The seat covers Gorton, Fallowfield, Levenshulme, Longsight, Rusholme and Whalley Range to the south and east of the city centre, which are diverse and liberal suburbs, with some levels of deprivation such as in Longsight. Most housing is made of red brick terraced houses. There is a large student population, particularly in Fallowfield which includes several halls of residence and private rented houses serving students of Manchester's large universities, though the universities’ campuses are in Manchester Central. The seat includes the Curry Mile of takeaways and restaurants, Gorton Monastery, and small urban parks such as Debdale Park and Platt Fields Park.
The seat is ethnically diverse[3] and its residents are less wealthy than the UK average.[4]
Historyedit
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided the existing seat of South East Lancashire into eight single-member constituencies. The Gorton Division (of Lancashire) was one of these seats. It was renamed the Gorton Division of Manchester in 1918: the area had been incorporated as part of the County Borough of Manchester in 1890.
Manchester Gorton has returned MPs from the Labour Party since 1935, with majorities exceeding 17% since 1979. The 2015 general election result made the seat the eighth-safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[5]
From 1983 to 2017, Sir Gerald Kaufman, Father of the House of Commons, represented the constituency. His death in February 2017 triggered a by-election which was due to be held on 4 May 2017, but this was subsequently countermanded (that is, cancelled) after the House of Commons voted for a snap general election to be held on 8 June 2017.[6][n 2] At that election, the Conservatives returned their lowest vote share for any seat in Great Britain, at 7.3%.[7] The newly-elected MP, Afzal Khan became an opposition frontbencher. In 2019, he was reelected with a commanding lead over the Conservatives, their vote share still in single digits. Khan remained on the frontbench until November 2023.
Boundariesedit
Map of present boundaries
Manchester Central in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83
1885–1918: The Gorton Division of the parliamentary county of South East Lancashire was defined as consisting of the parishes of Denton, Haughton, and Openshaw, and the parish of Gorton (except for the detached part in the parliamentary borough of Manchester).[8]
The constituency comprised an area bounded on the west by the city of Manchester and to the east and south by the county boundary with Cheshire.
In 1890, Manchester's municipal boundaries were extended to include Gorton and Openshaw, although constituency boundaries remained unchanged until 1918.[9] Prior to 1918 the constituency consisted of four wards: Gorton North, Gorton South, Openshaw and St. Mark's.
1918–1950: The Gorton division of the parliamentary borough of Manchester was defined as consisting of the Gorton North, Gorton South and Openshaw wards of the county borough of Manchester.[10]
1950–1955: The borough constituency of Manchester, Gorton was defined as consisting of the Gorton North, Gorton South, Levenshulme and Openshaw wards of the county borough of Manchester.[12]
Although Hodge was a member of the Coalition Government, no official Coalition Government endorsement was sent to any candidate
Election results for South-East Lancashire, Gorton Divisionedit
Elections in the 1910sedit
Expected General Election 1914–15: Under the terms of the Parliament Act 1911 a General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
