Manchester Hulme (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Hulme was a parliamentary constituency in Manchester which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.

Manchester Hulme
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1950
Seatsone
Created fromManchester South West
Replaced byManchester Exchange and Manchester Moss Side

Boundaries

The County Borough of Manchester wards of Medlock Street, Moss Side West, and St George's.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1918Joseph NallConservative
1929Andrew McElweeLabour
1931Sir Joseph NallConservative
1945Frederick LeeLabour
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

Election in the 1910s
Needham
General election 1918: Manchester Hulme [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Joseph Nall 10,895 54.0
Liberal Christopher Needham 5,969 29.6
Independent Labour Alfred Hilton[note 1] 2,572 12.8
Independent George Milner[note 2] 729 3.6
Majority 4,926 24.4
Turnout 20,165 52.9
Unionist win (new seat)

Elections in the 1920s
General election 1922: Manchester Hulme [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Joseph Nall 15,692 57.4 +3.4
Liberal Walter Davies 11,639 42.6 +13.0
Majority 4,053 14.8 −9.6
Turnout 27,331 70.1 +17.2
Unionist hold Swing −4.8
General election 1923: Manchester Hulme [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Joseph Nall 10,035 35.8 −21.6
Liberal Walter Davies 9,603 34.2 −8.4
Labour Andrew McElwee 8,433 30.0 New
Majority 432 1.6 −13.2
Turnout 28,071 71.5 +1.4
Unionist hold Swing −6.7
General election 1924: Manchester Hulme [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Joseph Nall 15,374 48.5 +12.7
Labour Andrew McElwee 13,070 41.2 +11.2
Liberal Felix Brunner 3,277 10.3 −23.9
Majority 2,294 7.3 +5.7
Turnout 31,721 77.5 +6.0
Unionist hold Swing +0.8
General election 1929: Manchester Hulme [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew McElwee 15,053 43.8 +2.6
Unionist Joseph Nall 12,588 36.6 −11.9
Liberal Harry Allan 6,728 19.6 +9.3
Majority 2,465 7.2 N/A
Turnout 34,369 72.6 −4.9
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +7.3

Elections in the 1930s
General election 1931: Manchester Hulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Nall 25,185 70.0 +26.4
Labour Andrew McElwee 9,219 25.6 −18.2
New Party John Pratt 1,565 4.4 New
Majority 15,966 44.4 N/A
Turnout 35,969 73.0 +0.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +22.2
General election 1935: Manchester Hulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Nall 17,072 60.3 −9.7
Labour Barbara Ayrton-Gould 11,221 39.7 +14.1
Majority 5,851 20.6 −23.8
Turnout 28,293 66.7 −6.3
Conservative hold Swing −11.9

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1945: Manchester Hulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Lee 12,034 55.6 +15.9
Conservative J.C. Currie 9,600 44.4 −15.9
Majority 2,434 11.2 N/A
Turnout 21,634 64.7 −2.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +15.9

References
  1. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 419. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
  2. Debrett's House of Commons, 1922
  3. Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
  4. The Liberal Magazine, 1939

Notes
  1. Nominee of the United Carters' and Motormen's Association
  2. Supported by and possibly the nominee of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers


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