Manchester (UK Parliament constituency)

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Manchester Borough constituency
Created:	1832
Abolished:	1885
Type:	House of Commons

Manchester was a Borough constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Reform Act of 1832, it was represented by two Members of Parliament. In 1868 this was increased to three Members of Parliament. The constituency was abolished in 1885, the city being split into six divisions.

Contents 1 Members of Parliament 1.1 1832-1868 1.2 1868-1885 2 Elections 2.1 Elections in the 1880s 2.2 Elections in the 1870s 2.3 Elections in the 1860s 2.4 Elections in the 1850s 2.5 Elections in the 1840s 2.6 Elections in the 1830s 3 Sources

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] 1832-1868

• Constituency created (1832)

Election	1st Member		1st Party	2nd Member		2nd Party
1832		Mark Philips	Liberal		Charles Poulett Thomson	Liberal
1839					Robert Hyde Greg	Liberal
1841					Thomas Milner Gibson	Liberal
1847		John Bright	Liberal
1857		John Potter	Liberal		James Aspinall Turner	Liberal
1858		Thomas Bazley	Liberal
1865					Edward James	Liberal
1867					Jacob Bright	Liberal

[edit] 1868-1885

• Constituency increased to three Members (1868)

Election	1st Member		1st Party	2nd Member		2nd Party	3rd Member		3rd Party
1868		Thomas Bazley	Liberal		Jacob Bright	Liberal		Hugh Birley	Conservative
1874					William Romaine Callender	Conservative
1875					Jacob Bright	Liberal
1880		John Slagg	Liberal
1883								William Henry Houldsworth	Conservative

• Constituency abolished (1885)

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 1880s

Manchester by-election, 1883
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Henry Houldsworth	18,188
	Liberal	Richard Pankhurst	6,216
Majority			11,972
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1880: Manchester (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Slagg	24,959
	Liberal	Jacob Bright	24,789
	Conservative	Hugh Birley	20,594
	Conservative	William Henry Houldsworth	20,268
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1870s

Manchester by-election, 1875
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jacob Bright	22,535
	Conservative	S Powell	20,974
Majority			1,561
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1874: Manchester (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Birley	19,984
	Conservative	William Romaine Callender	19,649
	Liberal	Thomas Bazley	19,325
	Liberal	Jacob Bright	18,727
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1860s

General Election 1868: Manchester (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Birley	15,486
	Liberal	Thomas Bazley	14,192
	Liberal	Jacob Bright	13,154
	Conservative	Joseph Hoare	12,684
	Liberal	Ernest Jones	10,662
	Liberal	Henry Mitchell	5,256
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Manchester by-election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jacob Bright	8,160
	Conservative	J M Bennett	6,420
	Liberal	Henry Mitchell	643
Majority			1,740
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1865: Manchester (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Bazley	7,909
	Liberal	Edward James	6,698
	Liberal	Jacob Bright	5,562
	Liberal	Abel Heywood	4,242
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1850s

General Election 1859: Manchester (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Bazley	7,545
	Liberal	James Aspinall Turner	7,300
	Liberal	Abel Heywood	5,448
	Conservative	Capt. Denman	5,201
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Manchester By-Election 17th November 1858

In the 1858 Manchester by-election, Thomas Bazley, Liberal was elected unopposed.

General Election 1857: Manchester (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Potter	8,368
	Liberal	James Aspinall Turner	7,884
	Liberal	Thomas Milner Gibson	5,588
	Liberal	John Bright	5,458
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1852: Manchester (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Milner Gibson	5,762
	Liberal	John Bright	5,475
	Conservative	George Loch	4,363
	Conservative	Capt. Denman	3,955
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1840s

General election of 1847

In the 1847 UK general election, Thomas Milner Gibson, Liberal was elected unopposed.

In the 1847 UK general election, John Bright, Liberal was elected unopposed.

General Election 1841: Manchester (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Philips	3,695
	Liberal	Thomas Milner Gibson	3,615
	Conservative	George Murray	3,115
	Conservative	Willam Entwistle	2,692
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1830s

Manchester by-election, 1839
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Hyde Greg	3,096
	Conservative	George Murray	2,959
	Liberal	Colonel Thomson	93
Majority			137
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1837: Manchester (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Poulett Thomson	4,158
	Liberal	Mark Philips	3,750
	Conservative	William Ewart Gladstone	2,281
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Manchester by-election, 1835
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Poulett Thomson	3,205
	Conservative	B Braidley	1,839
Majority			1,366
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1835: Manchester (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Poulett Thomson	3,355
	Liberal	Mark Philips	3,163
	Conservative	B Braidley	2,535
	Liberal	Charles Wolseley	583
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1832: Manchester (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Philips	2,923
	Liberal	Charles Poulett Thomson	2,068
	Liberal	Samuel Jones Loyd	1,832
	Conservative	John Thomas Hope	1,560
	Liberal	William Cobbett	1,305
Majority
Turnout

[edit] Sources

• Historical list of MPs
• Manchester City Council Archive