Manchester, Blackley was a borough constituency represented in the

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of the

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. It elected one

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(MP) by the

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system of election. In boundary changes for the 2010 general election it was replaced by Blackley and Broughton.

Boundaries

1918–1983: The County Borough of Manchester wards of Blackley, Crumpsall, 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 Blackley is a suburban area of Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is approximately north of Manchester city centre, on the River Irk. History The hamlet of Blackley was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The name derives from ...

, the deprived inner-city area of

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, and the districts of Moston,

Crumpsall Crumpsall is an outer suburb and electoral ward of Manchester, England, north of Manchester city centre, bordered by Cheetham Hill, Blackley, Harpurhey, Broughton, and Prestwich. The population at the 2011 census was 15,959. Historically par ...

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

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Members of Parliament

Elections

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No candidate who was endorsed by the Coalition Government.

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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Manchester Blackley (Uk Parliament Constituency) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2010 Parliamentary constituencies in Manchester (historic)