# Manchester North (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester North was one of six single-member Parliamentary constituencies created in 1885 by the division of the existing three-member Parliamentary Borough of Manchester. It was abolished in 1918.

## Boundaries

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was defined as consisting of the following areas:
* St. Michael's Ward,
* The Parish of Harpurhey,
* and "so much of the Parish of Newton as lies to the north-west of a line drawn along the centre of the Oldham Road".
The next redistribution took place under the terms of the Representation of the People Act 1918. The bulk of the seat became part of the new constituency of Manchester Platting, with parts passing to Manchester Exchange and Manchester Clayton.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1885 | James Frederick Hutton | Conservative |
| 1886 | Sir Charles Schwann | Liberal | Schwann changed his name to Swann in 1913 |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

26 November 1885: Manchester North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Hutton | 4,093 | 56.8 | |
| | Liberal | Charles Schwann | 3,118 | 43.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 975 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,211 | 82.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,703 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
2 July 1886: Manchester North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Schwann | 3,476 | 50.7 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | James Hutton | 3,380 | 49.3 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,856 | 78.8 | −4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,703 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.5 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

6 July 1892: Manchester North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Schwann | 4,258 | 51.9 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Yates | 3,953 | 48.1 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 3.8 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,211 | 84.2 | +5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,747 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
13 July 1895: Manchester North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Schwann | 4,327 | 52.8 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Morton | 3,872 | 47.2 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | 5.6 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,199 | 80.5 | −3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,179 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

2 October 1900: Manchester North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Schwann | 4,258 | 50.2 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | William Joynson-Hicks | 4,232 | 49.8 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 0.4 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,490 | 78.8 | −1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,770 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.6 | |
13 January 1906: Manchester North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Schwann | 5,716 | 63.7 | +13.5 |
| | Conservative | Harry Sowler | 3,262 | 36.3 | −13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,454 | 27.4 | +27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,978 | 84.5 | +5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,624 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +13.5 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General Election, January 1910: Manchester North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Schwann | 5,210 | 56.9 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | Hiram Edward Howell | 3,951 | 43.1 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,259 | 13.8 | −13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,161 | 89.1 | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,284 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −6.8 | |
General Election, December 1910: Manchester North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Schwann | 4,601 | 53.9 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Hiram Edward Howell | 3,936 | 46.1 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 665 | 7.8 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,537 | 83.0 | −6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,284 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.0 | |