Salford West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Salford West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Robert Owen Jones (1885) Salford Parliamentary Borough.png
1885 map by Robert Owen Jones
1885–1983
Seatsone
Created from Salford
Replaced by Eccles and Salford East [1]

Salford West was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1983. [2] It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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History

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, which split the two-member Salford constituency into three divisions: Salford North, Salford South and Salford West. It was abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

Salford West in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 SalfordWest1974Constituency.svg
Salford West in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Salford wards of St Thomas's and Seedley, and part of Regent ward.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Salford wards of Hope, St Paul's, St Thomas's, and Seedley.

1950–1983: The County Borough of Salford wards of Charlestown, Claremont, Docks, Langworthy, St Paul's, St Thomas's, Seedley, and Weaste.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Benjamin Armitage Liberal
1886 Lees Knowles Conservative
1906 George Agnew Liberal
1918 Frederick Astbury Conservative
1923 Alexander Haycock Labour
1924 Frederick Astbury Conservative
1929 Alexander Haycock Labour
1931 Frederick Astbury Conservative
1935 James Emery Conservative
1945 Charles Royle Labour
1964 Stan Orme Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

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Armitage
General election 1885: Salford West [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Benjamin Armitage 3,755 51.9
Conservative William Cayley Worsley3,48148.1
Majority2743.8
Turnout 7,23688.3
Registered electors 8,197
Liberal win (new seat)
Knowles Sir Lees Knowles, 1st Baronet.jpg
Knowles
General election 1886: Salford West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lees Knowles 3,399 50.9 +2.8
Liberal Benjamin Armitage 3,28349.1−2.8
Majority1161.8N/A
Turnout 6,68281.5−6.8
Registered electors 8,197
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Salford West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lees Knowles 4,152 50.2 −0.7
Liberal Benjamin Armitage 4,11249.8+0.7
Majority400.4−1.4
Turnout 8,26485.8+4.3
Registered electors 9,635
Conservative hold Swing −0.7
General election 1895: Salford West [3] [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lees Knowles 4,354 50.6 +0.4
Liberal Vernon Kirk Armitage4,25449.4−0.4
Majority1001.2+0.8
Turnout 8,60882.5−3.3
Registered electors 10,439
Conservative hold Swing +0.4

Elections in the 1900s

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Mallet
General election 1900: Salford West [3] [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lees Knowles 5,503 55.9 +5.3
Liberal Charles Mallet 4,34144.1−5.3
Majority1,16211.8+10.6
Turnout 9,84480.6−1.9
Registered electors 12,213
Conservative hold Swing +5.3
General election 1906: Salford West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Agnew 7,329 58.9 +14.8
Conservative Lees Knowles 5,11941.1−14.8
Majority2,21017.8N/A
Turnout 12,44890.1+9.5
Registered electors 13,814
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +14.8

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Salford West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Agnew 6,216 44.9 −14.0
Liberal Unionist Carlyon Bellairs 5,23837.8−3.3
Independent Labour A. A. Purcell 2,39617.3New
Majority9787.1−10.7
Turnout 13,85091.8+1.7
Registered electors 15,083
Liberal hold Swing −5.4
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Sir Geo. Agnew
General election December 1910: Salford West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Agnew 6,633 53.3 +8.4
Conservative George Edward Raine5,80246.7+8.9
Majority8316.6−0.5
Turnout 12,43582.4−9.4
Registered electors 15,083
Liberal hold Swing −0.3

