas | 2,929 | 7.6 | +1.7 | |
UKIP | Angela McManus | 1,686 | 4.4 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 9,094 | 23.7 | –14.0 | ||
Turnout | 38,432 | 56.9 | +5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 67,714 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | –7.3 |
Elections in the 2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Heyes | 21,211 | 57.4 | –5.1 | |
Conservative | Graeme Brown | 7,259 | 19.6 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Les Jones | 5,108 | 13.8 | +2.0 | |
BNP | Anthony Jones | 2,051 | 5.5 | +1.0 | |
UKIP | John Whittaker | 768 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Local Community Party | Jack Crossfield | 570 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,952 | 37.8 | –6.6 | ||
Turnout | 36,967 | 51.3 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 71,291 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | –2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Heyes | 22,340 | 62.5 | –5.0 | |
Conservative | Tim Charlesworth | 6,822 | 19.1 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kate Fletcher | 4,237 | 11.8 | +2.1 | |
BNP | Roger Woods | 1,617 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Green | Nigel Rolland | 748 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,518 | 43.4 | –5.2 | ||
Turnout | 35,764 | 49.1 | –16.4 | ||
Registered electors | 72,820 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | –2.6 |
Elections in the 1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Sheldon | 31,919 | 67.5 | +10.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Mayson | 8,954 | 18.9 | –12.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tim Pickstone | 4,603 | 9.7 | +0.5 | |
Referendum | Lorraine Clapham | 1,346 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Monster Raving Loony | Prince Cymbal | 458 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 22,965 | 48.6 | +23.4 | ||
Turnout | 47,280 | 65.5 | –8.4 | ||
Registered electors | 72,308 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +11.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Sheldon | 24,550 | 56.6 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | John R. Pinniger | 13,615 | 31.4 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles W. Turner | 4,005 | 9.2 | –8.8 | |
Liberal | Colin L. Hall | 907 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Natural Law | John Brannigan | 289 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,935 | 25.2 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 43,366 | 73.9 | –0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 58,701 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Elections in the 1980s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Sheldon | 22,389 | 51.8 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Henry Cadman | 13,103 | 30.3 | –1.2 | |
Liberal | Mark Hunter | 7,760 | 18.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,286 | 21.5 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 43,250 | 74.0 | +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 58,440 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Sheldon | 20,987 | 49.7 | ||
Conservative | Richard Spring | 13,290 | 31.5 | ||
SDP | John Adler | 7,521 | 17.8 | ||
Independent | Dave Hallsworth | 407 | 1.0 | ||
Majority | 7,697 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 42,196 | 71.6 | |||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Sheldon | 24,535 | 54.7 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | Alan Fearn | 16,156 | 36.0 | +6.7 | |
Liberal | G. Taylor | 3,699 | 8.2 | –8.7 | |
National Front | D. Jones | 486 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,379 | 18.7 | –5.9 | ||
Turnout | 44,876 | 76.6 | +4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 58,588 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | –3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Sheldon | 23,490 | 53.9 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | M.H. Litchfield | 12,763 | 29.3 | –1.6 | |
Liberal | T.G. Jones | 7,356 | 16.9 | –3.8 | |
Majority | 10,727 | 24.6 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 43,609 | 72.2 | –7.3 | ||
Registered electors | 60,393 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Sheldon | 23,019 | 48.4 | –6.1 | |
Conservative | Timothy Maxwell Aitken | 14,718 | 30.9 | –14.6 | |
Liberal | J.G. Jones | 9,837 | 20.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,301 | 17.5 | +8.5 | ||
Turnout | 47,574 | 79.5 | +8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 59,881 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Sheldon | 23,927 | 54.5 | –4.2 | |
Conservative | Alan d'A. Fearn | 19,973 | 45.5 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 3,954 | 9.0 | –8.4 | ||
Turnout | 43,900 | 71.4 | –2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 61,468 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | –4.2 |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Sheldon | 24,728 | 58.7 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Henry Donald Moore | 17,396 | 41.3 | –4.2 | |
Majority | 7,332 | 17.4 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 42,124 | 73.7 | –3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 57,159 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Sheldon | 24,657 | 54.5 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | Henry Donald Moore | 20,550 | 45.5 | –1.7 | |
Majority | 4,107 | 9.0 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 45,213 | 77.4 | –3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 58,411 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hervey Rhodes | 25,991 | 52.8 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Horrocks | 23,239 | 47.2 | –0.9 | |
Majority | 2,752 | 5.6 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 49,230 | 81.1 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 60,706 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hervey Rhodes | 26,216 | 52.0 | –0.1 | |
