Davyhulme (UK Parliament constituency)

Davyhulme was a parliamentary constituency in the Davyhulme suburb of Greater Manchester. It elected conservative Winston Spencer-Churchill, grandson of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, as a Member of Parliament of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from its establishment for the 1983 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.

Davyhulme
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Davyhulme in Greater Manchester, showing boundaries used from 1983–1997
CountyGreater Manchester
1983–1997
Number of membersOne
Replaced byStretford and Urmston, Altrincham and Sale West and Wythenshawe and Sale East[1]
Created fromAltrincham and Sale, Stretford and Knutsford[1]

Upon the constituency's abolition, the territory it covered was mostly incorporated into the new Stretford and Urmston constituency, with the Sale areas joining the new Wythenshawe and Sale East and Altrincham and Sale West constituencies

History

The constituency only existed for three elections spanning nine years; having been established for the 1983 general election and abolished by the 1997 general election. In that time, the constituency elected Churchill every election. Notional results released by the BBC and ITN ahead of the 1983 election estimated that had the constituency existed at the 1979 general election it would have been won by the Conservatives with a majority of 10,671 votes.[2]

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Bucklow, Davyhulme East, Davyhulme West, Flixton, Mersey St Mary's, Priory, St Martin's, and Urmston.[3]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[4]Party
1983Winston Spencer ChurchillConservative
1997 constituency abolished: see Stretford and Urmston,
Altrincham and Sale West & Wythenshawe and Sale East

Elections

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1992: Davyhulme[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Winston Churchill 24,216 48.0 +1.4
Labour Barry Brotherton 19,790 39.2 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Pearcey 5,797 11.5 −11.5
Natural Law Terence L. Brotheridge 665 1.3 New
Majority 4,426 8.8 −7.4
Turnout 50,468 80.5 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing −3.7

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Davyhulme[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Winston Churchill 23,633 46.6 +0.6
Labour John Nicholson 15,434 30.4 +3.6
Liberal Dennis Wrigley 11,637 23.0 −4.2
Majority 8,199 16.17 -2.6
Turnout 50,704 77.3 +3.4
Conservative hold Swing −1.5
General election 1983: Davyhulme[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Winston Churchill 22,055 46.0
Liberal Dennis Wrigley 13,041 27.2
Labour Sean Rogers 12,887 26.8
Majority 9,014 18.8
Turnout 47,983 73.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes and references
  1. "'Davyhulme', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. The Times Guide to the House of Commons June 1983. London: Times Books Ltd. 1983. p. 279. ISBN 0 7230 0255 X.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
  5. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  7. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

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