Withington (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester, Withington
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Manchester, Withington in Greater Manchester.
Location of Greater Manchester within England.
County	Greater Manchester
Electorate	73,656 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1918
Member of parliament	Jeff Smith (Labour Party)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Coordinates: 53°25′59″N 2°14′02″W / 53.433°N 2.234°W / 53.433; -2.234

Manchester Withington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jeff Smith of Labour.

Manchester Withington was mostly before 1987 (with three years of Liberal Party representation near its 1918 inception) Conservative. With this designation of MP, it even resisted being gained by Labour in its massive landslide victories in 1945 and 1966. However, in 1987 the seat turned red for the first time and remained so until 2005 when it was gained by a Liberal Democrat.

Manchester Withington consisted of the County Borough of Manchester wards of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Didsbury, and Withington.

Manchester Withington consisted of the County Borough of Manchester wards of Rusholme and Withington.

Manchester Withington consisted of the County Borough of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Levenshulme, Old Moat, and Withington.

Manchester Withington consisted of the County Borough of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Didsbury, Old Moat, and Withington.

Manchester Withington consisted of the City of Manchester wards of Barlow Moor, Burnage, Chorlton, Didsbury, Old Moat, and Withington.

From 2010 to the present day Manchester Withington consists of the City of Manchester wards of:

Jeff Smith is the current Labour MP for the constituency. He was elected at the 2015 general election, defeating the Liberal Democrat incumbent John Leech who had held the seat since 2005.