Manchester North (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester North
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Replaced by Manchester Clayton, Manchester Exchange and Manchester Platting
Created from Manchester

Manchester North was one of six single-member Parliamentary constituencies created in 1885 by the division of the existing three-member Parliamentary Borough of Manchester. It was abolished in 1918.

Boundaries

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was defined as consisting of the following areas:

The next redistribution took place under the terms of the Representation of the People Act 1918. The bulk of the seat became part of the new constituency of Manchester Platting, with parts passing to Manchester Exchange and Manchester Clayton.[2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [3] Party Notes
1885 James Frederick Hutton Conservative
1886 Sir Charles Ernest Schwann Liberal Schwann changed his name to Swann in 1913
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

26 November 1885: Manchester North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Hutton 4,093 54 n/a
Liberal Charles Schwann 3,443 46 n/a
Majority 650 9 n/a
Turnout n/a
Conservative win
2 July 1886: Manchester North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Schwann 3,476 51
Conservative James Hutton 3,380 49
Majority 96 1
Turnout
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
6 July 1892: Manchester North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Schwann 4255 52
Conservative Joseph Yates 3953 48
Majority 302 4
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
Charles Schwann
13 July 1895: Manchester North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Schwann 4,327 60
Conservative Arthur Morton 2,872 40
Majority 1,455 20
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
2 October 1900: Manchester North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Schwann 4,258 50
Conservative William Joynson-Hicks 4,232 50
Majority 26 0
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
13 January 1906: Manchester North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Schwann 5,716 64
Conservative Harry Sowler 3,262 36
Majority 2454 27
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s

Schwann
General Election, January 1910: Manchester North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Schwann 5,210 57
Conservative Hiram Edward Howell 3,951 43
Majority 1,259 14
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
General Election, December 1910: Manchester North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Schwann 4,601 54
Conservative Hiram Edward Howell 3,936 46
Majority 665 8
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Sixth Schedule. Divisions Of Boroughs: Number, Names, Contents, And Boundaries Of Divisions, Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (C.23)
  2. ↑ F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. II: Northern England, London, 1991
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)

Sources

Election Results:

Schwann:

Coordinates: 53°31′N 2°13′W / 53.51°N 2.21°W / 53.51; -2.21

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