Manchester South West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Manchester South West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Created from Manchester
Replaced by Manchester Hulme

Manchester South West 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, which was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, consisted of the civil parish of Hulme. [1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [2] Party
1885 Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton Conservative
1886 Jacob Bright Liberal
1895 William Johnson Galloway Conservative
1906 George Davy Kelley Labour
1910 (Jan) Arthur Colefax Liberal Unionist
1910 (Dec) Christopher Needham Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Decades:

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Manchester South West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Spencer Hamilton 3,929 53.9
Liberal Jacob Bright 3,36246.1
Majority5677.8
Turnout 7,29182.0
Registered electors 8,890
Conservative win (new seat)
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Bright
General election 1886: Manchester South West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jacob Bright 3,570 50.8 +4.7
Conservative Frederick Spencer Hamilton 3,45949.2−4.7
Majority1111.6N/A
Turnout 7,02979.1−2.9
Registered electors 8,890
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.7

Elections in the 1890s

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Hopkinson
General election 1892: Manchester South West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jacob Bright 3,924 51.0 +0.2
Liberal Unionist Alfred Hopkinson 3,77649.0−0.2
Majority1482.0+0.4
Turnout 7,70079.6+0.5
Registered electors 9,674
Liberal hold Swing +0.2
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Astbury
General election 1895: Manchester South West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Johnson Galloway 3,994 53.3 +4.3
Liberal John Meir Astbury 3,49646.7−4.3
Majority4986.6N/A
Turnout 7,49078.9−0.7
Registered electors 9,496
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.3

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Manchester South West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Johnson Galloway 4,017 62.6 +9.3
Labour Repr. Cmte. Fred Brocklehurst 2,39837.4New
Majority1,61925.2+18.6
Turnout 6,41570.5−8.4
Registered electors 9,102
Conservative hold Swing
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Kelley
General election 1906: Manchester South West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Repr. Cmte. George Davy Kelley 4,101 58.8 +21.4
Conservative William Johnson Galloway 2,87541.2−21.4
Majority1,22617.6N/A
Turnout 6,97681.6+11.1
Registered electors 8,551
Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative Swing +21.4

Elections in the 1910s

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McLachlan
General election January 1910: Manchester South West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Arthur Colefax 3,111 42.4 +1.2
Liberal Christopher Needham 3,00441.0New
Labour J. M. McLachlan 1,21816.6−42.2
Majority1071.4N/A
Turnout 7,33389.6+8.0
Liberal Unionist gain from Labour Swing
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Needham
General election December 1910: Manchester South West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Christopher Needham 3,590 51.9 +10.9
Liberal Unionist Arthur Colefax 3,33148.1+5.7
Majority2593.8N/A
Turnout 6,92184.6−5.0
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +2.6

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. ↑ Sixth Schedule. Divisions Of Boroughs: Number, Names, Contents, And Boundaries Of Divisions, Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (C.23)
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
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