Manchester North West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Manchester North West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seatsone
Created from Manchester
Replaced by Manchester Ardwick, Manchester Blackley, Manchester Exchange, Manchester Moss Side

Manchester North West was one of six single-member Parliamentary constituencies created in 1885 by the division of the three-member Parliamentary Borough of Manchester under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. Its first MP, William Houldsworth, had previously sat for Manchester. It was abolished in 1918.

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Winston Churchill won the seat at the 1906 general election, but lost it at the 1908 by-election required at that time on his promotion to the Cabinet (he instead returned to Parliament for Dundee). In 1910, Bonar Law challenged Churchill to stand against him here, and promised "he would welcome him and they would have a lively time". Bonar Law suggested that the loser should stay out of the next parliament (The Times). Churchill declined. In the event Bonar Law lost to the sitting MP, Sir George Kemp.

Kemp resigned the seat in July 1912, ostensibly to concentrate on his business interests, but he was known to disagree with the Home Rule Bill (The Times).

Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Manchester wards of Collegiate, Exchange, Oxford, St Ann's, St Clement's, St James's, and St John's, and the civil parish of Cheetham.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
1885 William Houldsworth Conservative
1906 Winston Churchill Liberal
1908 by-election William Joynson-Hicks Conservative
1910 Sir George Kemp Liberal
1912 by-election Sir John Randles Conservative
1918 Constituency abolished

Elections

Decades:

Elections in the 1880s

Houldsworth William Houldsworth.jpg
Houldsworth
General election 1885: Manchester North West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Houldsworth 5,834 53.3
Liberal John Slagg 5,11146.7
Majority7236.6
Turnout 10,94586.3
Registered electors 12,685
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Manchester North West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Houldsworth 5,489 55.2 +1.9
Liberal Henry Lee [3] 4,45344.8−1.9
Majority1,03610.4+3.8
Turnout 9,94278.4−7.9
Registered electors 12,685
Conservative hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Manchester North West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Houldsworth Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1895: Manchester North West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Houldsworth 4,997 58.6 N/A
Liberal Thomas Francis Byrne3,52641.4New
Majority1,47117.2N/A
Turnout 8,52372.6N/A
Registered electors 11,741
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Manchester North West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Houldsworth Unopposed
Conservative hold
Churchill Churchill 1904 Q 42037.jpg
Churchill

General election 1906: Manchester North West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Winston Churchill 5,639 56.2 New
Conservative William Joynson-Hicks 4,39843.8N/A
Majority1,24112.4N/A
Turnout 10,03788.0N/A
Registered electors 11,411
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A

1908 Manchester North West by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Joynson-Hicks 5,417 50.7 +6.9
Liberal Winston Churchill 4,98846.7−9.5
Social Democratic Federation Dan Irving 2762.6New
Majority4294.0N/A
Turnout 10,68189.7+1.7
Registered electors 11,914
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.2

Elections in the 1910s

Kemp George Kemp.jpg
Kemp
General election January 1910: Manchester North West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Kemp 5,930 53.5 +6.8
Conservative William Joynson-Hicks 5,14746.5−4.2
Majority7837.0N/A
Turnout 11,07792.6+2.9
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.5
Law Andrew Bonar Law 2.jpg
Law
General election December 1910: Manchester North West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Kemp 5,559 52.1 −1.4
Conservative Bonar Law 5,11447.9+1.4
Majority4454.2−2.8
Turnout 10,67389.2−3.4
Liberal hold Swing -1.4
1912 Manchester North West by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Randles 5,573 56.0 +8.1
Liberal Gordon Hewart 4,37144.0−8.1
Majority1,20212.0N/A
Turnout 9,94481.9−7.3
Registered electors 12,143
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +8.1

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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

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References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS Craig
  3. ↑ "Manchester (North West)" . Evening Star . 3 July 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.

Sources

Election Results:

Dan Irving:

Bonar Law versus Churchill:

Resignation of Kemp:

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