# Salford North (UK Parliament constituency)

Salford North was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1950. 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 Municipal Borough of Salford wards of Greenage, Kersal, St John's, St Matthias, and Trinity.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Salford wards of Albert Park, Charlestown, Grosvenor, Kersal, and St Matthias.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Edward Hardcastle | Conservative |
| 1892 | William Holland | Liberal |
| 1895 | Frederick Platt-Higgins | Conservative |
| 1906 | Sir William Pollard Byles | Liberal |
| 1917 by-election | Benjamin Tillett | Ind. Labour |
| 1924 | Samuel Finburgh | Conservative |
| 1929 | Benjamin Tillett | Labour |
| 1931 | John Patrick Morris | Conservative |
| 1945 | William McAdam | Labour |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Hardcastle | 3,519 | 51.3 | |
| | Liberal | Arthur Arnold | 3,343 | 48.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,862 | 88.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,728 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Hardcastle | 3,326 | 51.2 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Arnold | 3,169 | 48.8 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 2.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,495 | 84.0 | −4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,728 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.1 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Holland | 3,686 | 52.0 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Baumann | 3,399 | 48.0 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,085 | 86.0 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,238 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.2 | |
General election 1895: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Platt-Higgins | 3,787 | 50.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | William Holland | 3,781 | 50.0 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,568 | 85.7 | −0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,828 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.0 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Platt-Higgins | 4,370 | 55.5 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | John Edward Lawton | 3,497 | 44.5 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 873 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,867 | 83.4 | −2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,432 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
General election 1906: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lib-Lab | William Pollard Byles | 4,915 | 56.9 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Platt-Higgins | 3,728 | 43.1 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,187 | 13.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,643 | 90.8 | +7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,517 | | |
| | Lib-Lab gain from Conservative | Lib-Lab gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lib-Lab | William Pollard Byles | 4,980 | 54.7 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Malcolm | 4,123 | 45.3 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 857 | 9.4 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,103 | 92.4 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,850 | | |
| | Lib-Lab hold | Lib-Lab hold | Swing | −2.2 | |
General election December 1910: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lib-Lab | William Pollard Byles | 4,402 | 51.4 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Cyril Charlie Hamilton Potter | 4,163 | 48.6 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 2.8 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,565 | 87.0 | −5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,850 | | |
| | Lib-Lab hold | Lib-Lab hold | Swing | −3.3 | |
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: William Pollard Byles
* Unionist: Cyril Charlie Hamilton Potter
* Labour: Benjamin Tillett
1917 Salford North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labour | Ben Tillett | 2,822 | 64.6 | New |
| | Liberal | Charles Mallet | 1,545 | 35.4 | −16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,277 | 29.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,367 | 41.1 | −45.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,623 | | |
| | Independent Labour gain from Lib-Lab | Independent Labour gain from Lib-Lab | Swing | | |
General election 1918: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Tillett | 12,079 | 74.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Frederick William Roe Rycroft | 4,155 | 25.6 | −25.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,924 | 48.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,234 | 47.1 | −39.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,490 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Tillett | 11,368 | 41.5 | −33.9 |
| | Unionist | Samuel Finburgh | 11,349 | 41.5 | New |
| | Liberal | John Catterall Jolly | 4,660 | 17.0 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.0 | −48.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,377 | 78.7 | +31.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,780 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Tillett | 13,377 | 51.1 | +9.6 |
| | Unionist | Samuel Finburgh | 12,810 | 48.9 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 567 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,187 | 73.9 | −4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,441 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
General election 1924: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Samuel Finburgh | 14,250 | 45.7 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Ben Tillett | 13,114 | 42.1 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal | John Rothwell | 3,818 | 12.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,136 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,182 | 85.8 | +11.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,332 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +2.9 | |
General election 1929: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Tillett | 17,333 | 46.2 | +4.1 |
| | Unionist | Leslie Haden-Guest | 13,607 | 36.2 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal | John Rothwell | 6,609 | 17.6 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,726 | 10.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,549 | 80.0 | −5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,938 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | −6.8 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Patrick Morris | 25,151 | 65.5 | +29.3 |
| | Labour | Ben Tillett | 13,271 | 34.5 | −11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,880 | 31.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,422 | 78.9 | −1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 48,675 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +20.5 | |
General election 1935: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Patrick Morris | 19,904 | 56.6 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | William McAdam | 15,272 | 43.4 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,632 | 13.2 | −17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,176 | 74.0 | −4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,557 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −8.9 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Salford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William McAdam | 18,327 | 60.5 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | J.E. Fitzsimons | 11,977 | 39.5 | −17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,350 | 21.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,304 | 72.5 | −1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,811 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.1 | |