# Manchester Hulme (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Hulme was a parliamentary constituency in Manchester which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.

## Boundaries

The County Borough of Manchester wards of Medlock Street, Moss Side West, and St George's.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Joseph Nall | Conservative |
| | 1929 | Andrew McElwee | Labour |
| | 1931 | Sir Joseph Nall | Conservative |
| | 1945 | Frederick Lee | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Manchester Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Joseph Nall | 10,895 | 54.0 | |
| | Liberal | Christopher Needham | 5,969 | 29.6 | |
| | Independent Labour | Alfred Hilton | 2,572 | 12.8 | |
| | Independent | George Milner | 729 | 3.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,926 | 24.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,165 | 52.9 | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Manchester Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Joseph Nall | 15,692 | 57.4 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Walter Davies | 11,639 | 42.6 | +13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,053 | 14.8 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,331 | 70.1 | +17.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −4.8 | |
General election 1923: Manchester Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Joseph Nall | 10,035 | 35.8 | −21.6 |
| | Liberal | Walter Davies | 9,603 | 34.2 | −8.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew McElwee | 8,433 | 30.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 1.6 | −13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,071 | 71.5 | +1.4 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −6.7 | |
General election 1924: Manchester Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Joseph Nall | 15,374 | 48.5 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | Andrew McElwee | 13,070 | 41.2 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal | Felix Brunner | 3,277 | 10.3 | −23.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,294 | 7.3 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,721 | 77.5 | +6.0 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
General election 1929: Manchester Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew McElwee | 15,053 | 43.8 | +2.6 |
| | Unionist | Joseph Nall | 12,588 | 36.6 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal | Harry Allan | 6,728 | 19.6 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,465 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,369 | 72.6 | −4.9 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.3 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Manchester Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Nall | 25,185 | 70.0 | +26.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew McElwee | 9,219 | 25.6 | −18.2 |
| | New Party | John Pratt | 1,565 | 4.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,966 | 44.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,969 | 73.0 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +22.2 | |
General election 1935: Manchester Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Nall | 17,072 | 60.3 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | Barbara Ayrton-Gould | 11,221 | 39.7 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,851 | 20.6 | −23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,293 | 66.7 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −11.9 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

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: Joseph Nall
* Labour: G W Dillon
* British Union: B T Parkyn
General election 1945: Manchester Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Lee | 12,034 | 55.6 | +15.9 |
| | Conservative | J.C. Currie | 9,600 | 44.4 | −15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,434 | 11.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,634 | 64.7 | −2.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.9 | |