Salford North
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1950
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Salford North was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1950.[1] It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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| Salford North | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885 map by Robert Owen Jones | |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Salford |
| Replaced by | Salford East and Salford West |
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 1950 general election.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Salford wards of Greenage, Kersal, St John's, St Matthias, and Trinity.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Salford wards of Albert Park, Charlestown, Grosvenor, Kersal, and St Matthias.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Edward Hardcastle | Conservative | |
| 1892 | William Holland | Liberal | |
| 1895 | Frederick Platt-Higgins | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Sir William Pollard Byles | Liberal | |
| 1917 by-election | Benjamin Tillett | Ind. Labour | |
| 1924 | Samuel Finburgh | Conservative | |
| 1929 | Benjamin Tillett | Labour | |
| 1931 | John Patrick Morris | Conservative | |
| 1945 | William McAdam | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Hardcastle | 3,519 | 51.3 | ||
| Liberal | Arthur Arnold | 3,343 | 48.7 | ||
| Majority | 176 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 6,862 | 88.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,728 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Hardcastle | 3,326 | 51.2 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Arnold | 3,169 | 48.8 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 157 | 2.4 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,495 | 84.0 | −4.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,728 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.1 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Holland | 3,686 | 52.0 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Arthur Baumann | 3,399 | 48.0 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 287 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,085 | 86.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,238 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Platt-Higgins | 3,787 | 50.0 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal | William Holland | 3,781 | 50.0 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 6 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,568 | 85.7 | −0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,828 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Platt-Higgins | 4,370 | 55.5 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal | John Edward Lawton | 3,497 | 44.5 | −5.5 | |
| Majority | 873 | 11.0 | +11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,867 | 83.4 | −2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,432 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lib-Lab | William Pollard Byles | 4,915 | 56.9 | +12.4 | |
| Conservative | Frederick Platt-Higgins | 3,728 | 43.1 | −12.4 | |
| Majority | 1,187 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 8,643 | 90.8 | +7.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,517 | ||||
| Lib-Lab gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.4 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lib-Lab | William Pollard Byles | 4,980 | 54.7 | −2.2 | |
| Conservative | Ian Malcolm | 4,123 | 45.3 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 857 | 9.4 | −4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 9,103 | 92.4 | +1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,850 | ||||
| Lib-Lab hold | Swing | −2.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lib-Lab | William Pollard Byles | 4,402 | 51.4 | −3.3 | |
| Conservative | Cyril Charlie Hamilton Potter | 4,163 | 48.6 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 239 | 2.8 | −6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 8,565 | 87.0 | −5.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,850 | ||||
| Lib-Lab hold | Swing | −3.3 | |||
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: William Pollard Byles
- Unionist: Cyril Charlie Hamilton Potter[6]
- Labour: Benjamin Tillett
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | Ben Tillett | 2,822 | 64.6 | New | |
| Liberal | Charles Mallet | 1,545 | 35.4 | −16.0 | |
| Majority | 1,277 | 29.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,367 | 41.1 | −45.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,623 | ||||
| Independent Labour gain from Lib-Lab | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ben Tillett | 12,079 | 74.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Frederick William Roe Rycroft | 4,155 | 25.6 | −25.8 | |
| Majority | 7,924 | 48.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 16,234 | 47.1 | −39.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,490 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ben Tillett | 11,368 | 41.5 | −33.9 | |
| Unionist | Samuel Finburgh | 11,349 | 41.5 | New | |
| Liberal | John Catterall Jolly [10] | 4,660 | 17.0 | −8.6 | |
| Majority | 19 | 0.0 | −48.8 | ||
| Turnout | 27,377 | 78.7 | +31.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,780 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ben Tillett | 13,377 | 51.1 | +9.6 | |
| Unionist | Samuel Finburgh | 12,810 | 48.9 | +7.4 | |
| Majority | 567 | 2.2 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 26,187 | 73.9 | −4.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 35,441 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Samuel Finburgh | 14,250 | 45.7 | −3.2 | |
| Labour | Ben Tillett | 13,114 | 42.1 | −9.0 | |
| Liberal | John Rothwell | 3,818 | 12.2 | New | |
| Majority | 1,136 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 31,182 | 85.8 | +11.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,332 | ||||
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +2.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ben Tillett | 17,333 | 46.2 | +4.1 | |
| Unionist | Leslie Haden-Guest | 13,607 | 36.2 | −9.5 | |
| Liberal | John Rothwell | 6,609 | 17.6 | +5.4 | |
| Majority | 3,726 | 10.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 37,549 | 80.0 | −5.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,938 | ||||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | −6.8 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Patrick Morris | 25,151 | 65.5 | +29.3 | |
| Labour | Ben Tillett | 13,271 | 34.5 | −11.7 | |
| Majority | 11,880 | 31.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 38,422 | 78.9 | −1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 48,675 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +20.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Patrick Morris | 19,904 | 56.6 | −8.9 | |
| Labour | William McAdam | 15,272 | 43.4 | +8.9 | |
| Majority | 4,632 | 13.2 | −17.8 | ||
| Turnout | 35,176 | 74.0 | −4.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 47,557 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.9 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William McAdam | 18,327 | 60.5 | +17.1 | |
| Conservative | J.E. Fitzsimons | 11,977 | 39.5 | −17.1 | |
| Majority | 6,350 | 21.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 30,304 | 72.5 | −1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 41,811 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.1 | |||