Salford (UK Parliament constituency)
| Salford | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Salford in Greater Manchester for the 2005 general election. | |
 Location of Greater Manchester within England. | |
| County | Greater Manchester |
1997–2010 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Salford and Eccles |
| Created from | Salford East, Eccles |
1832–1885 | |
| Replaced by | Salford North, Salford South and Salford West |
| Created from | Lancashire |
Salford was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The borough constituency dated from 1997 and was abolished in 2010, replaced by Salford and Eccles.
A parliamentary borough of the same name existed from 1832 to 1885. The historic constituency returned two members of parliament from 1868.[1]
Contents
1 Boundaries
1.1 Boundaries 1832–1885
1.2 Boundaries 1997–2010
1.3 Boundary Review
2 Members of Parliament
2.1 MPs 1832–1868
2.2 MPs 1868–1885
2.3 MPs 1997–2010
3 Elections
3.1 Elections in the 2000s
3.2 Elections in the 1990s
3.3 Elections in the 1880s
3.4 Elections in the 1870s
3.5 Elections in the 1860s
3.6 Elections in the 1850s
3.7 Elections in the 1840s
4 See also
5 Notes and references
Boundaries
Boundaries 1832–1885
In 1832 the constituency was formed from the townships of Broughton, Pendleton and Salford, with part of the township of Pendlebury. The exact boundaries were defined in the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832:[2]
From the Northernmost Point at which the Boundary of the Township of Salford meets the Boundary of the Township of Broughton, Northward, along the Boundary of the Township of Broughton, to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the Township of Pendleton; thence, Westward, along the Boundary of the Township of Pendleton to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the detached Portion of the Township of Pendlebury; thence, Southward, along the Boundary of the detached Portion of the Township of Pendlebury to the Point at which the same meets the Boundary of the Township of Salford; thence, Westward, along the Boundary of the Township of Salford to the Point first described.
In 1883 the detached portion of Pendlebury was absorbed by Pendleton.[1]
Boundaries 1997–2010
The constituency was re-created for the 1997 election. It boundaries were defined by the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995, and consisted of eight wards of the City of Salford: Blackfriars, Broughton, Claremont, Kersal, Langworthy, Ordsall, Pendleton, and Weaste & Seedley.[3]
A very safe Labour seat which had some of the UK's most deprived areas, typified by council estates like Ordsall, Pendleton and Langworthy, which are now due for apparent redevelopment. Higher Broughton has a considerable Jewish population and has some very decent residential housing, but even here Labour are usually in the lead at local level; the Conservatives, like all the other neighbouring Manchester seats, are now in third place in General Elections.
Boundary Review
Following its review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Salford be split into three new constituencies and this was enacted in 2010:
Blackley and Broughton, a cross-border constituency formed with wards in the current Manchester Blackley seat.
Salford and Eccles takes the existing Salford seat and marries it with central electoral wards of Eccles
Worsley and Eccles South brings Walkden, Worsley and Eccles together in a new seat following the removal of the Wigan-Salford link
Members of Parliament
MPs 1832–1868
| Election | Member [4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1832 | Joseph Brotherton | Radical[5][6][7][8] | |
1857 by-election | Edward Ryley Langworthy | Independent Liberal[9] | |
1857 | William Nathaniel Massey | Radical[10][11] | |
1859 | Liberal | ||
1865 | John Cheetham | Liberal | |
Representation increased to two members 1868 | |||
MPs 1868–1885
| Election | 1st Member [4] | 1st Party | 2nd Member[4] | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1868 | Charles Edward Cawley | Conservative | William Thomas Charley | Conservative | ||
1877 by-election | Oliver Ormerod Walker | Conservative | ||||
1880 | Benjamin Armitage | Liberal | Arthur Arnold | Liberal | ||
1885 | Parliamentary borough split into three single-member divisions: see Salford North, Salford South, Salford West | |||||
MPs 1997–2010
| Election | Member [4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Hazel Blears | Labour | |
2010 | Constituency abolished: see Salford and Eccles | ||
Elections
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hazel Blears | 13,007 | 57.6 | −7.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Norman J. Owen | 5,062 | 22.4 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Laetitia M. Cash | 3,440 | 15.2 | −0.1 | |
UKIP | Lisa Duffy | 1,091 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 7,945 | 35.2 | |||
Turnout | 22,600 | 42.4 | +0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hazel Blears | 14,649 | 65.1 | −3.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Norman J. Owen | 3,637 | 16.2 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Christopher King | 3,446 | 15.3 | −2.1 | |
Socialist Alliance | Peter Grant | 414 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Sheilah Wallace | 216 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Roy Masterson | 152 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,012 | 48.9 | |||
Turnout | 22,514 | 41.6 | −14.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hazel Blears | 22,848 | 69.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Elliot Bishop | 5,779 | 17.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | Norman J. Owen | 3,407 | 10.3 | N/A | |
Referendum | Robert W. Cumpsty | 926 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Susan Herman | 162 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,069 | 51.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,122 | 56.3 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Benjamin Armitage | 11,116 | 28.6 | +3.8 | |
Liberal | Arthur Arnold | 11,110 | 28.5 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | William Thomas Charley | 8,400 | 21.6 | −3.8 | |
Conservative | Oliver Ormerod Walker | 8,302 | 21.3 | −4.1 | |
| Majority | 2,710 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,464 (est) | 87.1 (est) | +15.3 | ||
Registered electors | 22,334 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.8 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.1 | |||
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Oliver Ormerod Walker | 8,642 | 50.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Joseph Kay[16] | 8,372 | 49.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 270 | 1.6 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 17,014 | 77.2 | +5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 22,041 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.0 | |||
- Caused by Cawley's death.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Edward Cawley | 7,003 | 25.4 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | William Thomas Charley | 6,987 | 25.4 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Joseph Kay[16] | 6,827 | 24.8 | −0.1 | |
Liberal | Henry Lee | 6,709 | 24.4 | +0.0 | |
| Majority | 160 | 0.6 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 13,763 (est) | 71.8 (est) | -5.9 | ||
Registered electors | 19,177 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Edward Cawley | 6,312 | 25.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Thomas Charley | 6,181 | 25.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Cheetham | 6,141 | 24.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Henry Rawson[17] | 6,018 | 24.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 40 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,326 (est) | 77.7 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,862 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
- Seat increased to two members
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Cheetham | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,397 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Cheetham | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
- Caused by Massey's resignation after his appointment as a member of the Council of India.
Elections in the 1850s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Nathaniel Massey | 1,919 | 51.8 | −8.0 | |
Liberal | Henry Ashworth[18] | 1,787 | 48.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 132 | 3.6 | −16.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,706 | 87.8 | +9.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,222 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −8.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Nathaniel Massey | 1,880 | 59.8 | N/A | |
Radical | Elkanah Armitage[19] | 1,264 | 40.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 616 | 19.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,144 | 78.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,028 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Liberal | William Nathaniel Massey | Unopposed | |||
Independent Liberal gain from Radical | |||||
- Caused by Brotherton's death
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Joseph Brotherton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,950 | ||||
Radical hold | |||||
Elections in the 1840s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Joseph Brotherton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,605 | ||||
Radical hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Joseph Brotherton | 991 | 53.2 | ||
Conservative | William Garnett | 873 | 46.8 | ||
| Majority | 118 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,864 | 76.3 | |||
Registered electors | 2,443 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester
Notes and references
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