- Manchester North (UK Parliament constituency)
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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.
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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
Election Member [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 F Hutton 4093 54 Liberal Sir Charles Ernest Schwann 3443 46 Majority 650 9 2 July 1886: Manchester North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Sir Charles Ernest Schwann 3476 51 Conservative James F Hutton 3380 49 Majority 96 1 6 July 1892: Manchester North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Sir Charles Ernest Schwann 4255 52 Conservative Joseph Maghull Yates 3953 48 Majority 302 4 13 July 1895: Manchester North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Sir Charles Ernest Schwann 4327 60 Conservative Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton 2872 40 Majority 1455 20 2 October 1900: Manchester North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Sir Charles Ernest Schwann 4258 50 Conservative William Joynson-Hicks 4232 50 Majority 26 0 13 January 1906: Manchester North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Sir Charles Ernest Schwann 5716 64 Conservative Harry Sowler 3262 36 Majority 2454 27 15 January 1910: Manchester North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Sir Charles Ernest Schwann 5210 57 Conservative H E Howell 3951 43 Majority 1259 14 3 December 1910: Manchester North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Sir Charles Ernest Schwann 4601 54 Conservative H E Howell 3936 46 Majority 665 8 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)
Sources
Election Results:
- http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1900.htm
- 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=
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Manchester (historic)
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