Augustine Hailwood

Augustine Hailwood JP (11 December 1875 – 1 December 1939), was a British baker and Unionist Party politician, MP for Manchester Ardwick from 1918-22.

Background

Hailwood was born the son of James and Elizabeth Hailwood. He was educated at Xaverian College, Manchester. He married Mary Hilda Amiel. They had three sons.^[1]

Political career

Hailwood was a member of Manchester City Council from 1909–11. He was Honorary Secretary of the East Manchester Unionist and Unionist Association. He was Unionist candidate for the Manchester Ardwick division at the 1918 General Election. He was endorsed by the Coalition government and was easily elected. He was defeated at the 1922 General Election, lost again in 1923 and did not stand in 1924. He was a justice of the peace for the City of Manchester. He was a Governor of St Bede's College, Manchester.^[1] He did not stand for parliament again.^[2]

Electoral record

General Election 1918: Manchester Ardwick^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
C	Unionist	Augustine Hailwood	8,641	48.5	n/a
	Labour	Thomas Lowth	5,670	31.8	n/a
	National	H.M. Stephenson	3,510	19.7	n/a
Majority			2,971	16.7	n/a
Turnout			17,821	47.9	n/a
Registered electors			37,214
	Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

General Election 1922: Manchester Ardwick^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Lowth	14,031	52.3	+20.5
	Unionist	Augustine Hailwood	12,777	47.7	−0.8
Majority			1,254	4.6	n/a
Turnout			26,808	71.4	+23.5
Registered electors			37,572
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+10.7

General Election 1923: Manchester Ardwick^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Lowth	15,673	60.4	+8.1
	Unionist	Augustine Hailwood	10,266	39.6	−8.1
Majority			5,407	20.8	+16.2
Turnout			25,939	69.3	−2.1
Registered electors			37,404
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.1

References

^ ^a ^b (2007, December 01). Hailwood, Augustine, (11 Dec. 1875–1 Dec. 1939), JP, City of Manchester. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 9 Apr. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-210616.
^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1973, FWS Craig
^ ^a ^b ^c Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 184.

[ukwhoswho.com-1] (2007, December 01). Hailwood, Augustine, (11 Dec. 1875–1 Dec. 1939), JP, City of Manchester. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 9 Apr. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-210616.

[2] British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1973, FWS Craig

[craig1918-3] Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 184.

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