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Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Index Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Central is a constituency created in 1974 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2012 by Lucy Powell of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party. [1]

56 relations: Ancoats and Beswick (ward), Ancoats and Clayton, Bill Boaks, Bob Litherland, Bradford, Manchester, City Centre (ward), Clayton and Openshaw (ward), Co-operative Party, Conservative Party (UK), Deansgate (ward), Electoral Calculus, First-past-the-post voting, Greater Manchester, Green Party of England and Wales, Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Howling Laud Hope, John Whittaker (UKIP politician), Labour and Co-operative, Labour Party (UK), Liberal Democrats (UK), List of Parliamentary constituencies and Members of Parliament in Greater Manchester, List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, Local Government Boundary Commission for England, Loz Kaye, Lucy Powell, Manchester Central by-election, 1979, Manchester Central by-election, 2012, Manchester Cheetham (UK Parliament constituency), Manchester City Council, Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency), Manchester Platting (UK Parliament constituency), Marginal seat, Matthew Gordon Banks, Member of parliament, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Piccadilly (ward), Robert Jackson (Wantage MP), Rochdale, Safe seat, Tony Lloyd, UK Independence Party, United Kingdom constituencies, United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016, United Kingdom general election, 1979, United Kingdom general election, 1983, United Kingdom general election, 1987, United Kingdom general election, 1992, United Kingdom general election, 1997, United Kingdom general election, 2001, ..., United Kingdom general election, 2005, United Kingdom general election, 2010, United Kingdom general election, 2015, United Kingdom general election, 2017, United Kingdom general election, February 1974, United Kingdom general election, October 1974. Expand index (6 more) »

Ancoats and Beswick (ward)

Ancoats and Beswick is an area and electoral ward of Manchester, England created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) replacing the previous electoral wards of Ancoats & Clayton and Bradford for the local elections 2018.

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Ancoats and Clayton

Ancoats and Clayton is an electoral district or ward in the north of the City of Manchester in North West England.

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Bill Boaks

Lieutenant Commander William George "Bill" Boaks (25 May 1904 – 4 April 1986) was a British Royal Navy officer who became a political campaigner for road safety.

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Bob Litherland

Robert Kenneth Litherland (23 June 1930 – 13 May 2011), known as Bob Litherland, was a British Labour politician.

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Bradford, Manchester

Bradford is a district and electoral ward in the city of Manchester, England, two miles north east of the city centre.

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City Centre (ward)

City Centre ward was a ward of the local authority Manchester City Council from 2004 to 2018.

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Clayton and Openshaw (ward)

Clayton and Openshaw is an area and electoral ward of Manchester, England created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) replacing the previous electoral ward of Ancoats and Clayton for the local elections 2018.

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Co-operative Party

The Co-operative Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom supporting co-operative values and principles.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom.

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Deansgate (ward)

The Deansgate electoral ward of Manchester City Council was created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to replace part of the City Centre ward in 2018.

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Electoral Calculus

Electoral Calculus is a political forecasting web site which attempts to predict future United Kingdom general election results.

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First-past-the-post voting

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

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Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2,782,100.

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Green Party of England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW; Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr) is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales.

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Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester

Norman Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester, PC (15 January 1914 – 6 August 1995) was a British barrister and Labour Party politician.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Howling Laud Hope

Alan "Howling Laud" Hope (born 16 June 1942) is the Leader of the United Kingdom's Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP).

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John Whittaker (UKIP politician)

John Whittaker (born 7 June 1945) is a former Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region, for the UK Independence Party.

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Labour and Co-operative

Labour and Co-operative Party (often abbreviated Labour Co-op; Llafur a’r Blaid Gydweithredol) is a description used by candidates in United Kingdom elections who stand on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (often referred to as Lib Dems) are a liberal British political party, formed in 1988 as a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a splinter group from the Labour Party, which had formed the SDP–Liberal Alliance from 1981.

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List of Parliamentary constituencies and Members of Parliament in Greater Manchester

The ceremonial and metropolitan county of Greater Manchester is divided into 27 Parliamentary constituencies - 16 Borough constituencies and 11 County constituencies.

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List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies

There are 650 constituencies in the United Kingdom, each electing a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons ordinarily every five years.

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Local Government Boundary Commission for England

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is a parliamentary body established by statute to conduct boundary, electoral and structural reviews of local government areas in England.

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Loz Kaye

Laurence "Loz" Kaye, is a British musician, composer, activist and politician.

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Lucy Powell

Lucy Maria Powell (born 10 October 1974) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) Manchester Central since winning the seat at a by-election in November 2012.

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Manchester Central by-election, 1979

The Manchester Central by-election, 1979 was a parliamentary by-election held on 27 September 1979 for the British House of Commons constituency of Manchester Central.

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Manchester Central by-election, 2012

The Manchester Central by-election was a by-election for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom constituency of Manchester Central held on Thursday 15 November 2012.

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Manchester Cheetham (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Cheetham was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester.

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Manchester City Council

Manchester City Council is the local government authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England.

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Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Exchange was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester.

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Manchester Platting (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Platting was a parliamentary constituency in Manchester.

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Marginal seat

A marginal seat or swing seat is a constituency held with a small majority in a legislative election, generally one conducted under a single-winner voting system.

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Matthew Gordon Banks

Matthew Gordon Banks or Matthew Banks, born Matthew Richard William Gordon Banks on 21 June 1961 is a British intelligence and international relations consultant and former Conservative Party politician, who was elected in 1992 as the Member of Parliament for Southport, but lost his seat in 1997.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Piccadilly (ward)

The Piccadilly electoral ward of Manchester City Council was created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to replace part of the City Centre ward in 2018.

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Robert Jackson (Wantage MP)

Robert Victor Jackson (born 24 September 1946) is a politician in the United Kingdom.

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Rochdale

Rochdale is a town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester.

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Safe seat

A safe seat is an electoral district (constituency) in a legislative body (e.g. Congress, Parliament, City Council) which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party, or the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both.

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Tony Lloyd

Anthony Joseph Lloyd (born 25 February 1950) is a British Labour Party politician serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since 2018.

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UK Independence Party

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is a Eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom constituencies

In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elect one member to a parliament or assembly, with the exception of European Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies which are multi member constituencies.

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United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016

The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, also known as the EU referendum and the Brexit referendum, took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar to gauge support for the country either remaining a member of, or leaving, the European Union (EU) under the provisions of the European Union Referendum Act 2015 and also the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

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United Kingdom general election, 1979

The 1979 United Kingdom general election was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 1983

The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 June 1983.

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United Kingdom general election, 1987

The 1987 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom general election, 1992

The 1992 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 April 1992, to elect 651 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom general election, 1997

The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 1 May 1997, five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2001

The 2001 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 7 June 2001, four years after the previous election on 1 May 1997, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2005

The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2010

The 2010 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 6 May 2010, with 45,597,461 registered voters entitled to vote to elect members to the House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2015

The 2015 United Kingdom general election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect 650 members to the House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2017

The 2017 United Kingdom general election took place on Thursday 8 June, having been announced just under two months earlier by Prime Minister Theresa May on 18 April 2017 after it was discussed at cabinet.

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United Kingdom general election, February 1974

The February 1974 United Kingdom general election was held on the 28th day of that month.

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United Kingdom general election, October 1974

The October 1974 United Kingdom general election took place on Thursday 10 October 1974 to elect 635 members of the British House of Commons.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

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