Manchester Wythenshawe (UK Parliament constituency) explained

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Manchester Wythenshawe
Type:Borough
Year:1950
Abolished:1997
Elects Howmany:One
Next:Wythenshawe and Sale East,
Region:England
County:Greater Manchester

Manchester Wythenshawe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Wythenshawe suburb of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It was then replaced by the new Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency which joined it with the eastern half of Sale from the Trafford Metropolitan Borough.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Didsbury and Wythenshawe.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Didsbury, Northenden, and Woodhouse Park.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Northenden, and Woodhouse Park.

1983–1997: The City of Manchester wards of Baguley, Benchill, Brooklands, Northenden, Sharston, and Woodhouse Park.

Members of Parliament

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1997constituency abolished: see Wythenshawe and Sale East