Manchester Openshaw (UK Parliament constituency)

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Manchester Openshaw was a former parliamentary constituency in Greater Manchester, England, that elected a Member of Parliament to the UK House of Commons until its abolition in the 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
abolished 1983
category Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1955
Historic parliamentary constituencies in North West England
containedArea Openshaw NERFINISHED
parts of the City of Manchester
country United Kingdom
created 1955
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
elects one Member of Parliament
endOfRepresentation 1983 general election
locatedIn England
Greater Manchester
namedAfter Openshaw NERFINISHED
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
previousConstituency Manchester Clayton (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
Manchester Gorton (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
region North West England
replacedBy Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
Manchester Gorton (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
startOfRepresentation 1955 general election

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Denton and Reddish (UK Parliament constituency) previousConstituency Manchester Openshaw (UK Parliament constituency)