Manchester North West (UK Parliament constituency)




















Manchester North West
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

1885–1918
Number of members one
Replaced by
Manchester Ardwick, Manchester Blackley, Manchester Exchange, Manchester Moss Side
Created from Manchester

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.


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 run 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).




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Members of Parliament


  • 3 Elections


    • 3.1 Elections in the 1880s


    • 3.2 Elections in the 1890s


    • 3.3 Elections in the 1900s


    • 3.4 Elections in the 1910s




  • 4 References


  • 5 Sources





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











































Election Member [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:


  • 1880s

  • 1890s

  • 1900s

  • 1910s




Elections in the 1880s




Houldsworth




















































General Election 1885: Manchester North West [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Houldsworth
5,834
53.3

N/A


Liberal

John Slagg
5,111
46.7

N/A
Majority
723
6.6

N/A

Turnout
10,945
86.3

N/A

Registered electors
12,685




Conservative win (new seat)






















































General Election 1886: Manchester North West [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Houldsworth
5,489
55.2
+1.9


Liberal
Henry Lee[3]
4,453
44.8
-1.9
Majority
1,036
10.4
+2.8

Turnout
9,942
78.4
-7.9

Registered electors
12,685




Conservative hold

Swing
+1.9



Elections in the 1890s
























General Election 1892: Manchester North West [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Houldsworth

Unopposed


Conservative hold



















































General Election 1895: Manchester North West [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Houldsworth
4,997
58.6

N/A


Liberal
Thomas Francis Byrne
3,526
41.4

N/A
Majority
1,471
17.2

N/A

Turnout
8,523
72.6

N/A

Registered electors
11,741




Conservative hold


Elections in the 1900s
























General Election 1900: Manchester North West [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Houldsworth

Unopposed


Conservative hold



Churchill























































General Election 1906: Manchester North West [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Winston Churchill
5,639
56.2

N/A


Conservative

William Joynson-Hicks
4,398
43.8

N/A
Majority
1,241
12.4

N/A

Turnout
10,037
88.0

N/A

Registered electors
11,411




Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing

N/A































































Manchester North West by-election, 1908[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Joynson-Hicks
5,417
50.7
+6.9


Liberal

Winston Churchill
4,988
46.7
−9.5


Social Democratic Federation

Dan Irving
276
2.6

N/A
Majority
429
4.0

N/A

Turnout
10,681
89.7
+1.7

Registered electors
11,914




Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing
+8.2



Elections in the 1910s




Kemp

















































General Election January 1910: Manchester North West [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

George Kemp
5,930
53.5
+6.8


Conservative

William Joynson-Hicks
5,147
46.5
-4.2
Majority
783
7.0
11.0

Turnout

92.6
+2.9


Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing
+5.5




Law

















































General Election December 1910: Manchester North West [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

George Kemp
5,559
52.1
-1.4


Conservative

Bonar Law
5,114
47.9
+1.4
Majority
445
4.2
-2.8

Turnout

89.2
-3.4


Liberal hold

Swing
-1.4























































Manchester North West by-election, 1912
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Scurrah Randles
5,573
56.0
+8.1


Liberal

Gordon Hewart
4,371
44.0
-8.1
Majority
1,202
12.0
16.2

Turnout
9,944
81.9
-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;




  • Unionist: John Scurrah Randles


  • Liberal: John Simon



References





  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)


  2. ^ abcdefghi 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. (Subscription required (help))..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




Sources


Election Results:



  • https://web.archive.org/web/20060520143104/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1900.htm

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20060520143047/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1945.htm


Dan Irving:



  • http://debs.indstate.edu/s6883s63_1911.pdf

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20040828173431/http://www.modjourn.brown.edu/mjp/NAVall/Nav2/NAV0226.pdf


Bonar Law versus Churchill:


  • "The Manchester Contest", The Times, 29 November 1910. Retrieved online 21 March 2006.

Resgnation of Kemp:


  • "Another by-election", The Times, 26 July 1912. Retrieved online 22 March 2006.








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