Manchester North | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Created from | Manchester |
Replaced by | Manchester Clayton, Manchester Exchange and Manchester Platting |
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.
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was defined as consisting of the following areas:
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]
Election | Member [3] | Party | Notes | |
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1885 | James Frederick Hutton | Conservative | ||
1886 | Sir Charles Schwann | Liberal | Schwann changed his name to Swann in 1913 | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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 |
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 |