# Manchester South (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester South was one of six parliamentary constituencies created in 1885 by the division of the Parliamentary Borough of Manchester, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system. The constituency was abolished in 1918.

## Boundaries

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and consisted of the following areas:
* The part of the civil parish of Chorlton upon Medlock south of the centres of the following roads: Cavendish Street, Grosvenor Street, Upper Brook Street, Dover Street, St. Leonards Street. (The remainder of the parish was included in the Manchester East constituency.)
* The Local Government district of Moss Side
* The Local Government District of Rusholme
* The detached part of the parish of Gorton included within the former parliamentary borough.
* The Hamlet of Kirkmanshulme (a detached part of the parish of Newton).

### Redistribution

The seat was abolished in 1918, when the Representation of the People Act redrew constituencies throughout Great Britain and Ireland. Manchester's representation was increased to ten members of parliament, and the former Manchester South was divided between the areas of the new Moss Side and Rusholme constituencies.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Sir Henry Roscoe | Liberal |
| 1895 | John Campbell | Liberal Unionist |
| 1900 by-election | William Peel | Liberal Unionist |
| 1906 | Arthur Haworth | Liberal |
| 1912 by-election | Philip Glazebrook | Conservative |
| 1918 by-election | Robert Burdon Stoker | Conservative |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Manchester South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sir Henry Roscoe | 3,791 | 54.8 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Royle | 3,121 | 45.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,912 | 81.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,534 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Manchester South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sir Henry Roscoe | 3,407 | 52.6 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sowler | 3,072 | 47.4 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 5.2 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,479 | 75.9 | −5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,534 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.2 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Manchester South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sir Henry Roscoe | 4,245 | 51.1 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Campbell | 4,064 | 48.9 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 2.2 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,309 | 81.2 | +5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,228 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.5 | |
General election 1895: Manchester South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Campbell | 4,457 | 50.4 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Sir Henry Roscoe | 4,379 | 49.6 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,836 | 80.7 | −0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,945 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 Manchester South by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Peel | 5,497 | 61.4 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal | Leifchild Jones | 3,458 | 38.6 | −11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,039 | 22.8 | +22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,955 | 76.0 | −4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,788 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +11.0 | |
General election 1900: Manchester South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Peel | 5,122 | 57.1 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Edwyn Holt | 3,850 | 42.9 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,272 | 14.2 | +13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,972 | 76.1 | −4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,788 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +6.7 | |
General election 1906: Manchester South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Haworth | 8,002 | 68.0 | +25.1 |
| | Conservative | L Eaton Smith | 3,770 | 32.0 | −25.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,232 | 36.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,772 | 82.8 | +6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,221 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +25.1 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Manchester South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Haworth | 8,121 | 58.9 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Ward-Jackson | 5,669 | 41.1 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,452 | 17.8 | −18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,790 | 88.4 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -9.1 | |
General election December 1910: Manchester South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Haworth | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
1912 Manchester South by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Philip Glazebrook | 7,051 | 52.1 | New |
| | Liberal | Arthur Haworth | 6,472 | 47.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 579 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,523 | | N/A |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
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;
* Unionist: Philip Glazebrook
* Liberal:
1918 Manchester South by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Robert Burdon Stoker | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |