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Salford North (UK Parliament constituency)

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1

Created from
  
Salford

Salford North (UK Parliament constituency)

Replaced by
  
Salford, Salford East, Salford West

Salford North was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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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 1950 general election.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Salford wards of Greenage, Kersal, St John's, St Matthias, and Trinity.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Salford wards of Albert Park, Charlestown, Grosvenor, Kersal, and St Matthias.

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

  • Liberal: Sir William Pollard Byles
  • Unionist: Cyril Charlie Hamilton Potter
  • Labour: Benjamin Tillett
  • References

    Salford North (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia


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