Manchester North West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Manchester North West Borough constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Manchester North West was one of several Parliamentary constituencies created in 1885 from the former Manchester constituency. Its first MP, William Houldsworth, had previously sat for Manchester. It was abolished in 1918.
In 1910, Bonar Law challenged Winston Churchill to run against him here, and promised "he would welcome him and they would have a lively time". Bonar Law suggested that the loser should stay out of the next parliament (The Times). Churchill declined. In the event Bonar Law lost to the sitting MP, Sir George Kemp.
Kemp resigned the seat in July 1912, ostensibly to concentrate on his business interests, but he was known to disagree with the Home Rule Bill (The Times).
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1885-1906 Sir William Henry Houldsworth
- 1906-1908 Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
- 1908-1910 William Joynson-Hicks
- 1910-1912 Sir George Kemp
- 1912-1918 Sir John Scurrah Randles
[edit] Elections
| 26 November 1885: Manchester North West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Henry Houldsworth | 5834 | 53 | ||
| Liberal | John Slagg | 5111 | 47 | ||
| Majority | 723 | 7 | |||
| 2 July 1886: Manchester North West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Henry Houldsworth | 5480 | 55 | +2 | |
| Liberal | H Lee | 4453 | 45 | ||
| Majority | 1027 | 10 | +3 | ||
- 6 July 1893: Sir William Henry Houldsworth unopposed
- 2 October 1900: Sir William Henry Houldsworth unopposed
| 13 July 1897: Manchester North West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sir William Henry Houldsworth | 4997 | 59 | +4 | |
| Liberal | T F Byrne | 3526 | 41 | ||
| Majority | 1471 | 17 | +7 | ||
| 13 January 1906: Manchester North West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill | 5639 | 62 | ||
| Conservative | William Joynson-Hicks | 4389 | 38 | ||
| Majority | 2113 | 23 | |||
| 24 April 1908: Manchester North West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Joynson-Hicks | 5417 | 51 | +13 | |
| Liberal | Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill | 4988 | 47 | -15 | |
| Social Democratic Federation | Dan Irving | 276 | 3 | ||
| Majority | 429 | 4 | |||
| 15 January 1910: Manchester North West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Sir George Kemp | 5930 | 54 | ||
| Conservative | William Joynson-Hicks | 5147 | 46 | -5 | |
| Majority | 783 | 7 | |||
| 3 December 1910: Manchester North West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Sir George Kemp | 5559 | 52 | -2 | |
| Conservative | Bonar Law | 5114 | 48 | ||
| Majority | 445 | 4 | |||
| 8 August 1912: Manchester North West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sir John Scurrah Randles | 5573 | 56 | ||
| Liberal | Gordon Hewart | 4371 | 44 | ||
| Majority | 1202 | 12 | |||
[edit] References
Election Results:
- http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1900.htm
- http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1945.htm
Dan Irving:
- http://debs.indstate.edu/s6883s63_1911.pdf
- http://www.modjourn.brown.edu/mjp/navall/nav2/NAV0226.pdf
Bonar Law versus Churchill:
- "The Manchester Contest", The Times, 29 November 1910. Retrieved online 21 March 2006.
Resgnation of Kemp:
- "Another by-election", The Times, 26 July 1912. Retrieved online 22 March 2006.
