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Ashton-under-Lyne is a
The constituency covers the Failsworth East, Failsworth West wards in the
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* Both candidates having received 3,049 votes each, Addison was elected on the Returning Officer's casting vote.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashton-Under-Lyne (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832 Politics of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham Politics of Tameside
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in the House of Commons
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of the UK Parliament
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. It has been represented since 2015
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by Angela Rayner
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, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile
Like much of Greater Manchester, Ashton was a significant hub for textile production and retains some manufacturing. Incomes and house prices are lower than UK averages.Boundaries
The constituency covers the Failsworth East, Failsworth West wards in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Oldham, The borough had a population of 237,628 making it the seventh-largest district by populati ...
and the Ashton Hurst, Ashton St. Michael's, Ashton Waterloo, Droylsden East, Droylsden West and St. Peters wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after the River Tame, which flows through the borough, and includes the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Du ...
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1832–1885: The area defined by the Ashton-under-Lyne Improvement Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo. IV. c.lxxvii).
1885–1918: The existing parliamentary borough, and so much of the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne included in the local government district of Hurst as was not already included in the parliamentary borough.
1918–1949: The Municipal Borough of Ashton-under-Lyne, and the Urban District of Hurst.
1950–1955: The Municipal Boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, and Mossley; and the Rural District of Limehurst.
1955–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, and Mossley; and the Rural District of Droylsden.
Members of Parliament
In the 1886 election, voting resulted in a tie between incumbent John Edmund Wentworth Addison and theLiberal
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candidate. Under the legislation of the time, the presiding officer had a casting vote, and Addison was reelected.
In the by-election of 29 October 1928, the turnout was 89.1%, a record for Great Britain. The mayor arranged for the result to be signalled by coloured rockets.
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originally selected Angela McManus as candidate, but she changed to the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency.
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: William Jowitt won the 1939 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election unopposed. Back to ElectionsElections in the 1920s
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; 1916 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election In the Ashton-under-Lyne By-Election of 23 December 1916, Albert Henry Stanley, Unionist was elected unopposed. Back to ElectionsElections in the 1900s
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* Caused by Gibson's appointment asPresident of the Board of Trade
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* Caused by Gibson's appointment as President of the Poor Law Board The Poor Law Board was established in the United Kingdom in 1847 as a successor body to the Poor Law Commission overseeing the administration of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834. The new body was headed by a President, and with the Lord President of ...
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* Caused by Hindley's death.
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*List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester
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* 1920 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
* 1928 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
* 1931 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
* 1939 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
* 1945 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
The 1945 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election was a by-election held on 2 October 1945 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne.
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