The constituency was created as a result of the Report of the Boundary Commission in 1917, when it was recommended to be called "Manchester Collyhurst". However, when the Representation of the People Bill to give effect to the commission's recommendations was debated in Parliament, the Government accepted an amendment to change the name to Platting.
The constituency emerged from the Report of the Boundary Commission in 1917, proposing it be named "Manchester Collyhurst". Nevertheless, when the bill to carry out the commission's suggestions was debated in Parliament, the government agreed to a modification changing its name to Platt Fields.