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1679:
1610:Conservative
1600:
1595:
1590:
1583:
1576:
1550:: Prestwich
1520:
1456:Cyril Potter
1451:Conservative
1441:
1436:
1431:
1424:
1417:
1391:: Prestwich
1356:
1289:Conservative
1279:
1274:
1269:
1262:
1255:
1229:: Prestwich
1199:
1132:Conservative
1122:
1117:
1112:
1105:
1098:
1072:: Prestwich
1046:Conservative
1041:
999:
970:Conservative
960:
955:
950:
943:
936:
910:: Prestwich
880:
878:Conservative
801:
796:
791:
784:
779:Conservative
777:
751:: Prestwich
712:
710:Conservative
670:
646:Abel Buckley
631:
626:
621:
614:
609:Conservative
607:
581:: Prestwich
568:
502:Conservative
493:
488:
483:
478:Abel Buckley
476:
469:
443:: Prestwich
400:
384:
316:Conservative
292:Abel Buckley
225:
209:
178:Great Heaton
120:
118:
89:constituency
84:
83:
63:Created from
18:
1293:W T Hedges
571:(new seat)
212:freeholders
73:Replaced by
2021:Categories
1950:References
1883:Candidate
1746:Candidate
1558:Candidate
1399:Candidate
1237:Candidate
1080:Candidate
918:Candidate
759:Candidate
589:Candidate
451:Candidate
173:Failsworth
153:Chadderton
115:Boundaries
93:Lancashire
2042:Prestwich
1917:Unopposed
1820:Majority
1803:Henry May
1630:Majority
1471:Majority
1307:Majority
1150:Majority
990:Majority
831:Majority
661:Majority
521:Majority
393:Elections
257:, formed
222:Abolition
193:Prestwich
168:Droylsden
163:Crumpsall
141:townships
85:Prestwich
24:Prestwich
1938:See also
1718:Unionist
401:Decades:
273:Election
158:Crompton
148:Blackley
99:for the
35:for the
1927:Liberal
1903:Liberal
1853:Liberal
1839:11,352
1835:Turnout
1766:Liberal
1709:Liberal
1677:Liberal
1665:22,123
1649:17,544
1645:Turnout
1591:10,355
1578:Liberal
1518:Liberal
1506:22,123
1490:19,744
1486:Turnout
1432:11,564
1419:Liberal
1354:Liberal
1342:19,267
1326:16,211
1322:Turnout
1270:10,187
1257:Liberal
1197:Liberal
1185:15,732
1169:13,533
1165:Turnout
1100:Liberal
1039:Liberal
1027:13,812
1011:11,977
1007:Turnout
938:Liberal
866:12,827
850:11,281
846:Turnout
811:Liberal
717:Liberal
698:11,156
678:Turnout
641:Liberal
566:Liberal
554:11,156
539:10,100
535:Turnout
471:Liberal
373:Liberal
354:Liberal
335:Liberal
297:Liberal
129:Salford
95:of the
29:Former
1886:Votes
1880:Party
1845:−36.5
1829:+32.2
1823:5,688
1807:2,832
1789:+16.1
1779:8,520
1749:Votes
1743:Party
1731:Cawley
1633:3,166
1619:7,189
1561:Votes
1555:Party
1542:Cawley
1474:3,384
1460:8,180
1402:Votes
1396:Party
1383:Potter
1366:+10.1
1316:+20.2
1310:4,163
1302:−10.1
1296:6,024
1280:+10.1
1240:Votes
1234:Party
1221:Cawley
1139:6,406
1113:7,127
1083:Votes
1077:Party
979:5,938
951:6,039
921:Votes
915:Party
902:Cawley
820:5,563
792:5,718
762:Votes
756:Party
682:9,547
650:4,704
622:4,843
592:Votes
586:Party
511:4,686
484:5,414
454:Votes
448:Party
279:Party
276:Member
198:Royton
188:Moston
133:Oldham
87:was a
1861:Swing
1842:42.8
1826:50.2
1810:24.9
1784:75.1
1689:+0.4
1685:Swing
1655:−9.9
1652:79.3
1639:+0.8
1636:18.0
1625:−0.4
1622:41.0
1601:+0.4
1596:59.0
1530:-4.2
1526:Swing
1496:+5.1
1493:89.2
1480:−8.4
1477:17.2
1466:+4.2
1463:41.4
1442:−4.2
1437:58.6
1362:Swing
1332:−1.9
1329:84.1
1313:25.6
1299:37.2
1275:62.8
1209:+2.3
1205:Swing
1175:−0.7
1172:86.0
1159:+4.6
1145:−2.3
1142:47.3
1123:+2.3
1118:52.7
1055:+1.1
1051:Swing
1044:from
1017:−1.2
1014:86.7
985:−1.1
982:49.6
961:+1.1
956:50.4
886:Swing
856:+2.1
853:87.9
823:49.3
797:50.7
743:Agnew
726:+4.3
722:Swing
715:from
688:−4.9
685:85.6
656:−4.3
653:49.3
632:+4.3
627:50.7
542:90.5
514:46.4
489:53.6
424:1910s
419:1900s
414:1890s
409:1880s
55:Seats
1930:hold
1856:hold
1680:hold
1521:hold
1357:hold
1200:hold
1156:5.4
1153:721
1042:gain
996:0.8
993:101
890:0.0
881:hold
840:0.0
837:1.4
834:155
826:0.0
802:0.0
713:gain
667:1.4
664:139
527:7.2
524:728
325:1895
306:1886
287:1885
139:and
131:and
49:1918
45:1885
1814:New
1000:N/A
671:N/A
569:win
58:one
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