Aston Manor (UK Parliament constituency)

For the 1918–1974 constituency, see Birmingham Aston (UK Parliament constituency).
Aston Manor
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Warwickshire
Major settlements Aston
1885–1918
Number of members One
Replaced by Birmingham Aston
Created from North Warwickshire

Aston Manor was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It existed from 1885 until 1918, and elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency was created, as a borough constituency in Warwickshire, for the 1885 general election. In 1885 the area was to the north of the Birmingham parliamentary borough. Birmingham, which from 1889 was a county borough with city status, gradually expanded into adjacent areas.

The constituency bordered to the west Handsworth; to the north and east Tamworth and to the south Birmingham East and Birmingham North.

By 1918 the Aston area had been incorporated within the growing city of Birmingham. For the 1918 general election, the Aston Manor constituency was abolished, and parts of its territory were incorporated in a new borough constituency known as Birmingham Aston. The new seat comprised parts of the then County Borough of Birmingham wards of All Saints, Aston, Lozells and St. Mary's. The seat was smaller and more the northern part of central Birmingham than Aston Manor had been.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Hugh Gilzean Reid Liberal
1886 George Kynoch Conservative
1891 by-election George William Grice-Hutchinson Conservative
1900 Sir Evelyn Cecil Conservative
1918 constituency abolished. See Birmingham Aston

Elections

General Election 24 November 1885: Aston Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hugh Gilzean Reid 4,241 57.9
Conservative R.P. Yates 3,088 42.1
Majority 1,153 15.8
Turnout 8,571 85.5
Liberal gain from new seat Swing
General Election 3 July 1886: Aston Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Kynoch 3,495 56.3 +14.2
Liberal Hugh Gilzean Reid 2,713 43.7 -14.2
Majority 782 12.6
Turnout 8,571 72.4 -13.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 14.2
By-election 20 March 1891: Aston Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George William Grice-Hutchinson 5,310 69.5 13.2
Liberal W.P. Beale 2,332 30.5 -13.2
Majority 2,978 39.0
Turnout 9,950 76.8 4.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 13.2
General Election July 1892: Aston Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George William Grice-Hutchinson 5,300 80.1 +20.6
Independent Labour I. Ward 1,313 19.9
Majority 3,987 60.2
Turnout 10,431 63.4 -13.4
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 16 July 1895: Aston Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George William Grice-Hutchinson 5,353 76.2 -3.9
Lib-Lab J. Lawson 1,675 23.8
Majority 3,678 52.4
Turnout 10,952 64.2 0.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 29 September 1900: Aston Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Evelyn Cecil unopposed
Turnout 12,339
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 17 January 1906: Aston Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Evelyn Cecil 7,134 74.6
Liberal J.A. Richardson 2,431 25.4
Majority 4,703 49.2
Turnout 12,149 78.7
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 15 January 1910: Aston Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Evelyn Cecil 7,369 79.3 4.7
Liberal J.H. Allen 1,928 20.7 -4.7
Majority 5,441 58.6 9.4
Turnout 11,894 78.2 -0.5
Conservative hold Swing
General Election December 1910: Aston Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Evelyn Cecil unopposed
Turnout 11,894
Conservative hold Swing

See also

References

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