Salford North was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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 ElectionMemberParty 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 Labour1950 constituency abolished
Elections Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
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 PotterManchester Evening News 21 Feb 1914 Labour: Benjamin Tillett
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
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