Manchester North was one of six single-member Parliamentary constituencies created in 1885 by the division of the existing three-member Parliamentary Borough of Manchester

Manchester (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester was a Parliamentary borough constituency in the county of Lancashire which was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its territory consisted of the city of Manchester.- History :...

. It was abolished in 1918.

Boundaries

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885

Redistribution of Seats Act 1885

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...

, and was defined as consisting of the following areas:

• St. Michael's Ward,
• The Parish of Harpurhey
  Harpurhey
  -Landmarks:Harpurhey Edwardian Swimming Baths, situated on Rochdale Road was built between 1909-10 by Henry Price, Manchester's first City Architect. Listed grade II in, the baths were closed to the public in 2001 after serious defects were discovered and the entrance building is currently being...
  
  ,
• and "so much of the Parish of Newton
  Newton Heath
  Newton Heath is an urban area of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is east north east of Manchester city centre and has a population of 9,883....
  
   as lies to the north-west of a line drawn along the centre of the Oldham Road".

The next redistribution took place under the terms of the Representation of the People Act 1918

Representation of the People Act 1918

The Representation of the People Act 1918 was an Act of Parliament passed to reform the electoral system in the United Kingdom. It is sometimes known as the Fourth Reform Act...

. The bulk of the seat became part of the new constituency of Manchester Platting

Manchester Platting (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Platting was a parliamentary constituency in Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:...

, with parts passing to Manchester Exchange

Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Exchange was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....

 and Manchester Clayton

Manchester Clayton (UK Parliament constituency)

Manchester Clayton was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....

.

Members of Parliament

	Election	Member	Party	Notes
	1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...	James Frederick Hutton James Frederick Hutton James Frederick Hutton was a British businessman, colonialist and Conservative politician.He was the son of W M Hutton and Elizabeth Chapman, and inherited the family business importing palm oil from Africa...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1886 United Kingdom general election, 1886 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...	Sir Charles Ernest Schwann Sir Charles Swann, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Ernest Swann, 1st Baronet, was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.He was born as Charles Ernest Schwann, fifth son of J Frederick Schwann of Gloucester Square, London and Henrietta Kell of Birmingham...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...	Schwann changed his name to Swann in 1913
	1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...	constituency abolished

Elections

Sources

Election Results:

• http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1900.htm
• http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1945.htm
• Entry for Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton in 'Who Was Who' accessed via http://www.knowuk.co.uk

Schwann:

• Namechange http://homepage.eircom.net/~lawedd/TITLESM-Z.htm
• Image and biography http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/bookbrowse.php?irn=2450&sub=&theme=home&crumb=