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Manchester Gorton is a constituency n 1 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Labour s Afzal Khan who was elected at the 2017 general election It is the safest Labour seat in Greater Manchester by numerical majority and one of the safest in the country Manchester GortonBorough constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Manchester Gorton in Greater Manchester in 2010 Location of Greater Manchester within England CountyGreater ManchesterElectorate74 681 December 2010 1 Major settlementsBelle Vue Gorton Levenshulme Rusholme Longsight Current constituencyCreated1918Member of ParliamentAfzal Khan Labour SeatsOneCreated fromSouth East LancashireReplaced byManchester Rusholme Gorton and Denton South East Lancashire GortonFormer County constituencyfor the House of Commons1885 1918SeatsoneCreated fromSouth East Lancashire Manchester Gorton and Manchester Central UK Parliament constituency are due to be abolished for the next general election They will be split into the new constituencies Manchester Rusholme UK Parliament constituency and Gorton and Denton UK Parliament constituency 2 Contents 1 Constituency profile 2 History 3 Boundaries 4 Proposed abolition 5 Members of Parliament 6 Elections 6 1 Elections in the 2010s 6 2 Elections in the 2000s 6 3 Elections in the 1990s 6 4 Elections in the 1980s 6 5 Elections in the 1970s 6 6 Elections in the 1960s 6 7 Elections in the 1950s 6 8 Elections in the 1940s 6 9 Elections in the 1930s 6 10 Elections in the 1920s 6 11 Election in 1918 7 Election results for South East Lancashire Gorton Division 7 1 Elections in the 1910s 7 2 Elections in the 1900s 7 3 Elections in the 1890s 7 4 Elections in the 1880s 8 See also 9 Notes 10 ReferencesConstituency profile editThe seat covers Gorton Fallowfield Levenshulme Longsight Rusholme and Whalley Range to the south and east of the city centre which are diverse and liberal suburbs with some levels of deprivation such as in Longsight Most housing is made of red brick terraced houses There is a large student population particularly in Fallowfield which includes several halls of residence and private rented houses serving students of Manchester s large universities though the universities campuses are in Manchester Central The seat includes the Curry Mile of takeaways and restaurants Gorton Monastery and small urban parks such as Debdale Park and Platt Fields Park The seat is ethnically diverse 3 and its residents are less wealthy than the UK average 4 History editThe Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided the existing seat of South East Lancashire into eight single member constituencies The Gorton Division of Lancashire was one of these seats It was renamed the Gorton Division of Manchester in 1918 the area had been incorporated as part of the County Borough of Manchester in 1890 Manchester Gorton has returned MPs from the Labour Party since 1935 with majorities exceeding 17 since 1979 The 2015 general election result made the seat the eighth safest of Labour s 232 seats by percentage of majority 5 From 1983 to 2017 Sir Gerald Kaufman Father of the House of Commons represented the constituency His death in February 2017 triggered a by election which was due to be held on 4 May 2017 but this was subsequently countermanded that is cancelled after the House of Commons voted for a snap general election to be held on 8 June 2017 6 n 2 At that election the Conservatives returned their lowest vote share for any seat in Great Britain at 7 3 7 The newly elected MP Afzal Khan became an opposition frontbencher In 2019 he was reelected with a commanding lead over the Conservatives their vote share still in single digits Khan remained on the frontbench until November 2023 Boundaries edit nbsp Map of present boundaries nbsp Manchester Central in Lancashire boundaries used 1974 83 1885 1918 The Gorton Division of the parliamentary county of South East Lancashire was defined as consisting of the parishes of Denton Haughton and Openshaw and the parish of Gorton except for the detached part in the parliamentary borough of Manchester 8 The constituency comprised an area bounded on the west by the city of Manchester and to the east and south by the county boundary with Cheshire In 1890 Manchester s municipal boundaries were extended to include Gorton and Openshaw although constituency boundaries remained unchanged until 1918 9 Prior to 1918 the constituency consisted of four wards Gorton North Gorton South Openshaw and St Mark s 1918 1950 The Gorton division of the parliamentary borough of Manchester was defined as consisting of the Gorton North Gorton