UK Polling History: Election of 9 June 1983 – Manchester Wythenshawe
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | |
| Votes | 23,172 | 12,488 | 6,766 |
| Votes gained | -3,688 | -2,259 | – |
| Share of votes | 54.6% | 29.4% | 15.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 37.4% | 20.2% | 10.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | -4.5% | -3.0% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -6.9% | -4.2% | – |
| Total votes: | 42,426 | |
| Electorate: | 61,876 | |
| Turnout: | 68.6% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 0.7% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Manchester Withington 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Wythenshawe and Sale East 1 May 1997 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Communist | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 22,591 | 10,595 | 3,633 | 495 | |||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 23,881 | 12,026 | 5,921 | 216 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 23,172 | 12,488 | 6,766 | ||||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 26,860 | 14,747 | 3,853 | ||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 26,448 | 12,269 | 6,071 | ||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 26,900 | 14,462 | 6,905 | ||||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 30,260 | 24,505 | |||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 27,485 | 18,548 | 5,717 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 26,870 | 22,093 | 7,336 | ||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 27,625 | 28,934 | |||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 23,378 | 26,200 | |||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 22,045 | 28,611 | |||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 17,191 | 22,775 | 5,607 | 588 | |||