Conservative | Edwin Hodson | 24,251 | 48.1 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,965 | 3.9 | –0.2 | ||
Turnout | 50,467 | 80.1 | –4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 62,392 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | –0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hervey Rhodes | 21,424 | 52.1 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Kenneth Lewis | 19,740 | 48.0 | –0.3 | |
Majority | 1,684 | 4.1 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 41,164 | 84.9 | –1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 48,490 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hervey Rhodes | 20,970 | 50.6 | ||
Conservative | Gilbert Burdett Howcroft | 20,046 | 48.3 | ||
Communist | H.H.H. Blackwell | 459 | 1.1 | ||
Majority | 924 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 41,475 | 86.4 | |||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
Elections in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hervey Rhodes | 12,889 | 54.1 | –2.3 | |
Conservative | Robert Cary | 8,360 | 35.0 | –8.6 | |
Liberal | A. Beale | 2,604 | 10.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,529 | 19.1 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 23,853 | 70.5 | –8.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Jowitt | 14,998 | 56.4 | ||
Conservative | Francis Henry Gerard Heron Goodhart | 11,604 | 43.6 | ||
Majority | 3,394 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 26,602 | 78.6 | |||
Labour hold |
Elections in the 1930s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Jowitt | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Simpson | 14,140 | 50.2 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | John Broadbent | 14,026 | 49.8 | –2.7 | |
Majority | 114 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,166 | 81.0 | –4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 34,789 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Broadbent | 15,652 | 52.5 | +19.5 | |
Labour | John William Gordon | 11,074 | 37.1 | –7.3 | |
Liberal | James Taylor Middleton | 2,696 | 9.0 | N/A | |
New Party | Charles B. Hobhouse | 424 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,578 | 15.4 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 29,846 | 85.3 | –0.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Broadbent | 12,420 | 44.6 | +11.6 | |
Labour | John William Gordon | 11,005 | 39.4 | –5.0 | |
New Party | Allan Young | 4,472 | 16.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,415 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,897 | 80.2 | –5.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.3 |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert Bellamy | 13,170 | 44.4 | +3.8 | |
Unionist | John Broadbent | 9,763 | 33.0 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | William Gilbert Greenwood | 6,693 | 22.6 | –6.5 | |
Majority | 3,407 | 11.4 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 29,626 | 85.9 | –3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert Bellamy | 9,567 | 40.6 | +7.8 | |
Unionist | Gordon Touche | 7,161 | 30.3 | –9.2 | |
Liberal | William Gilbert Greenwood | 6,874 | 29.1 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 2,406 | 10.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23,512 | 89.1 | +0.8 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Cornelius Homan | 8,971 | 39.5 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Cecil Malone | 7,451 | 32.8 | +4.1 | |
Liberal | Henry Thomas Greenwood | 6,692 | 27.7 | –7.4 | |
Majority | 1,520 | 6.7 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 23,114 | 88.3 | +3.0 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | –0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Walter de Frece | 7,813 | 36.2 | –21.4 | |
Liberal | Henry Thomas Greenwood | 7,574 | 35.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Ellen Wilkinson | 6,208 | 28.7 | –13.7 | |
Majority | 239 | 1.1 | –14.1 | ||
Turnout | 21,595 | 85.3 | +2.0 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Walter de Frece | 12,006 | 57.6 | +14.3 | |
Labour | Tom Gillinder | 8,834 | 42.4 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 3,172 | 15.2 | +11.5 | ||
Turnout | 20,840 | 83.3 | +1.0 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Walter de Frece | 8,864 | 43.3 | N/A |
Labour | William C. Robinson | 8,127 | 39.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Arthur Marshall | 3,511 | 17.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 738 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20,502 | 82.3 | N/A | ||
Unionist win (new boundaries) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Albert Stanley | 10,261 | 58.3 | N/A |
NFDDSS | Frederick Lister | 7,334 | 41.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,927 | 16.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 17,595 | 68.4 | N/A | ||
Unionist hold | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Albert Stanley | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Max Aitken | 4,044 | 51.1 | +5.2 | |
Liberal | Alfred Scott | 3,848 | 48.8 | –0.5 | |
Majority | 196 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,652 | 91.8 | –3.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alfred Scott | 4,039 | 49.3 | –7.0 | |
Conservative | Herbert Whiteley | 3,746 | 45.9 | +2.2 | |
Independent Labour | William Gee | 413 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 293 | 3.4 | –9.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,198 | 95.4 | +2.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | –4.6 |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alfred Scott | 4,310 | 56.3 | ||
Conservative | Herbert Whiteley | 3,342 | 43.7 | ||
Majority | 968 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,652 | 92.8 | |||
Liberal win (new boundaries) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Whiteley | 3,545 | 53.1 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Ernest Albert Parkin | 2,400 | 35.9 | –5.1 | |