South and Openshaw wards of the county borough of Manchester 10 The Representation of the People Act 1918 reorganised parliamentary seats throughout Great Britain The redistribution reflected the boundary changes of 1890 with Gorton becoming a division of the parliamentary borough of Manchester Denton and Haughton which together had formed Denton Urban District in 1894 were transferred to the Mossley Division of Lancashire 9 11 1950 1955 The borough constituency of Manchester Gorton was defined as consisting of the Gorton North Gorton South Levenshulme and Openshaw wards of the county borough of Manchester 12 The next redrawing of English constituencies was effected by the Representation of the People Act 1948 The Act introduced the term borough constituency Levenshulme was transferred from the abolished Manchester Rusholme seat 9 The revised boundaries were first used at the 1950 general election 1955 1974 The Gorton North and Gorton South wards of the county borough of Manchester and the urban districts of Audenshaw and Denton 13 In 1955 boundary changes were made based on the recommendations of the Boundary Commission appointed under the House of Commons Redistribution of Seats Act 1949 Levenshulme passed to Manchester Withington while Openshaw formed the core of a new Manchester Openshaw seat 1974 1983 The Gorton North and Gorton South wards of the county borough of Manchester and the urban districts of Audenshaw and Denton 14 The Boundary Commission for England proposed no change to the constituency at the Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies but later went on to propose a minor amendment to the constituency to meet new ward boundaries in Manchester 1983 2010 The Fallowfield Gorton North Gorton South Levenshulme Longsight and Rusholme wards of the City of Manchester 15 The 1983 redistribution of seats reflected local government reforms made in 1974 Manchester Gorton became a borough constituency in the parliamentary county of Greater Manchester The constituency was unaltered at the next redistribution prior to the 1997 general election 16 2010 The Fallowfield Gorton North Gorton South Levenshulme Longsight Rusholme and Whalley Range wards of the City of Manchester 17 In 2018 the Local Government Boundary Commission for England LGBCE implemented changes to Manchester s electoral wards including the merging of Gorton North and Gorton South to create a new ward Gorton and Abbey Hey 18 For the purposes of parliamentary elections the 2004 2018 ward boundaries are used Proposed abolition editFurther to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the seat will be abolished for the next general election with its contents split in two 2 Gorton Levenshulme and Longsight to be included with the town of Denton in a new constituency called Gorton and Denton Fallowfield Rusholme and Whalley Range to form part of the re established constituency of Manchester RusholmeMembers of Parliament editYear Member 19 Party Notes 1885 Richard Peacock Liberal 1889 by election William Mather Liberal 1895 Ernest Hatch Conservative 1905 Liberal Hatch crossed the floor 20 1906 John Hodge Labour 1923 Joseph Compton Labour 1931 Eric Bailey Conservative 1935 Joseph Compton Labour 1937 by election William Wedgewood Benn Labour 1942 by election William Oldfield Labour 1955 Konni Zilliacus Labour 1967 by election Kenneth Marks Labour 1983 Sir Gerald Kaufman Labour Died February 2017 by election was called but countermanded due to snap general election 2017 Afzal Khan Labour Shadow Deputy House of Commons Leader 2020 2021Elections editElections in the 2010s edit General election 2019 Manchester Gorton 21 Party Candidate Votes Labour Afzal Khan 34 583 77 6 1 3 Conservative Sebastian Lowe 4 244 9 5 2 2 Liberal Democrats Jackie Pearcey 2 448 5 5 0 2 Green Eliza Tyrrell 1 697 3 8 1 5 Brexit Party Lesley Kaya 1 573 3 5 New Majority 30 339 68 1 0 9 Turnout 44 545 58 5 2 5 Labour hold Swing 0 5 General election 2017 Manchester Gorton 22 Party Candidate Votes Labour Afzal Khan 35 085 76 3 9 2 Conservative Shaden Jaradat 3 355 7 3 2 4 Independent George Galloway 2 615 5 7 New