Stalybridge and Hyde (UK Parliament constituency)

Stalybridge and Hyde is a constituency in Greater Manchester that was created in 1918. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Jonathan Reynolds of the Labour and Co-operative Party since 2010. Reynolds currently serves as Secretary of State for Business and Trade under the government of Keir Starmer.

Constituency profile

The constituency lies on the lower slopes of the Pennines and beginning of the plain below, on the cusp of Greater Manchester and has three broad settlements, the largest of which are Hyde which is bordered by the River Tame and Peak Forest Canal, and Stalybridge which similarly has several parks and recreation grounds and leads up the Tame Valley to Mossley. The geographic features include the footpaths from both towns on neighbouring promontories, Harridge and Wild Bank. Stamford Golf Club and Werneth Low Country Park are in the seat.

Creation

The seat was created under the Representation of the People Act 1918 as a county division of Cheshire. It was formed by combining the bulk of the abolished parliamentary borough of Stalybridge and the majority of the abolished county seat of Hyde.

Boundaries

Template:Maplink 1918–1950: The Boroughs of Dukinfield, Hyde, and Stalybridge, the Urban Districts of Hollingworth and Mottram in Longdendale, and the Rural District of Tintwistle.

1950–1983: The Boroughs of Dukinfield, Hyde, and Stalybridge, the Urban District of Longdendale, and the Rural District of Tintwistle.

Only minor boundary changes; the urban district of Longdendale had been formed in 1936 by combining Hollingworth and Mottram in Longdendale.

On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the bulk of the area covered by the constituency was incorporated into the newly created Borough of Tameside within Greater Manchester; the sparsely populated rural district of Tintwistle was transferred to Derbyshire. However, the constituency boundaries remained unchanged until the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies came into effect for the 1983 general election.

1983–1997: The Borough of Tameside wards of Dukinfield, Dukinfield Stalybridge, Hyde Godley, Hyde Newton, Hyde Werneth, Longdendale, Stalybridge North, and Stalybridge South.

Apart from the area now in Derbyshire, which was transferred to the constituency of High Peak, the boundaries remained broadly unchanged.

1997–present: The Borough of Tameside wards of Dukinfield / Stalybridge, Hyde Godley, Hyde Newton, Hyde Werneth, Longdendale, Mossley, Stalybridge North, and Stalybridge South.

Dukinfield ward transferred to Denton and Reddish; gained Mossley ward from Ashton-under-Lyne.

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place at 1 December 2020, left the boundaries unchanged.

Political history

The seat was held by Conservatives for 34 of the 37 years from 1918 to 1945, and for the other three years by the other two main parties, the Liberal Party (1922–1923) and the Labour Party (1929–1931). It was regained by Labour at the 1945 general election and has remained a safe seat for them since then, although sometimes held with small majorities.

In 1945 the seat was won by Rev. Gordon Lang who was honorary secretary of the United Europe Movement and a leading member of the Proportional Representation Society but who retired on ill health in 1951.

James Purnell, a former 10 Downing Street special advisor, who was first elected at the 2001 general election resigned his cabinet position as Work and Pensions Secretary on 4 June 2009, citing concerns over Prime Minister Gordon Brown's leadership. On 19 February 2010, he announced that he would not contest the 2010 election. Senior Labour Party officials were concerned that Unite was strategically attempting to have Peter Wheeler, a senior Unite official, selected as the Labour candidate, as one of a series of seats, leading to the National Executive Committee putting forward Jonathan Reynolds on the selection shortlist who, as widely expected, won the election.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1918	Sir John Wood, Bt	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1922	Sir John Rhodes	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1923	J. Lincoln Tattersall	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1924	Edmund Wood	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1929	Hugh Hartley Lawrie	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1931	Sydney Hope	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1935	Philip Dunne	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1937 by-election	Horace Trevor-Cox	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1945	Gordon Lang	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1951	Fred Blackburn	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1970	Tom Pendry	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2001	James Purnell	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2010	Jonathan Reynolds	Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Barbara Kaya	7,781	20.9
		Phil Chadwick	6,872	18.5
		Robert Hodgetts-Haley	2,745	7.4
		Audel Shirin	1,227	3.3
		Ian Owen	1,214	3.3
		Kamala Kugan	1,080	2.9
Majority			8,539	22.9
Turnout			37,239	51.5
Registered electors			72,265
	hold		Swing	-6.8

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tayub Amjad	16,079	37.8
		Julian Newton	3,591	8.4
		Jamie Dwan	1,827	4.3
		Julie Wood	1,411	3.3
		John Edge	435	1.0
Majority			2,946	6.9
Turnout			42,368	58.3
	hold		Swing	-6.4

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General election 2017: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tom Dowse	16,193	38.1
		Paul Ankers	996	2.3
		Julie Wood	991	2.3
Majority			8,084	19.1
Turnout			42,457	59.5
	hold		Swing	+1.5

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General election 2015: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Martin Riley	11,761	28.7
		Angela McManus	7,720	18.8
		Jenny Ross	1,850	4.5
		Peter Flynn	1,256	3.1
Majority			6,686	16.3
Turnout			41,034	59.4
	hold		Swing	+4.8

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General election 2010: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Rob Adlard	13,445	32.9
		John Potter	6,965	17.0
		Anthony Jones	2,259	5.5
		John Cooke	1,342	3.3
		Ruth Bergan	679	1.7
Majority			2,744	6.7
Turnout			40,879	59.2
	hold		Swing	−8.5

