# Salford West (UK Parliament constituency)

Salford West was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1983. 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 1983 general election.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Salford wards of St Thomas's and Seedley, and part of Regent ward.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Salford wards of Hope, St Paul's, St Thomas's, and Seedley.
1950–1983: The County Borough of Salford wards of Charlestown, Claremont, Docks, Langworthy, St Paul's, St Thomas's, Seedley, and Weaste.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Benjamin Armitage | Liberal |
| 1886 | Lees Knowles | Conservative |
| 1906 | George Agnew | Liberal |
| 1918 | Frederick Astbury | Conservative |
| 1923 | Alexander Haycock | Labour |
| 1924 | Frederick Astbury | Conservative |
| 1929 | Alexander Haycock | Labour |
| 1931 | Frederick Astbury | Conservative |
| 1935 | James Emery | Conservative |
| 1945 | Charles Royle | Labour |
| 1964 | Stan Orme | Labour |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Armitage | 3,755 | 51.9 | |
| | Conservative | William Cayley Worsley | 3,481 | 48.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,236 | 88.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,197 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lees Knowles | 3,399 | 50.9 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Armitage | 3,283 | 49.1 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,682 | 81.5 | −6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,197 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lees Knowles | 4,152 | 50.2 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Armitage | 4,112 | 49.8 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 0.4 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,264 | 85.8 | +4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,635 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 | |
General election 1895: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lees Knowles | 4,354 | 50.6 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal | Vernon Kirk Armitage | 4,254 | 49.4 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 1.2 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,608 | 82.5 | −3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,439 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lees Knowles | 5,503 | 55.9 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal | Charles Mallet | 4,341 | 44.1 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,162 | 11.8 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,844 | 80.6 | −1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,213 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.3 | |
General election 1906: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Agnew | 7,329 | 58.9 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Lees Knowles | 5,119 | 41.1 | −14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,210 | 17.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,448 | 90.1 | +9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,814 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.8 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Agnew | 6,216 | 44.9 | −14.0 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Carlyon Bellairs | 5,238 | 37.8 | −3.3 |
| | Independent Labour | A. A. Purcell | 2,396 | 17.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 978 | 7.1 | −10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,850 | 91.8 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,083 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.4 | |
General election December 1910: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Agnew | 6,633 | 53.3 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | George Edward Raine | 5,802 | 46.7 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 831 | 6.6 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,435 | 82.4 | −9.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,083 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.3 | |
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: William Stephens
* Unionist:
General election 1918: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frederick Astbury | 9,478 | 48.5 | +1.8 |
| C | Liberal | William Stephens (mayor) | 5,554 | 28.4 | −24.9 |
| | Labour | Rhys Davies | 4,503 | 23.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,924 | 20.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,535 | 59.1 | −23.3 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.3 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frederick Astbury | 12,130 | 44.9 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Arthur Law | 8,724 | 32.3 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | William Milligan | 6,174 | 22.8 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,406 | 12.6 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,028 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alexander Haycock | 9,868 | 38.4 | +6.1 |
| | Unionist | Frederick Astbury | 9,752 | 37.9 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal | George Hay Morgan | 6,097 | 23.7 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,717 | 76.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +6.5 | |
General election 1924: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frederick Astbury | 16,719 | 57.5 | +19.6 |
| | Labour | Alexander Haycock | 12,369 | 42.5 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,350 | 15.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,088 | 84.7 | +8.2 |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1929: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alexander Haycock | 15,647 | 42.8 | +0.3 |
| | Unionist | Frederick Astbury | 15,289 | 41.8 | −15.7 |
| | Liberal | Mary Pollock Grant | 5,614 | 15.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36.550 | 83.4 | −1.3 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.0 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Astbury | 24,083 | 66.2 | +24.4 |
| | Labour | Alexander Haycock | 12,320 | 33.8 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,763 | 32.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,403 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Emery | 19,245 | 52.8 | −13.4 |
| | Labour | Alexander Haycock | 14,732 | 40.4 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal | Frank Kenyon | 2,492 | 6.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,513 | 12.4 | −20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,649 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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: James Emery
* Labour: Charles Royle
* Liberal: Richard Pugh

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Royle | 17,010 | 50.7 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | James Emery | 13,321 | 39.7 | −13.1 |
| | Liberal | Richard Pugh | 3,180 | 9.6 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,869 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,511 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Royle | 26,885 | 51.1 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | S Bell | 21,593 | 41.0 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Hall Storey | 4,124 | 7.8 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,292 | 10.1 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,602 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Royle | 27,542 | 53.4 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | G William Sinclair | 24,055 | 46.6 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,487 | 6.8 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,597 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Royle | 22,413 | 51.0 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | Henry Donald Moore | 21,554 | 49.0 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 859 | 2.0 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,967 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Royle | 23,167 | 53.3 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Herbert Henry Davies | 20,306 | 46.7 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,861 | 6.6 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,473 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stan Orme | 20,490 | 55.5 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Albert Edwin Clark | 16,446 | 44.5 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,044 | 11.0 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,936 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
General election 1966: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stan Orme | 19,237 | 59.2 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Albert Edwin Clark | 13,257 | 40.8 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,980 | 18.4 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,494 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stan Orme | 16,986 | 54.3 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Albert Edwin Clark | 14,310 | 45.7 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,676 | 8.6 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,296 | 65.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.9 | |
General election February 1974: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stan Orme | 16,808 | 51.3 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Jeffery Nicholas Lewis Tillett | 10,346 | 31.6 | −14.1 |
| | Liberal | Albert Edward Arstall | 5,591 | 17.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,462 | 19.7 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,745 | 72.0 | +6.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.6 | |
General election October 1974: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stan Orme | 17,112 | 57.2 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Jeffery Nicholas Lewis Tillett | 8,540 | 28.6 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal | Albert Edward Arstall | 4,237 | 14.2 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,572 | 28.6 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,889 | 65.2 | −6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1979: Salford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stan Orme | 18,411 | 61.5 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | James Markwick | 11,157 | 37.2 | +8.6 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Stuart Carter | 383 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,254 | 24.3 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,951 | 68.7 | +3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.2 | |