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Manchester North West was one of several Parliamentary constituencies created in 1885 from the former Manchester constituency. Its first MP, William Houldsworth, had previously sat for Manchester. It was abolished in 1918.

In 1910, Bonar Law challenged Winston Churchill to run against him here, and promised "he would welcome him and they would have a lively time". Bonar Law suggested that the loser should stay out of the next parliament (The Times). Churchill declined. In the event Bonar Law lost to the sitting MP, Sir George Kemp.

Kemp resigned the seat in July 1912, ostensibly to concentrate on his business interests, but he was known to disagree with the Home Rule Bill (The Times).

Members of Parliament

  • Constituency created (1885)
Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1885 William Houldsworth Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1906 Winston Churchill Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1908 William Joynson-Hicks Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1910 Sir George Kemp Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1912 Sir John Randles Conservative
  • Constituency abolished (1918)

Elections

26 November 1885: Manchester North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Henry Houldsworth 5834 53
Liberal John Slagg 5111 47
Majority 723 7
2 July 1886: Manchester North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Henry Houldsworth 5480 55 +2
Liberal H. Lee 4453 45
Majority 1027 10 +3
13 July 1897: Manchester North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir William Henry Houldsworth 4997 59 +4
Liberal T. F. Byrne 3526 41
Majority 1471 17 +7
13 January 1906: Manchester North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill 5639 62
Conservative William Joynson-Hicks 4389 38
Majority 2113 23
24 April 1908: Manchester North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Joynson-Hicks 5417 51 +13
Liberal Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill 4988 47 −15
Social Democratic Federation Dan Irving 276 3
Majority 429 4
15 January 1910: Manchester North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir George Kemp 5930 54
Conservative William Joynson-Hicks 5147 46 −5
Majority 783 7
3 December 1910: Manchester North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir George Kemp 5559 52 −2
Conservative Bonar Law 5114 48
Majority 445 4
8 August 1912: Manchester North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir John Scurrah Randles 5573 56
Liberal Gordon Hewart 4371 44
Majority 1202 12

References

Election Results:

Dan Irving:

Bonar Law versus Churchill:

  • "The Manchester Contest", The Times, 29 November 1910. Retrieved online 21 March 2006.

Resgnation of Kemp:

  • "Another by-election", The Times, 26 July 1912. Retrieved online 22 March 2006.
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