Labour Repr. Cmte. | James Johnston | 737 | 11.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,145 | 17.2 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,682 | 86.2 | –5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,753 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 |
Elections in the 1890s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Whiteley | 3,434 | 52.6 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | William Woods | 2,680 | 41.0 | –8.0 | |
Ind. Labour Party | James Sexton | 415 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 754 | 11.6 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,529 | 91.3 | –2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 7,152 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Addison | 3,358 | 51.0 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | Octavius Morgan | 3,223 | 49.0 | –1.0 | |
Majority | 135 | 2.0 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,581 | 93.9 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 7,012 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Elections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Addison | 3,050* | 50.0 | –0.4 | |
Liberal | Alexander Rowley[38][39] | 3,049 | 50.0 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.0 | –0.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,099 | 93.1 | –2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,553 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | –0.4 |
* Both candidates having received 3,049 votes each, Addison was elected on the Returning Officer's casting vote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Addison | 3,153 | 50.4 | +3.8 | |
Liberal | Hugh Mason | 3,104 | 49.6 | –3.8 | |
Majority | 49 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,257 | 95.5 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,553 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hugh Mason | 2,966 | 53.4 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | John Ross Coulthart[41] | 2,586 | 46.6 | –5.2 | |
Majority | 380 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,552 | 94.1 | +1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,901 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.2 |
Elections in the 1870s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Walton Mellor | 2,612 | 51.8 | –0.6 | |
Liberal | Abel Buckley[42] | 2,432 | 48.2 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 180 | 3.6 | –1.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,044 | 92.2 | +0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,471 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1860s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Walton Mellor | 2,318 | 52.4 | ||
Liberal | Thomas Milner Gibson | 2,109 | 47.6 | ||
Majority | 209 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,427 | 91.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Milner Gibson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 967 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1850s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Milner Gibson | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
- Caused by Gibson's appointment as President of the Board of Trade
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Milner Gibson | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
- Caused by Gibson's appointment as President of the Poor Law Board.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Milner Gibson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,081 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Thomas Milner Gibson | 522 | 57.2 | ||
Conservative | Booth Mason[43] | 390 | 42.8 | ||
Majority | 132 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 912 | 84.1 | |||
Radical hold |
- Caused by Hindley's death.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Charles Hindley | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,085 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Charles Hindley | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 937 | ||||
Radical hold |
Elections in the 1840s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Charles Hindley | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 871 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Charles Hindley | 303 | 54.4 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Jonah Harrop[44] | 254 | 45.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 49 | 8.8 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 557 | 78.1 | +2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 713 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Elections in the 1830s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Charles Hindley | 237 | 51.9 | –3.9 | |
Conservative | James Wood | 201 | 44.0 | +16.4 | |
Chartist | Rayner Stephens | 19 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 36 | 7.9 | –20.3 | ||
Turnout | 457 | 75.8 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 603 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing | –10.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Charles Hindley | 212 | 55.8 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | Thomas William Helps | 105 | 27.6 | +18.7 | |
Radical | George Williams | 63 | 16.6 | –30.7 | |
Majority | 107 | 28.2 | +24.7 | ||
Turnout | 380 | 73.8 | –12.1 | ||
Registered electors | 515 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing | –3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | George Williams | 176 | 47.3 | ||
Radical | Charles Hindley | 163 | 43.8 | ||
Tory | Thomas William Helps | 33 | 8.9 | ||
Majority | 13 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 372 | 85.9 | |||
Radical win (new seat) |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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Sources
edit- Election results 1992–2005
- Election results 1951–1992 Archived 5 May 2004 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Ashton under Lyne UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Ashton-under-Lyne UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Ashton-under-Lyne UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK