Salford North (UK Parliament constituency)
| Salford North | |
|---|---|
|
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Salford East and Salford West |
| Created from | Salford |
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 before the 1950 general election .
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Edward Hardcastle | Conservative | |
| 1892 | William Henry Holland | Liberal | |
| 1895 | Frederick Platt-Higgins | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Sir William Pollard Byles | Liberal | |
| 1917 by-election | Benjamin Tillett | Labour | |
| 1924 | Samuel Finburgh | Conservative | |
| 1929 | Benjamin Tillett | Labour | |
| 1931 | John Patrick Morris | Conservative | |
| 1945 | William McAdam | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1900s
| General Election January 1906: Salford North[2]
Electorate 9,517 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| General Election January 1910: Salford North[3]
Electorate 9,850 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Sir William Pollard Byles
| General Election December 1910: Salford North[4]
Electorate 9,850 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
References
- Notes
- ↑ "Salford North 1886–1950". Millbank Systems. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (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.