Salford West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Salford West Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Salford West was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Salford in Greater Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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[edit] 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 .
[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Benjamin Armitage | ||
| 1886 | Sir Lees Knowles | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Sir George William Agnew | ||
| 1918 | Frederick Wolfe Astbury | Conservative | |
| 1923 | Alexander Wilkinson Frederick Haycock | Labour | |
| 1924 | Frederick Wolfe Astbury | Conservative | |
| 1929 | Alexander Wilkinson Frederick Haycock | Labour | |
| 1931 | Frederick Wolfe Astbury | Conservative | |
| 1935 | James Frederick Emery | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Charles Royle | Labour | |
| 1964 | Stanley Orme | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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