Liberal Democrats Jackie Pearcey 2 597 5 7 1 5 Green Jess Mayo 1 038 2 3 7 5 UKIP Phil Eckersley 952 2 1 6 1 CPA Kemi Abidogun 233 0 5 New Independent David Hopkins 51 0 1 New Communist League Peter Clifford 27 0 1 New Majority 31 730 69 0 11 7 Turnout 45 953 61 0 3 4 Labour hold Swing 5 9 These are the same as the candidates who were to stand at the cancelled 2017 by election except for an Official Monster Raving Loony Party candidate and another independent who did not stand at the general election General election 2015 Manchester Gorton 23 24 Party Candidate Votes Labour Gerald Kaufman 28 187 67 1 17 0 Green Laura Bannister 4 108 9 8 7 1 Conservative Mohammed Afzal 4 063 9 7 1 3 UKIP Phil Eckersley 3 434 8 2 New Liberal Democrats Dave Page 1 782 4 2 28 4 TUSC Simon Hickman 264 0 6 0 3 Pirate Cris Chesha 181 0 4 0 2 Majority 24 079 57 3 39 8 Turnout 42 019 57 6 7 1 Labour hold Swing 5 0 General election 2010 Manchester Gorton 25 26 Party Candidate Votes Labour Gerald Kaufman 19 211 50 1 3 0 Liberal Democrats Qassim Afzal 12 508 32 6 0 9 Conservative Caroline Healy 4 224 11 0 1 2 Green Justine Hall 1 048 2 7 New Respect Mohammed Zulfikar 507 1 3 New TUSC Karen Reissman 337 0 9 New Christian Peter Harrison 254 0 7 New Pirate Tim Dobson 236 0 6 New Majority 6 703 17 5 2 1 Turnout 38 325 50 5 4 7 Labour hold Swing 1 1 Elections in the 2000s edit General election 2005 Manchester Gorton 27 Party Candidate Votes Labour Gerald Kaufman 15 480 53 2 9 6 Liberal Democrats Qassim Afzal 9 672 33 2 11 9 Conservative Amanda Byrne 2 848 9 8 0 1 UKIP Gregg Beaman 783 2 7 1 0 Workers Revolutionary Dan Waller 181 0 6 New Resolutionist Party Matthew Kay 159 0 5 New Majority 5 808 20 0 21 5 Turnout 29 123 45 0 2 3 Labour hold Swing 10 8 General election 2001 Manchester Gorton 28 Party Candidate Votes Labour Gerald Kaufman 17 099 62 8 2 5 Liberal Democrats Jackie Pearcey 5 795 21 3 3 8 Conservative Christopher Causer 2 705 9 9 1 8 Green Bruce Bingham 835 3 1 2 2 UKIP Rashid Bhatti 462 1 7 New Socialist Labour Kirsty Muir 333 1 2 0 2 Majority 11 304 41 5 6 3 Turnout 27 229 42 7 12 9 Labour hold Swing 3 2 Elections in the 1990s edit Changes in vote compared with notional figures for 1992 election following boundary changes General election 1997 Manchester Gorton 29 Party Candidate Votes Labour Gerald Kaufman 23 704 65 3 2 9 Liberal Democrats Jackie Pearcey 6 362 17 5 3 5 Conservative Guy Senior 4 249 11 7 7 8 Referendum Kevin Hartley 812 2 2 New Green Spencer FitzGibbon 683 1 9 0 3 Socialist Labour Trevor Wongsam 501 1 4 New Majority 17 342 47 8 5 0 Turnout 36 311 55 6 5 2 Labour hold Swing General election 1992 Manchester Gorton 30 31 Party Candidate Votes Labour Gerald Kaufman 23 671 62 3 7 9 Conservative Jonathan Bullock 7 392 19 5 3 8 Liberal Democrats Phil Harris 5 327 14 0 7 7 Liberal Terry Henderson 767 2 0 New Green Mike Daw 595 1 6 New Revolutionary Communist Pam Lawrence 108 0 3 New Natural Law Philip D Mitchell 84 0 2 New International Communist Colleen E Smith 30 0 1 New Majority 16 279 42 8 11 7 Turnout 37 974 60 8 9 6 Labour hold Swing 5 9 Elections in the 1980s edit General election 1987 Manchester Gorton 32 Party Candidate Votes Labour Gerald Kaufman 24 615 54 4 3 2 Conservative John Kershaw 10 550 23 3 5 2 Liberal Keith Whitmore 9 830 21 7 2 7 Red Front Pam Lawrence 253 0 6 New Majority 14 065 31 1 8 4 Turnout 45 248 70 4 2 5 Labour hold Swing General election 1983 Manchester Gorton 33 Party Candidate Votes Labour Gerald Kaufman 22 460 51 2 Conservative John Kershaw 12 495 28 5 Liberal Keith Whitmore 8 348 19 0 Communist Malcolm Cowle 333 0 8 BNP Leslie Andrews 231 0 5 Majority 9 965 22 7 Turnout 43 867 67 9 Labour hold Swing Gerald Kaufman had been the MP for the Manchester Ardwick constituency which had been abolished for this election since 1970 34 Elections in the 1970s edit General election 1979 Manchester Gorton Party Candidate Votes Labour Kenneth Marks 22 293 53 5 Conservative Michael Lord 16 009 38 5 Liberal Graham Shaw 2 867 6 9 National Front Richard Chadfield 469 1 1 New Majority 6 284 15 1 Turnout 41 638 77 2 Labour hold Swing General election October 