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Lisa Boardman	9,187	26.0
		Viv Bingham	5,532	15.7
		Nigel Byrne	1,399	4.0
		Mike Smee	1,088	3.1
		John Whittaker	573	1.6
Majority			8,348	23.7
Turnout			35,314	53.5
	hold		Swing	−2.0

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General election 2001: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Andrew Reid	8,922	27.8
		Brendon Jones	4,327	13.5
		Frank Bennett	1,016	3.2
Majority			8,859	27.7
Turnout			32,046	48.4
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nick de Bois	10,557	24.5
		Martin Cross	5,169	12.0
		Robert J.D. Clapham	1,992	4.6
Majority			14,806	34.4
Turnout			43,081	65.7
	hold		Swing	+8.4

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General election 1992: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Simon R. Mort	17,376	34.7
		Ian M. Kirk	4,740	9.5
		Robert G.J. Powell	1,199	2.4
		Darren J. Poyzer	337	0.7
		Edward J. Blomfield	238	0.5
Majority			8,831	17.6
Turnout			50,097	73.5
	hold		Swing	+3.2

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Richard Greenwood	18,738	37.1
		Peter Ashenden	7,311	14.5
Majority			5,663	11.2
Turnout			50,450	74.2
	hold		Swing	+1.1

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General election 1983: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brian Silvester	17,436	36.4
		John Hughes	8,339	17.4
		Bryan Nylan	294	0.6
Majority			4,362	9.1
Turnout			44,867	70.5
	hold		Swing	-1.8

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tom Pendry	27,082	51.86
		J Kershaw	20,502	39.26
		J Pickup	4,642	8.89
Majority			6,580	12.60
Turnout			52,226	77.06
	hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tom Pendry	25,161	51.76
		S Burgoyne	15,404	31.69
		Donald Fletcher Burden	7,725	15.89
	Independent	G Tetler	318	0.65
Majority			9,757	20.07
Turnout			48,608	73.22
	hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tom Pendry	24,922	47.36
		Sam M. Swerling	16,854	32.03
		Harold White	10,850	20.62
Majority			8,068	15.33
Turnout			52,626	79.94
	hold		Swing

General election 1970: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tom Pendry	22,226	47.38
		John E Rogerson	19,377	41.31
		Robert Cooke	5,303	11.31
Majority			2,849	6.07
Turnout			46,906	73.40
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Blackburn	23,974	56.91
		John E Rogerson	18,153	43.09
Majority			5,821	13.82
Turnout			42,127	73.56
	hold		Swing

General election 1964: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Blackburn	23,164	53.99
		Sydney Chapman	19,739	46.01
Majority			3,425	7.98
Turnout			42,903	78.59
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Blackburn	23,732	51.55
		Edward Brown	22,309	48.45
Majority			1,423	3.10
Turnout			46,041	83.43
	hold		Swing

General election 1955: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Blackburn	23,617	50.16
		Idris Owen	23,462	49.84
Majority			155	0.32
Turnout			47,079	83.53
	hold		Swing

General election 1951: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Fred Blackburn	25,402	50.30
		Douglas Glover	25,104	49.70
Majority			298	0.60
Turnout			50,506	87.45
	hold		Swing

General election 1950: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gordon Lang	23,462	46.55
		Douglas Glover	21,619	42.89
		Donald Fletcher Burden	4,930	9.78
		DP Herrick	389	0.77
Majority			1,843	3.66
Turnout			50,400	87.72
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gordon Lang	20,597	44.71
		Horace Trevor-Cox	16,227	35.23
		Donald Fletcher Burden	9,240	20.06
Majority			4,370	9.48
Turnout			46,064	80.69
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

General Election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

• Conservative: Horace Trevor-Cox
• Labour: Gordon Lang

Elections in the 1930s

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1937 Stalybridge and Hyde by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gordon Lang	21,567	49.6
Majority			334	0.8
Turnout			43,468
	hold		Swing

General election 1935: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Philip Dunne	25,502	55.53
		Roland Casasola	20,421	44.47
Majority			5,081	11.06
Turnout			45,923	78.66
	hold		Swing

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General election 1931: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Dobbie	14,251	28.1
		Percy Herbert Jones	8,849	17.5
Majority			13,306	26.3
Turnout			50,657	86.9
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edmund Wood	17,983	36.3
		Percy Herbert Jones	11,186	22.6
Majority			2,360	4.8
Turnout			49,512	86.4
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+7.6

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General election 1924: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Walter Fowden	12,509	33.7
		J. Lincoln Tattersall	8,201	22.1
Majority			3,903	10.5
Turnout			37,122	84.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

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General election 1923: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Rhodes	14,708	46.3
Majority			2,374	7.4
Turnout			31,790	72.2
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+13.6

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General election 1922: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		J. Lincoln Tattersall	10,265	29.3
		Percy Horace Ward	7,578	21.6
Majority			6,951	19.8
Turnout			35,059	81.1
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1910s

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Jacobsen

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General election 1918: Stalybridge and Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Walter Fowden	6,508	24.8
		Owen Jacobsen	6,241	23.8
Majority			6,954	26.6
Turnout			26,211	60.0
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See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester
• History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cheshire

References

Specific

General

Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. Template:ISBN.

External links

• Stalybridge and Hyde UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Stalybridge and Hyde UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Stalybridge and Hyde UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK