Salford North (UK Parliament constituency)
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.
Salford North | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885 map by Robert Owen Jones | |
1885–1950 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Salford East and Salford West |
Created from | Salford |
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 for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Salford wards of Greenage, Kersal, St John's, St Matthias, and Trinity.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Salford wards of Albert Park, Charlestown, Grosvenor, Kersal, and St Matthias.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Edward Hardcastle | Conservative | |
1892 | William 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 |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Hardcastle | 3,519 | 51.3 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Arnold | 3,343 | 48.7 | ||
Majority | 176 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 6,862 | 88.8 | |||
Registered electors | 7,728 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Hardcastle | 3,326 | 51.2 | −0.1 | |
Liberal | Arthur Arnold | 3,169 | 48.8 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 157 | 2.4 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,495 | 84.0 | −4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 7,728 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.1 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Holland | 3,686 | 52.0 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Arthur Baumann | 3,399 | 48.0 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 287 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,085 | 86.0 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,238 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Platt-Higgins | 3,787 | 50.0 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | William Holland | 3,781 | 50.0 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,568 | 85.7 | −0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 8,828 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Frederick Platt-Higgins | 4,370 | 55.5 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | John Edward Lawton | 3,497 | 44.5 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 873 | 11.0 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,867 | 83.4 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,432 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | William Pollard Byles | 4,915 | 56.9 | +12.4 | |
Conservative | Frederick Platt-Higgins | 3,728 | 43.1 | −12.4 | |
Majority | 1,187 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,643 | 90.8 | +7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,517 | ||||
Lib-Lab gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.4 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | William Pollard Byles | 4,980 | 54.7 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | Ian Malcolm | 4,123 | 45.3 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 857 | 9.4 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,103 | 92.4 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,850 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing | −2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | 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 | 8,565 | 87.0 | −5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,850 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing | −3.3 |
General Election 1914/15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: William Pollard Byles
- Unionist: Cyril Charlie Hamilton Potter[6]
- Labour: Benjamin Tillett
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labour | Ben Tillett | 2,822 | 64.6 | New | |
Liberal | Charles Mallet | 1,545 | 35.4 | −16.0 | |
Majority | 1,277 | 29.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,367 | 41.1 | −45.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,623 | ||||
Independent Labour gain from Lib-Lab | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ben Tillett | 12,079 | 74.4 | New | |
Liberal | Frederick William Roe Rycroft | 4,155 | 25.6 | −25.8 | |
Majority | 7,924 | 48.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16,234 | 47.1 | −39.9 | ||
Registered electors | 34,490 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ben Tillett | 11,368 | 41.5 | −33.9 | |
Unionist | Samuel Finburgh | 11,349 | 41.5 | New | |
Liberal | John Catterall Jolly [10] | 4,660 | 17.0 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 19 | 0.0 | −48.8 | ||
Turnout | 27,377 | 78.7 | +31.6 | ||
Registered electors | 34,780 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ben Tillett | 13,377 | 51.1 | +9.6 | |
Unionist | Samuel Finburgh | 12,810 | 48.9 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 567 | 2.2 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 26,187 | 73.9 | −4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 35,441 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Samuel Finburgh | 14,250 | 45.7 | −3.2 | |
Labour | Ben Tillett | 13,114 | 42.1 | −9.0 | |
Liberal | John Rothwell | 3,818 | 12.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,136 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,182 | 85.8 | +11.9 | ||
Registered electors | 36,332 | ||||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ben Tillett | 17,333 | 46.2 | +4.1 | |
Unionist | Leslie Haden-Guest | 13,607 | 36.2 | -9.5 | |
Liberal | John Rothwell | 6,609 | 17.6 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 3,726 | 10.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,549 | 80.0 | −5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 46,938 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | −6.8 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Patrick Morris | 25,151 | 65.5 | +29.3 | |
Labour | Ben Tillett | 13,271 | 34.5 | −11.7 | |
Majority | 11,880 | 31.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,422 | 78.9 | −1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 48,675 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +20.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Patrick Morris | 19,904 | 56.6 | −8.9 | |
Labour | William McAdam | 15,272 | 43.4 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 4,632 | 13.2 | −17.8 | ||
Turnout | 35,176 | 74.0 | −4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 47,557 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −8.9 |
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William McAdam | 18,327 | 60.5 | +17.1 | |
Conservative | J.E. Fitzsimons | 11,977 | 39.5 | −17.1 | |
Majority | 6,350 | 21.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,304 | 72.5 | −1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 41,811 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.1 | |||
References
- Notes
- "Salford North 1885–1950". Millbank Systems. Retrieved 2008-07-22. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 178. ISBN 9781349022984.
- The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- Manchester Evening News 21 Feb 1914
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1918
- Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 419. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
- Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1922
- ‘JOLLY, John Catterall’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 13 Oct 2017
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.