Manchester Wythenshawe (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°23′49″N 2°16′08″W / 53.397°N 2.269°W / 53.397; -2.269
| Manchester Wythenshawe | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| 1950 (1950)–1997 (1997) | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Wythenshawe and Sale East, Cheadle, Altrincham and Sale West |
Manchester Wythenshawe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Wythenshawe suburb of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It was then largely replaced by the new Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency.
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