Salford North (UK Parliament constituency)
Salford North | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1950 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Salford |
Replaced by | Salford East and Salford West |
Salford North was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1950.[1] It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
History
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, which split the two-member Salford constituency into three divisions: Salford North, Salford South and Salford West. It was abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Salford wards of Greenage, Kersal, St John's, St Matthias, and Trinity.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Salford wards of Albert Park, Charlestown, Grosvenor, Kersal, and St Matthias.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1885 | Edward Hardcastle | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1892 | William Henry Holland | Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1895 | Frederick Platt-Higgins | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1906 | Sir William Pollard Byles | Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1917 by-election | Benjamin Tillett | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1924 | Samuel Finburgh | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1929 | Benjamin Tillett | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1931 | John Patrick Morris | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1945 | William McAdam | Labour |
1950 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Hardcastle | 3,519 | 51.3 | n/a | |
Liberal | Robert Arthur Arnold | 3,343 | 48.7 | n/a | |
Majority | 176 | 2.6 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 88.8 | n/a | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Hardcastle | 3,326 | 51.2 | −0.1 | |
Liberal | Robert Arthur Arnold | 3,169 | 48.8 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 157 | 2.4 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 84.0 | −4.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.1 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Henry Holland | 3,686 | 52.0 | ||
Conservative | Arthur Anthony Baumann | 3,399 | 48.0 | ||
Majority | 287 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 86.0 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Platt-Higgins | 3,787 | 50.0 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | William Henry Holland | 3,781 | 50.0 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.0 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 85.7 | −0.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.0 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Platt-Higgins | 4,370 | |||
Liberal | John Edward Lawson | 3,497 | |||
Majority | 873 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Pollard Byles | 4,915 | 56.9 | +12.4 | |
Conservative | Frederick Platt-Higgins | 3,728 | 43.1 | −12.4 | |
Majority | 1,187 | 13.8 | +24.8 | ||
Turnout | 90.8 | +7.4 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.4 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Pollard Byles | 4,980 | 54.7 | ||
Conservative | Ian Zachary Malcolm | 4,123 | 45.3 | ||
Majority | 857 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 92.4 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Pollard Byles | 4,402 | 51.4 | −3.3 | |
Conservative | Cyril Charlie Hamilton Potter | 4,163 | 48.6 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 239 | 2.8 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 87.0 | −5.4 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.3 |
General Election 1914/15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Sir William Pollard Byles
- Unionist: Cyril Charlie Hamilton Potter[9]
- Labour: Benjamin Tillett
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labour | Benjamin Tillett | 2,822 | |||
Liberal | Charles Edward Mallet | 1,545 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Benjamin Tillett | 13,377 | 51.1 | +9.6 | |
Unionist | Samuel Finburgh | 12,810 | 48.9 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 567 | 2.2 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 73.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Benjamin Tillett | 17,333 | 46.2 | ||
Unionist | Leslie Haden-Guest | 13,607 | 36.2 | ||
Liberal | John Rothwell | 6,609 | 17.6 | ||
Majority | 3,726 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing |
References
- Notes
- ^ "Salford North 1885–1950". Millbank Systems. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
- ^ Manchester Evening News 21 Feb 1914
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1918
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
Further reading
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.