- Manchester (UK Parliament constituency)
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Manchester Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons County Lancashire
(now Greater Manchester)Major settlements Manchester 1832–1885 Number of members 1832–1868: Two
1868–1885: ThreeReplaced by Manchester East
Manchester North
Manchester North East
Manchester North West
Manchester South
Manchester South WestCreated from Lancashire 1654–1660 Type of constituency Borough constituency Manchester was a Parliamentary borough constituency in the county of Lancashire which was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its territory consisted of the city of Manchester.
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History
Manchester had first been represented in Parliament in 1654, when it was granted one seat in the First Protectorate Parliament. However, as with other boroughs enfranchised during the Commonwealth, it was disenfranchised at the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660.
The subsequent growth of Manchester into a major industrial city left its lack of representation a major anomaly, and demands for a seat in Parliament led to a mass public meeting in August 1819. This peaceful rally of 60,000 pro-democracy reformers, men, women and children, was attacked by armed cavalry resulting in 15 deaths and over 600 injuries,[1] and became known as the Peterloo Massacre.
Reform was attempted unsuccessfully by Lord John Russell, whose bills in 1828 and 1830 were rejected by the Commons. The city was finally enfranchised by the Reform Act of 1832, and at the 1832 general election, Manchester returned two Members of Parliament (MPs). The Reform Act 1867 increased this in 1868 to three Members of Parliament.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituency was abolished with effect from the 1885 general election, when the city was split into six new single-member divisions: East, North, North East, North West, South, and South West.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1654–1660
- 1654: Charles Worsley
- 1656: Richard Radcliffe
MPs 1832–1885
Election 1st Member[2] 1st Party[3] 2nd Member 2nd Party 3rd Member 3rd Party 1832 Mark Philips Whig Charles Poulett Thomson Whig 2 seats until 1868
3 seats from 1868 to 18851839 by-election Robert Hyde Greg Whig 1841 Thomas Milner Gibson Whig 1847 John Bright Radical 1857 John Potter Whig James Aspinall Turner Whig 1858 by-election Thomas Bazley Whig / Liberal 1865 Edward James Liberal 1867 by-election Jacob Bright Liberal 1868 Hugh Birley Conservative 1874 William Romaine Callender Conservative 1876 by-election Jacob Bright Liberal 1880 John Slagg Liberal 1883 by-election William Henry Houldsworth Conservative 1885 Constituency abolished (1885) Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Manchester by-election, 1883 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative William Henry Houldsworth 18,188 Liberal Richard Pankhurst 6,216 Majority 11,972 Turnout Conservative hold Swing General Election 1880: Manchester (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal John Slagg 24,959 Liberal Jacob Bright 24,789 Conservative Hugh Birley 20,594 Conservative William Henry Houldsworth 20,268 Majority Turnout Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Liberal hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Elections in the 1870s
Manchester by-election, 1875 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Jacob Bright 22,535 Conservative S Powell 20,974 Majority 1,561 Turnout Liberal gain from Conservative Swing General Election 1874: Manchester (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Hugh Birley 19,984 Conservative William Romaine Callender 19,649 Liberal Thomas Bazley 19,325 Liberal Jacob Bright 18,727 Majority Turnout Conservative gain from Liberal Swing Conservative hold Swing Liberal hold Swing Elections in the 1860s
General Election 1868: Manchester (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Hugh Birley 15,486 Liberal Thomas Bazley 14,192 Liberal Jacob Bright 13,154 Conservative Joseph Hoare 12,684 Liberal Ernest Jones 10,662 Liberal Henry Mitchell 5,256 Majority Turnout Conservative hold Swing Liberal hold Swing Liberal hold Swing Manchester by-election, 1867 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Jacob Bright 8,160 Conservative J M Bennett 6,420 Liberal Henry Mitchell 643 Majority 1,740 Turnout Liberal hold Swing General Election 1865: Manchester (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Thomas Bazley 7,909 Liberal Edward James 6,698 Liberal Jacob Bright 5,562 Liberal Abel Heywood 4,242 Majority Turnout Liberal hold Swing Liberal hold Swing Elections in the 1850s
General Election 1859: Manchester (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Thomas Bazley 7,545 Liberal James Aspinall Turner 7,300 Liberal Abel Heywood 5,448 Conservative Capt. Denman 5,201 Majority Turnout Liberal hold Swing Liberal hold Swing - Manchester By-Election 17th November 1858
In the 1858 Manchester by-election, Thomas Bazley, Whig was elected unopposed.
General Election 1857: Manchester (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Whig John Potter 8,368 Whig James Aspinall Turner 7,884 Whig Thomas Milner Gibson 5,588 Whig John Bright 5,458 Majority Turnout Whig hold Swing Whig hold Swing General Election 1852: Manchester (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Whig Rt Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson 5,762 Whig John Bright 5,475 Conservative George Loch 4,364 Conservative Capt. Hon. Joseph Denman 3,969 Majority Turnout Whig hold Swing Whig hold Swing Elections in the 1840s
- General election of 1847
In the 1847 general election, both candidates were elected unopposed:
General Election 1841: Manchester (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Whig Mark Philips 3,695 Whig Thomas Milner Gibson 3,615 Conservative George Murray 3,115 Conservative Willam Entwistle 2,692 Majority Turnout Whig hold Swing Whig hold Swing Elections in the 1830s
Manchester by-election, 1839 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Whig Robert Hyde Greg 3,096 Conservative George Murray 2,959 Whig Colonel Thomson 93 Majority 137 Turnout Whig hold Swing General Election 1837: Manchester (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Whig Charles Poulett Thomson 4,158 Whig Mark Philips 3,750 Conservative William Ewart Gladstone 2,281 Majority Turnout Whig hold Swing Whig hold Swing Manchester by-election, 1835 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Whig Charles Poulett Thomson 3,205 Conservative B Braidley 1,839 Majority 1,366 Turnout Whig hold Swing General Election 1835: Manchester (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Whig Charles Poulett Thomson 3,355 Whig Mark Philips 3,163 Conservative B Braidley 2,535 Whig Charles Wolseley 583 Majority Turnout Whig hold Swing Whig hold Swing General Election 1832: Manchester (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Whig Mark Philips 2,923 Whig Charles Poulett Thomson 2,068 Whig Samuel Jones Loyd 1,832 Tory John Thomas Hope 1,560 Whig William Cobbett 1,305 Majority Turnout Sources
References
- ^ Ward, David (27 December 2007). "New plaque tells truth of Peterloo killings 188 years on". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media Ltd.. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/dec/27/past.politics. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 206. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in North West England (historic)
- Parliamentary constituencies in Manchester (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1832
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1654
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