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| Salford South | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
_Salford_Parliamentary_Borough.png) 1885 map by Robert Owen Jones | |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Salford |
| Replaced by | Salford East and Salford West |
Salford South was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1950.[1] 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 constituency of Salford, South Division was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and consisted of the following wards of the Borough of Salford: Crescent, Islington, Ordsall, St. Stephen's, and the part of Regent Ward east of the centre of Trafford Road.[2]
1918–1950
The Representation of the People Act 1918 reorganised constituencies throughout Great Britain and Ireland. Salford South was redefined as consisting of seven wards of the county borough of Salford: Crescent, Islington, Ordsall, Regent, Trafford, Trinity and Weaste.[3]
Abolition
The next redistribution of parliamentary constituencies took place under the Representation of the People Act 1948, and this led to the abolition of the Salford South constituency. Its area was divided between the borough constituencies of Salford East and Salford West.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | William Mather | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Sir Henry Hoyle Howorth | Conservative | |
| 1900 | James Grimble Groves | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Hilaire Belloc | Liberal | |
| 1910 | Sir Anderson Barlow | Conservative | |
| 1923 | Joseph Toole | Labour | |
| 1924 | Edmund Ashworth Radford | Conservative | |
| 1929 | Joseph Toole | Labour | |
| 1931 | John Stourton | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Edward Arthur Hardy | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Mather | 3,761 | 50.4 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Gibson Bowles | 3,706 | 49.6 | ||
| Majority | 55 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 7,467 | 85.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,717 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Howorth | 3,615 | 50.9 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal | William Mather | 3,489 | 49.1 | -1.3 | |
| Majority | 126 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,104 | 81.5 | -4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,717 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.3 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Howorth | 3,406 | 46.5 | −4.4 | |
| Liberal | Alexander Forrest | 3,369 | 46.0 | −3.1 | |
| Social Democratic Federation | William Knight Hall | 553 | 7.5 | New | |
| Majority | 37 | 0.5 | −1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 7,328 | 80.9 | −0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,060 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Howorth | 3,384 | 45.1 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal | Alexander Forrest | 3,310 | 44.1 | −1.9 | |
| Social Democratic Federation | H. W. Hobart | 813 | 10.8 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 74 | 1.0 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 7,507 | 81.5 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,215 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Grimble Groves | 4,207 | 58.5 | +13.4 | |
| Liberal | Alfred Mond | 2,980 | 41.5 | −2.6 | |
| Majority | 1,227 | 17.0 | +16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,187 | 78.9 | −2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,109 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
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