Overview
Cheetham ward was one of the fifteen municipal wards created in 1838, when the Manchester Borough Council was granted a Charter of Incorporation under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835.
Initially, the ward covered the former township of Cheetham, which had been absorbed into Manchester by the borough's Charter of Incorporation. Its original boundaries remained in place until 1919 when that part of the ward to the south of Elizabeth Street was transferred to the Collegiate Church ward. Further boundary revisions in 1950 and 1971 transferred more of Cheetham ward to the Collegiate Church ward. Another revision in 1982 transferred that part of the former Collegiate Church ward north of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway to the Cheetham ward, these boundaries were largely unaffected by the city-wide boundary revision of 2004. At the latest revision in 2018, the ward's north-eastern boundary became the Bury Line of the Manchester Metrolink.
From 1838 until 1885, the ward formed part of the Manchester Parliamentary constituency. From 1885 until 1918, it was part of the Manchester North West Parliamentary constituency. From 1918 until 1950, it was part of the Manchester Exchange Parliamentary constituency. From 1950 until 1974, it was part of the Manchester Cheetham Constituency before being transferred to the new Manchester Central constituency until 2010. From 2010 until 2024, it was part of the Blackley and Broughton Parliamentary constituency. As of 2024, it has returned to the Manchester Central Parliamentary constituency.
