Manchester Hulme (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Hulme
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1950
Number of members one
Replaced by Manchester Exchange and Manchester Moss Side

Manchester Hulme was a parliamentary constituency in Manchester which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Manchester wards of Medlock Street, Moss Side West, and St George's.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Joseph Nall Conservative
1929 Andrew McElwee Labour
1931 Sir Joseph Nall Conservative
1945 Frederick Lee Labour
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

Election in the 1910s

General Election 1923: Manchester Hulme [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Joseph Nall 10,895 54.0 N/A
Liberal C.T. Needham 5,969 29.6 N/A
Independent Labour A. Hilton[note 1] 2,572 12.8 N/A
Independent G. Milner[note 2] 729 3.6 N/A
Majority 4,926 24.4 N/A
Turnout 20,165 52.9 N/A
Registered electors 38,148
Unionist win (new seat)

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1922: Manchester Hulme [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Joseph Nall 15,692 57.4 +3.4
Liberal Walter Davies 11,639 42.6 +13.0
Majority 4,053 14.8 −9.6
Turnout 27,331 70.1 +17.2
Registered electors 38,982
Unionist hold Swing −4.8
General Election 1923: Manchester Hulme [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Joseph Nall 10,035 35.8 −21.6
Liberal Walter Davies 9,603 34.2 −8.2
Labour Andrew McElwee 8,433 30.0 N/A
Majority 432 1.6 −13.2
Turnout 28,071 71.5 +1.4
Registered electors 39,234
Unionist hold Swing −6.7
General Election 1924: Manchester Hulme [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Joseph Nall 15,374 48.5 +12.7
Labour Andrew McElwee 13,070 41.2 +11.2
Liberal Felix Brunner 3,277 10.3 −23.9
Majority 2,294 7.2 +5.6
Turnout 31,721 77.5 +6.0
Registered electors 40,931
Unionist hold Swing +0.8
General Election 1929: Manchester Hulme [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Andrew McElwee 15,053 43.8 +2.6
Unionist Joseph Nall 12,588 36.6 −11.9
Liberal Harry Allan 6,728 19.6 +9.3
Majority 2,465 7.2 N/A
Turnout 34,369 72.6 −4.9
Registered electors 47,362
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +7.3

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1931: Manchester, Hulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Nall 25,185 70.0 +26.2
Labour Andrew McElwee 9,219 25.6 −18.2
New Party John Pratt 1,565 4.4 N/A
Majority 15,966 44.4 N/A
Turnout 35,969 73.0 +0.4
Registered electors 49,256
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +22.2
General Election 1935: Manchester, Hulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Nall 17,072 60.3 −9.7
Labour Barbara Ayrton-Gould 11,221 39.7 +14.1
Majority 5,851 20.6 −23.8
Turnout 28,293 66.7 −6.3
Registered electors 42,448
Conservative hold Swing −11.9

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Manchester, Hulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Frederick Lee 12,034 55.6 +15.9
Conservative J.C. Currie 9,600 44.4 −15.9
Majority 2,434 11.2 N/A
Turnout 21,634 64.7 −2.0
Registered electors 33,438
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +15.9

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 419. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.

Notes

  1. ↑ Nominee of the United Carters' and Motormen's Association
  2. ↑ Supported by and possibly the nominee of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers


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