Salford West (UK Parliament constituency)
Salford West | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() 1885 map by Robert Owen Jones | |
1885–1983 | |
Seats | one |
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.
History
[edit]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
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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
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
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
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Benjamin Armitage | 3,755 | 51.9 | ||
Conservative | William Cayley Worsley | 3,481 | 48.1 | ||
Majority | 274 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,236 | 88.3 | |||
Registered electors | 8,197 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lees Knowles | 3,399 | 50.9 | +2.8 | |
Liberal | Benjamin Armitage | 3,283 | 49.1 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 116 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,682 | 81.5 | −6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,197 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.8 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lees Knowles | 4,152 | 50.2 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | Benjamin Armitage | 4,112 | 49.8 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 40 | 0.4 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,264 | 85.8 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,635 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lees Knowles | 4,354 | 50.6 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Vernon Kirk Armitage | 4,254 | 49.4 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 100 | 1.2 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,608 | 82.5 | −3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 10,439 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Elections in the 1900s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lees Knowles | 5,503 | 55.9 | +5.3 | |
Liberal | Charles Mallet | 4,341 | 44.1 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 1,162 | 11.8 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 9,844 | 80.6 | −1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 12,213 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Agnew | 7,329 | 58.9 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | Lees Knowles | 5,119 | 41.1 | −14.8 | |
Majority | 2,210 | 17.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,448 | 90.1 | +9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 13,814 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.8 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Agnew | 6,216 | 44.9 | −14.0 | |
Liberal Unionist | Carlyon Bellairs | 5,238 | 37.8 | −3.3 | |
Independent Labour | A. A. Purcell | 2,396 | 17.3 | New | |
Majority | 978 | 7.1 | −10.7 | ||
Turnout | 13,850 | 91.8 | +1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 15,083 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.4 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Agnew | 6,633 | 53.3 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | George Edward Raine | 5,802 | 46.7 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 831 | 6.6 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 12,435 | 82.4 | −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;
- Liberal: William Stephens
- Unionist:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Frederick Astbury | 9,478 | 48.5 | +1.8 | |
C | Liberal | William Stephens (mayor) | 5,554 | 28.4 | −24.9 |
Labour | Rhys Davies | 4,503 | 23.1 | New | |
Majority | 3,924 | 20.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,535 | 59.1 | −23.3 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.3 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Frederick Astbury | 12,130 | 44.9 | −3.6 | |
Labour | Arthur Law | 8,724 | 32.3 | +9.2 | |
Liberal | William Milligan | 6,174 | 22.8 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 3,406 | 12.6 | −7.5 | ||
Turnout | 27,028 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alexander Haycock | 9,868 | 38.4 | +6.1 | |
Unionist | Frederick Astbury | 9,752 | 37.9 | −7.0 | |
Liberal | George Hay Morgan | 6,097 | 23.7 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 116 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,717 | 76.5 | |||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Frederick Astbury | 16,719 | 57.5 | +19.6 | |
Labour | Alexander Haycock | 12,369 | 42.5 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 4,350 | 15.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,088 | 84.7 | +8.2 | ||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alexander Haycock | 15,647 | 42.8 | +0.3 | |
Unionist | Frederick Astbury | 15,289 | 41.8 | −15.7 | |
Liberal | Mary Pollock Grant | 5,614 | 15.4 | New | |
Majority | 358 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 36.550 | 83.4 | −1.3 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.0 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Astbury | 24,083 | 66.2 | +24.4 | |
Labour | Alexander Haycock | 12,320 | 33.8 | −9.0 | |
Majority | 11,763 | 32.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 36,403 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Emery | 19,245 | 52.8 | −13.4 | |
Labour | Alexander Haycock | 14,732 | 40.4 | +7.6 | |
Liberal | Frank Kenyon | 2,492 | 6.8 | New | |
Majority | 4,513 | 12.4 | −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;
- Conservative: James Emery
- Labour: Charles Royle[9]
- Liberal: Richard Pugh[10]
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Royle | 17,010 | 50.7 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | James Emery | 13,321 | 39.7 | −13.1 | |
Liberal | Richard Pugh | 3,180 | 9.6 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 3,869 | 11.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,511 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Royle | 26,885 | 51.1 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | S Bell | 21,593 | 41.0 | +1.3 | |
Liberal | Leslie Hall Storey | 4,124 | 7.8 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 5,292 | 10.1 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 52,602 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Royle | 27,542 | 53.4 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | G William Sinclair | 24,055 | 46.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 3,487 | 6.8 | −3.3 | ||
Turnout | 51,597 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Royle | 22,413 | 51.0 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Henry Donald Moore | 21,554 | 49.0 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 859 | 2.0 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 43,967 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Royle | 23,167 | 53.3 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Herbert Henry Davies | 20,306 | 46.7 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 2,861 | 6.6 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 43,473 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Orme | 20,490 | 55.5 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Albert Edwin Clark | 16,446 | 44.5 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 4,044 | 11.0 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 36,936 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Orme | 19,237 | 59.2 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Albert Edwin Clark | 13,257 | 40.8 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 5,980 | 18.4 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 32,494 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Orme | 16,986 | 54.3 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | Albert Edwin Clark | 14,310 | 45.7 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 2,676 | 8.6 | −9.8 | ||
Turnout | 31,296 | 65.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Orme | 16,808 | 51.3 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | Jeffery Nicholas Lewis Tillett | 10,346 | 31.6 | −14.1 | |
Liberal | Albert Edward Arstall | 5,591 | 17.1 | New | |
Majority | 6,462 | 19.7 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 32,745 | 72.0 | +6.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Orme | 17,112 | 57.2 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Jeffery Nicholas Lewis Tillett | 8,540 | 28.6 | −3.0 | |
Liberal | Albert Edward Arstall | 4,237 | 14.2 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 8,572 | 28.6 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 29,889 | 65.2 | −6.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Orme | 18,411 | 61.5 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | James Markwick | 11,157 | 37.2 | +8.6 | |
Workers Revolutionary | Stuart Carter | 383 | 1.3 | New | |
Majority | 7,254 | 24.3 | −4.3 | ||
Turnout | 29,951 | 68.7 | +3.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.2 |
References
[edit]- Notes
- ^ "'Salford West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Salford West 1885–1983". Millbank Systems. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 180. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
- ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
- ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- ^ The Liberal Magazine, 1939
- ^ a b c d e British parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ a b F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950–1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
Further reading
[edit]- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.