1974 Manchester Gorton Party Candidate Votes Labour Kenneth Marks 21 287 53 63 Conservative Stephen Waley Cohen 12 423 31 30 Liberal A Cottam 5 984 15 08 Majority 8 864 22 33 Turnout 39 694 70 94 Labour hold Swing General election February 1974 Manchester Gorton Party Candidate Votes Labour Kenneth Marks 22 276 51 23 Conservative Stephen Waley Cohen 13 300 30 59 Liberal Robert Brooks 7 906 18 18 Majority 8 976 20 64 Turnout 43 482 78 35 Labour hold Swing General election 1970 Manchester Gorton 35 Party Candidate Votes Labour Kenneth Marks 23 679 53 47 Conservative John A Kevill 17 594 39 73 Liberal James M Ashley 3 013 6 80 Majority 6 085 13 74 Turnout 44 376 71 90 Labour hold Swing Elections in the 1960s edit 1967 Manchester Gorton by election 35 Party Candidate Votes Labour Kenneth Marks 19 259 45 89 14 21 Conservative Winston Churchill 18 682 44 51 4 61 Liberal Terry Lacey 2 471 5 89 New All Party Alliance John Creasey 1 123 2 68 New Communist Victor Eddisford 437 1 04 New Majority 557 1 38 Turnout 41 972 Labour hold Swing General election 1966 Manchester Gorton 35 Party Candidate Votes Labour Konni Zilliacus 24 726 60 10 Conservative Ian Keith Paley 16 418 39 90 Majority 8 308 20 20 Turnout 41 144 72 56 Labour hold Swing General election 1964 Manchester Gorton 35 Party Candidate Votes Labour Konni Zilliacus 23 895 55 11 Conservative Edwin Hodson 19 465 44 89 Majority 4 430 10 22 Turnout 43 360 76 44 Labour hold Swing Elections in the 1950s edit General election 1959 Manchester Gorton 35 Party Candidate Votes Labour Konni Zilliacus 23 337 50 94 Conservative Henry Donald Moore 22 480 49 06 Majority 857 1 88 Turnout 45 817 82 04 Labour hold Swing General election 1955 Manchester Gorton 35 Party Candidate Votes Labour Konni Zilliacus 21 102 50 32 Conservative K Bruce Campbell 20 833 49 68 Majority 269 0 64 Turnout 41 935 76 49 Labour hold Swing General election 1951 Manchester Gorton 35 Party Candidate Votes Labour William Oldfield 28 763 58 02 Conservative Squire Horace Garlick 20 815 41 98 Majority 7 948 16 04 Turnout 49 578 82 31 Labour hold Swing General election 1950 Manchester Gorton 35 Party Candidate Votes Labour William Oldfield 28 088 55 18 Conservative James Watts 18 564 36 47 Liberal Abram Maxwell Caplin 3 377 6 63 New Communist Syd Abbott 36 873 1 72 New Majority 9 524 18 71 Turnout 50 902 85 49 Labour hold Swing Elections in the 1940s edit General election 1945 Manchester Gorton 35 Party Candidate Votes Labour William Oldfield 24 095 69 05 Conservative Harry Sharp 10 799 30 95 Majority 13 296 38 10 Turnout 34 894 75 53 Labour hold 1942 Manchester Gorton by election Party Candidate Votes Labour William Oldfield Unopposed Labour hold Elections in the 1930s edit 1937 Manchester Gorton by election 35 Party Candidate Votes Labour William Wedgewood Benn 17 849 57 69 1 83 Conservative Alexander Spearman 13 091 42 31 1 83 Majority 4 758 15 38 Turnout 30 940 Labour hold Swing General election 1935 Manchester Gorton Party Candidate Votes Labour Joseph Compton 20 039 55 86 Conservative Eric Bailey 15 833 44 14 Majority 4 206 11 72 N A Turnout 35 872 77 12 Labour gain from Conservative Swing General election 1931 Manchester Gorton Party Candidate Votes Conservative Eric Bailey 21 228 55 1 25 6 Labour Joseph Compton 16 316 42 3 18 8 Communist Chris Flanagan 1 000 2 6 New Majority 4 912 12 8 N A Turnout 38 544 81 9 0 4 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Elections in the 1920s edit General election 1929 Manchester Gorton 37 Party Candidate Votes Labour Joseph Compton 22 056 61 1 5 1 Unionist Alfred Critchley 10 664 29 5 14 5 Liberal Beatrice Annie Bayfield 3 385 9 4 New Majority 11 392 31 6 19 6 Turnout 36 105 81 5 1 0 Registered electors 44 300 Labour hold Swing 9 8 General election 1924 Manchester Gorton 37 Party Candidate Votes Labour Joseph Compton 16 383 56 0 4 0 Unionist B C Sellars 12 898 44 0 4 0 Majority 3 485 12 0 8 0 Turnout 29 281 80 5 6 0 Registered electors 36 378 Labour hold Swing 4 0 General election 1923 Manchester Gorton 37 Party Candidate Votes Labour Joseph Compton 16 080 60 0 6 4 Unionist William Heap 10 702 40 0 6 4 Majority 