Manchester, Blackley was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom located in Northern Greater Manchester which existed from 1918 to 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. In boundary changes for the 2010 general election it was replaced by Blackley and Broughton. Today the area is part of Blackley and Middleton South.

Boundaries

1918–1974: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Blackley, Crumpsall, and Moston.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Blackley, Charlestown, Crumpsall, Lightbowne, and Moston.

1983–2010: The City of Manchester wards of Blackley, Charlestown, Crumpsall, Harpurhey, Lightbowne, and Moston.

This constituency was one of Labour's safest seats, though prior to 1964 it was regarded as a reasonably safe Conservative seat, with the party only gaining the seat once, in their 1945 landslide victory. Located in the North of the city, it included the overspill area of Blackley, the deprived inner-city area of Harpurhey, and the districts of Moston, Crumpsall and Charlestown.

Boundary review From 2010 this seat was abolished, and its constituents form one part of the Blackley and Broughton seat with two electoral wards from Salford.

Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1918 Harold Briggs Conservative 1923 Philip Oliver Liberal 1924 Harold Briggs Conservative 1929 Philip Oliver Liberal 1931 John Lees-Jones Conservative 1945 Jack Diamond Labour 1951 Eric Johnson Conservative 1964 Paul Rose Labour 1979 Ken Eastham Labour 1997 Graham Stringer Labour 2010 constituency abolished: see Blackley and Broughton

Elections Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

No candidate who was endorsed by the Coalition Government.

See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester

Notes and references Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. .

Sources Pre-1945 MPs taken from https://web.archive.org/web/20060520143047/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1945.htm

External links Manchester, Blackley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK