Manchester North (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

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

Boundaries

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

  • St. Michael's Ward,
  • The Parish of Harpurhey,
  • and "so much of the Parish of Newton as lies to the north-west of a line drawn along the centre of the Oldham Road".[1]

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 Schwann Liberal Schwann changed his name to Swann in 1913
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s
26 November 1885: Manchester North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Hutton 4,093 56.8
Liberal Charles Schwann 3,118 43.2
Majority 975 13.6
Turnout 7,211 82.9
Registered electors 8,703
Conservative win (new seat)
2 July 1886: Manchester North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Schwann 3,476 50.7 +7.5
Conservative James Hutton 3,380 49.3 −7.5
Majority 96 1.4 N/A
Turnout 6,856 78.8 −4.1
Registered electors 8,703
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +7.5

Elections in the 1890s
6 July 1892: Manchester North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Schwann 4,258 51.9 +1.2
Conservative Joseph Yates 3,953 48.1 −1.2
Majority 305 3.8 +2.4
Turnout 8,211 84.2 +5.4
Registered electors 9,747
Liberal hold Swing +1.2
Charles Schwann
13 July 1895: Manchester North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Schwann 4,327 52.8 +0.9
Conservative Arthur Morton 3,872 47.2 −0.9
Majority 455 5.6 +1.8
Turnout 8,199 80.5 −3.7
Registered electors 10,179
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1900s
2 October 1900: Manchester North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Schwann 4,258 50.2 −2.6
Conservative William Joynson-Hicks 4,232 49.8 +2.6
Majority 26 0.4 −5.2
Turnout 8,490 78.8 −1.7
Registered electors 10,770
Liberal hold Swing −2.6
13 January 1906: Manchester North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Schwann 5,716 63.7 +13.5
Conservative Harry Sowler 3,262 36.3 −13.5
Majority 2,454 27.4 +27.0
Turnout 8,978 84.5 +5.7
Registered electors 10,624
Liberal hold Swing +13.5

Elections in the 1910s
Schwann
General Election, January 1910: Manchester North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Schwann 5,210 56.9 −6.8
Conservative Hiram Edward Howell 3,951 43.1 +6.8
Majority 1,259 13.8 −13.6
Turnout 9,161 89.1 +4.6
Registered electors 10,284
Liberal hold Swing −6.8
General Election, December 1910: Manchester North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Schwann 4,601 53.9 −3.0
Conservative Hiram Edward Howell 3,936 46.1 +3.0
Majority 665 7.8 −6.0
Turnout 8,537 83.0 −6.1
Registered electors 10,284
Liberal hold Swing −3.0

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)
  4. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.

Sources

Election Results:

Schwann:

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