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".Sixth Schedule. Divisions Of Boroughs: Number, Names, Contents, And Boundaries Of Divisions, Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (C.23)
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.F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. II: Northern England, London, 1991
Members of Parliament ElectionMember PartyNotes 1885 James Frederick Hutton Conservative 1886 Sir Charles Schwann Liberal Schwann changed his name to Swann in 1913 1918 constituency abolished
Elections Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
References
Sources Election Results: https://web.archive.org/web/20060520143104/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1900.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20060520143047/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1945.htm Entry for Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton in 'Who Was Who' accessed via http://www.knowuk.co.uk Schwann: Namechange http://homepage.eircom.net/~lawedd/TITLESM-Z.htm Image and biography http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/bookbrowse.php?irn=2450&sub=&theme=home&crumb=