5 378 20 0 12 8 Turnout 26 782 74 5 4 5 Registered electors 35 963 Labour hold Swing 4 0 General election 1922 Manchester Gorton 37 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Hodge 15 058 53 6 13 8 Unionist William Heap 13 057 46 4 New Majority 2 001 7 2 38 3 Turnout 28 115 79 0 21 0 Registered electors 35 567 Labour hold Swing N A Election in 1918 edit General election 1918 Manchester Gorton 38 39 40 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Hodge 13 047 67 4 15 2 Ind Unionist Henry White 5 005 25 9 New Socialist Labour J T Murphy 1 300 6 7 New Majority 8 042 41 5 37 1 Turnout 19 352 58 0 24 7 Registered electors 33 382 Labour hold Swing N A Although Hodge was a member of the Coalition Government no official Coalition Government endorsement was sent to any candidateElection results for South East Lancashire Gorton Division editElections in the 1910s edit Expected General Election 1914 15 Under the terms of the Parliament Act 1911 a General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915 The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914 the following candidates had been selected Labour John Hodge Unionist Fred H Carter 41 In the event the election was postponed on the outbreak of the Great War General election December 1910 Gorton 42 43 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Hodge 7 840 52 2 0 6 Conservative Henry White 7 187 47 8 0 6 Majority 653 4 4 1 2 Turnout 15 027 82 7 0 6 Registered electors 18 175 Labour hold Swing 0 6 General election January 1910 Gorton 42 43 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Hodge 7 807 51 6 14 8 Conservative Henry White 7 334 48 4 14 8 Majority 473 3 2 29 6 Turnout 15 141 83 3 5 3 Registered electors 18 175 Labour hold Swing 14 8 Elections in the 1900s edit nbsp Hodge General election 1906 Gorton 44 43 Party Candidate Votes Labour Repr Cmte John Hodge 8 566 66 4 18 8 Conservative SW Royce 4 341 33 6 18 8 Majority 4 225 32 8 N A Turnout 12 907 78 0 2 2 Registered electors 16 547 Labour Repr Cmte gain from Conservative Swing 18 8 Hatch crossed the floor of the House of Commons to sit with the Liberals around February 1905 20 nbsp Ward General election 1900 Gorton 44 45 43 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Ernest Hatch 5 761 52 4 5 5 Lib Lab W Ward 5 241 47 6 New Majority 520 4 8 11 0 Turnout 11 002 75 8 2 3 Registered electors 14 511 Conservative hold Swing N A Elections in the 1890s edit nbsp Hatch General election 1895 Gorton 44 45 43 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Ernest Hatch 5 865 57 9 9 0 Ind Labour Party Richard Pankhurst 4 261 42 1 New Majority 1 604 15 8 N A Turnout 10 126 78 1 9 2 Registered electors 14 511 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N A General election 1892 Gorton 44 43 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Mather 5 255 51 1 1 5 Conservative Ernest Hatch 5 033 48 9 1 5 Majority 222 2 2 3 0 Turnout 10 288 87 3 2 9 Registered electors 11 782 Liberal hold Swing 1 5 Elections in the 1880s edit nbsp Mather By election 22 Mar 1889 Gorton 46 43 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Mather 5 155 54 5 1 9 Conservative Ernest Hatch 4 309 45 5 1 9 Majority 846 9 0 3 8 Turnout 9 464 88 7 4 3 Registered electors 10 674 Liberal hold Swing 1 9 Caused by Peacock s death General election 1886 Gorton 43 44 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Richard Peacock 4 592 52 6 8 0 Conservative Arthur George Egerton 4 135 47 4 8 0 Majority 457 5 2 16 0 Turnout 8 727 84 4 0 3 Registered electors 10 334 Liberal hold Swing 8 0 General election 1885 Gorton 43 44 47 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Richard Peacock 5 300 60 6 N A Conservative Daniel Irvine Flattely 3 452 39 4 N A Majority 1 848 21 2 N A Turnout 8 752 84 7 N A Registered electors 10 334 Liberal win new seat See also editList of parliamentary constituencies in Greater ManchesterNotes edit A borough constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer As with all constituencies the constituency elects one Member of Parliament 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