Our historical statistics are always for precisely defined areas, usually administrative units, not "places". We know about the following units named after Openshaw. Each has its own "home page" with much more information. Click on a tick to go directly to a particular statistical theme.

Administrative Area:	Popu- lation	Life+ Death	Indu- stry	Work+ Poverty	Social Class	Hous- ing	Learn +Lang	Roots+ Relig.	Land Use
Openshaw USD
Openshaw EP
Openshaw CP/Tn

Be careful! A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. For example, in England and Wales rural districts — units with RD or RSD suffixes — may even exclude the places they are named after. The "Units covering this place" tab lists units whose boundaries contained Openshaw.

Election Results

Election results are available for these constituencies associated with Openshaw.

Constituencies	Start Date	End Date
Manchester Openshaw BCon	1955	1982

Additional constituencies that covered Openshaw may be listed on the "Units covering this place" tab.

This website includes information on many different historical units, including census data and other statistics. The boundaries of these units covered Openshaw:

Administrative Area:	Popu- lation	Life+ Death	Indu- stry	Work+ Poverty	Social Class	Hous- ing	Learn +Lang	Roots+ Relig.	Land Use
Manchester AP/CP
Openshaw CP/Tn
South Manchester CP
Manchester CB/MB
Chorlton RegD/PLU
Manchester District
Manchester O41area
Lancashire AdmC
Lancashire AncC
Greater Manchester Met.C
Lancashire RegC
the North West GovOf
Great Britain Dep
England and Wales Dep

Click on a tick for direct access to that theme.

Election Results

Election results are available for these constituencies which covered Openshaw.

Constituencies	Start Date	End Date
Lancashire Southern PDivCon	1832	1867
Manchester PBCon	1868	1884
South East Lancashire Gorton PDivCon	1885	1917
Manchester Gorton PBDivCon/BCon	1918	1954
Manchester Openshaw BCon	1955	1982
Manchester Blackley PBDivCon/BCon	1983	1991
Manchester Central BCon	1992	2009

Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for Openshaw. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our Historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the Information option, and then clicking on your location. Units will also not be listed here if we hold no computerised boundaries for them, such as Registration sub-Districts and Sanitary Districts.