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.
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Charles Schwann
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Schwann
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".
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.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | 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
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) |
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
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 |
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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
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 |
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
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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 |
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
- ^ Sixth Schedule. Divisions Of Boroughs: Number, Names, Contents, And Boundaries Of Divisions, Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (C.23)
- ^ F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. II: Northern England, London, 1991
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
- ^ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
Sources
Election Results:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060520143104/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1900.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060520143047/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1945.htm
- Entry for Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton in 'Who Was Who' accessed via http://www.knowuk.co.uk
Schwann:
- Namechange http://homepage.eircom.net/~lawedd/TITLESM-Z.htm
- Image and biography http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/bookbrowse.php?irn=2450&sub=&theme=home&crumb=