| Manchester Moss Side | |
| Type: | Borough |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Elects Howmany: | one |
| Previous: | Manchester North West and Manchester East |
| Next: | Stretford, Manchester Withington, Manchester Central and Manchester Gorton[1] |
Manchester Moss Side was a parliamentary constituency in the Moss Side area of 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 1983 general election.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Manchester wards of All Saints, Moss Side East, and St. Luke's.[2]
1950–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Moss Side East, and Moss Side West.[3]
1974–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Alexandra, Chorlton, Hulme, Lloyd Street, and Moss Side.[4]
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Gerald Hurst | Conservative | ||
| 1923 | Thomas Ackroyd | Liberal | ||
| 1924 | Sir Gerald Hurst | Conservative | ||
| 1935 | William Duckworth | Conservative | ||
| 1945 | William Griffiths | Labour | ||
| 1950 | Florence Horsbrugh | Conservative | ||
| 1959 | James Watts | Conservative | ||
| 1961 by-election | Frank Taylor | Conservative | ||
| Feb 1974 | Frank Hatton | Labour | ||
| 1978 by-election | George Morton | Labour | ||
| 1983 | constituency abolished | |||
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
Note: This constituency underwent boundary changes after the 1970 election, so was notionally a Labour seat.