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1918: Salford West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Frederick Astbury 9,478 48.5 +1.8
C Liberal William Stephens (mayor)5,55428.4−24.9
Labour Rhys Davies 4,50323.1New
Majority3,92420.1N/A
Turnout 19,53559.1−23.3
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +13.3
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Salford West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Frederick Astbury 12,130 44.9 −3.6
Labour Arthur Law 8,72432.3+9.2
Liberal William Milligan6,17422.8−5.6
Majority3,40612.6−7.5
Turnout 27,028
Unionist hold Swing
General election 1923: Salford West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alexander Haycock 9,868 38.4 +6.1
Unionist Frederick Astbury 9,75237.9−7.0
Liberal George Hay Morgan 6,09723.7+0.9
Majority1160.5N/A
Turnout 25,71776.5
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +6.5
General election 1924: Salford West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Frederick Astbury 16,719 57.5 +19.6
Labour Alexander Haycock 12,36942.5+4.1
Majority4,35015.0N/A
Turnout 29,08884.7+8.2
Unionist gain from Labour Swing
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Mary Grant
General election 1929: Salford West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alexander Haycock 15,647 42.8 +0.3
Unionist Frederick Astbury 15,28941.8−15.7
Liberal Mary Pollock Grant 5,61415.4New
Majority3581.0N/A
Turnout 36.55083.4−1.3
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +8.0

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Salford West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Astbury 24,083 66.2 +24.4
Labour Alexander Haycock 12,32033.8−9.0
Majority11,76332.4N/A
Turnout 36,403
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1935: Salford West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Emery 19,245 52.8 −13.4
Labour Alexander Haycock 14,73240.4+7.6
Liberal Frank Kenyon2,4926.8New
Majority4,51312.4−20.0
Turnout 36,649
Conservative hold Swing

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Salford West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Royle 17,010 50.7 +10.3
Conservative James Emery 13,32139.7−13.1
Liberal Richard Pugh3,1809.6+2.8
Majority3,86911.0N/A
Turnout 33,511
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Salford West [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Royle 26,885 51.1 +0.4
Conservative S Bell21,59341.0+1.3
Liberal Leslie Hall Storey4,1247.8−1.8
Majority5,29210.1−0.9
Turnout 52,602
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Salford West [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Royle 27,542 53.4 +2.3
Conservative G William Sinclair24,05546.6+5.6
Majority3,4876.8−3.3
Turnout 51,597
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Salford West [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Royle 22,413 51.0 −2.4
Conservative Henry Donald Moore21,55449.0+2.4
Majority8592.0−4.8
Turnout 43,967
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Salford West [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Royle 23,167 53.3 +2.3
Conservative Herbert Henry Davies20,30646.7−2.3
Majority2,8616.6+4.6
Turnout 43,473
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Salford West [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stan Orme 20,490 55.5 +2.2
Conservative Albert Edwin Clark16,44644.5−2.2
Majority4,04411.0+3.4
Turnout 36,936
Labour hold Swing +2.2
General election 1966: Salford West [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stan Orme 19,237 59.2 +3.7
Conservative Albert Edwin Clark13,25740.8−3.7
Majority5,98018.4+7.4
Turnout 32,494
Labour hold Swing +3.7

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Salford West [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stan Orme 16,986 54.3 −4.9
Conservative Albert Edwin Clark14,31045.7+4.9
Majority2,6768.6−9.8
Turnout 31,29665.5
Labour hold Swing −4.9
General election February 1974: Salford West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stan Orme 16,808 51.3 −3.0
Conservative Jeffery Nicholas Lewis Tillett10,34631.6−14.1
Liberal Albert Edward Arstall5,59117.1New
Majority6,46219.7+11.1
Turnout 32,74572.0+6.5
Labour hold Swing +5.6
General election October 1974: Salford West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stan Orme 17,112 57.2 +5.9
Conservative Jeffery Nicholas Lewis Tillett8,54028.6−3.0
Liberal Albert Edward Arstall4,23714.2−2.9
Majority8,57228.6+8.9
Turnout 29,88965.2−6.8
Labour hold Swing +4.5
General election 1979: Salford West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stan Orme 18,411 61.5 +4.3
Conservative James Markwick11,15737.2+8.6
Workers Revolutionary Stuart Carter3831.3New
Majority7,25424.3−4.3
Turnout 29,95168.7+3.5
Labour hold Swing −2.2

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Notes
  1. ↑ "'Salford West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Salford West 1885–1983". Millbank Systems. Retrieved 22 July 2008.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 180. ISBN   9781349022984.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  5. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  6. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  7. 1 2 British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
  9. ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
  10. ↑ The Liberal Magazine, 1939
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 British parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig
  12. 1 2 F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950–1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973

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