Manchester South West 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, which was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, consisted of the civil parish of Hulme.Sixth Schedule. Divisions Of Boroughs: Number, Names, Contents, And Boundaries Of Divisions, Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (C.23)
Members of Parliament ElectionMember Party 1885 Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton Conservative 1886 Jacob Bright Liberal 1895 William Johnson Galloway Conservative 1906 George Davy Kelley Labour 1910 (Jan) Arthur Colefax Liberal Unionist 1910 (Dec) Christopher Needham Liberal 1918 constituency abolished
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
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: Christopher Needham Unionist:
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