Manchester North (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918

Manchester North
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Created from	Manchester
Replaced by	Manchester Clayton, Manchester Exchange and Manchester Platting

Manchester North 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.

Boundaries

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was defined as consisting of the following areas:

St. Michael's Ward,
The Parish of Harpurhey,
and "so much of the Parish of Newton as lies to the north-west of a line drawn along the centre of the Oldham Road".

The next redistribution took place under the terms of the Representation of the People Act 1918. The bulk of the seat became part of the new constituency of Manchester Platting, with parts passing to Manchester Exchange and Manchester Clayton.

Election	Member	Party	Notes
1885	James Frederick Hutton	Conservative
1886	Sir Charles Schwann	Liberal	Schwann changed his name to Swann in 1913
1918	constituency abolished

2 July 1886: Manchester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Schwann	3,476	50.7	+7.5
	Conservative	James Hutton	3,380	49.3	−7.5
Majority			96	1.4	N/A
Turnout			6,856	78.8	−4.1
Registered electors			8,703
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.5

6 July 1892: Manchester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Schwann	4,258	51.9	+1.2
	Conservative	Joseph Yates	3,953	48.1	−1.2
Majority			305	3.8	+2.4
Turnout			8,211	84.2	+5.4
Registered electors			9,747
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.2

13 July 1895: Manchester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Schwann	4,327	52.8	+0.9
	Conservative	Arthur Morton	3,872	47.2	−0.9
Majority			455	5.6	+1.8
Turnout			8,199	80.5	−3.7
Registered electors			10,179
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

2 October 1900: Manchester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Schwann	4,258	50.2	−2.6
	Conservative	William Joynson-Hicks	4,232	49.8	+2.6
Majority			26	0.4	−5.2
Turnout			8,490	78.8	−1.7
Registered electors			10,770
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.6

13 January 1906: Manchester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Schwann	5,716	63.7	+13.5
	Conservative	Harry Sowler	3,262	36.3	−13.5
Majority			2,454	27.4	+27.0
Turnout			8,978	84.5	+5.7
Registered electors			10,624
	Liberal hold		Swing	+13.5

General Election, January 1910: Manchester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Schwann	5,210	56.9	−6.8
	Conservative	Hiram Edward Howell	3,951	43.1	+6.8
Majority			1,259	13.8	−13.6
Turnout			9,161	89.1	+4.6
Registered electors			10,284
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.8

General Election, December 1910: Manchester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Schwann	4,601	53.9	−3.0
	Conservative	Hiram Edward Howell	3,936	46.1	+3.0
Majority			665	7.8	−6.0
Turnout			8,537	83.0	−6.1
Registered electors			10,284
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.0

Sixth Schedule. Divisions Of Boroughs: Number, Names, Contents, And Boundaries Of Divisions, Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (C.23)
F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. II: Northern England, London, 1991
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
^ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.

Election Results:

Schwann:

v t e Manchester constituencies
Current	Blackley and Middleton South Gorton and Denton Manchester Central Manchester Rusholme Manchester Withington Wythenshawe and Sale East
Historic	Manchester (1832–1885) Manchester East (1885–1918) Manchester North (1885–1918) Manchester North East (1885–1918) Manchester North West (1885–1918) Manchester South (1885–1918) Manchester South West (1885–1918) Manchester Ardwick (1918–1983) Manchester Blackley (1918–2010) Manchester Clayton (1918–1955) Manchester Exchange (1918-February 1974) Manchester Gorton (1918-2024) Manchester Hulme (1918–1950) Manchester Moss Side (1918–1983) Manchester Platting (1918–1950) Manchester Cheetham (1950-February 1974) Manchester Wythenshawe (1950–1997) Manchester Openshaw (1955–1983) Stretford (1885–1918, 1983–1997) Blackley and Broughton (2010-2024)
See also	South Lancashire South East Lancashire