Manchester Rusholme

History

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election. Under the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election. At the 2024 election, this seat had the lowest turnout out of all constituencies in the UK, at just 40%.

Boundaries

1918–1950

The constituency was created as Manchester, Rusholme Division, by the Representation of the People Act 1918, and was defined as consisting of three wards of the county borough of Manchester, namely Levenshulme, Longsight and Rusholme.

The division consisted of areas that had been included with Manchester's municipal boundaries in 1890 and 1909. Since the previous redistribution of seats in 1885, they had formed part of the Stretford Division of Lancashire.

The seat was abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1948, with its area being redistributed between Manchester Ardwick (Longsight), Manchester Gorton (Levenshulme) and Manchester Withington (Rusholme) borough constituencies.

Current

The re-established seat comprises the City of Manchester wards of Ardwick, Fallowfield, Hulme, Moss Side, Rusholme and Whalley Range, transferred in approximately equal parts from Manchester Central and the abolished constituency of Manchester Gorton (remaining parts included in the new constituency of Gorton and Denton).

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Manchester Rusholme is one of only two constituencies in England or Wales (the other being Chorley, by convention to not stand against the Speaker) where the Liberal Democrats did not stand a candidate. This was due to the nomination paper being rejected after the close of nominations. It also had the lowest turnout in the country at just 40% of registered electors voting in 2024.

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1940: Another election was due to take place by 1940 but did not take place due to the outbreak of war. The following candidates had already been selected to fight this election:

• Conservative: Edmund Ashworth Radford
• Labour: Lester Hutchinson
• Liberal: Hilda Buckmaster

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

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Elections in the 1910s

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References

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West {{!}} Boundary Commission for England".
2. ''Ninth Schedule, Part I: Parliamentary Boroughs'', 1918 c.64 sch.9
3. F A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England'', Vol.II: Northern England, London, 1991
4. ''First Schedule: Parliamentary Constituencies'', 1948 c.65 sch.1
5. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023".
6. "Statement of person nominated and notice of poll - Manchester Rusholme". Manchester City Council.
7. "Manchester Rusholme - General election results 2024". BBC News.
8. Timan, Joseph. (9 June 2024). "This part of Manchester is the only place in Britain with no Lib Dem candidate". Manchester Evening News.
9. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". [[UK Parliament]].
10. The Liberal Magazine 1939
11. [[Craig, F. W. S.]] (1969). ''British parliamentary election results, 1918–1949''.