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Manchester South West — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Manchester South West was won by Liberal Unionist at the Jan 1910 general election, with a majority of 107 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Manchester South West from 1885 to Jan 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Jan 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Frederick Spencer Hamilton (Conservative) 3,929 53.9% Jacob Bright (Liberal) 567 (7.8 pts) 82.0%
1886 Jacob Bright (Liberal) 3,570 50.8% Frederick Spencer Hamilton (Conservative) 111 (1.6 pts) 79.1%
1892 Jacob Bright (Liberal) 3,924 51.0% Alfred Hopkinson (Liberal Unionist) 148 (1.9 pts) 79.6%
1895 William Johnson Galloway (Conservative) 3,994 53.3% John Meir Astbury (Liberal) 498 (6.7 pts) 78.9%
1900 William Johnson Galloway (Conservative) 4,017 62.6% Frederick Brocklehurst (Labour) 1,619 (25.2 pts) 70.5%
1906 George Davy Kelley (Labour) 4,101 58.8% William Johnson Galloway (Conservative) 1,226 (17.6 pts) 81.6%
Dec 1910 Christopher Thomas Needham (Liberal) 3,590 51.9% Henry Arthur Colefax (Liberal Unionist) 259 (3.7 pts) 84.6%
Jan 1910 Henry Arthur Colefax (Liberal Unionist) 3,111 42.4% Christopher Thomas Needham (Liberal) 107 (1.5 pts) 89.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Spencer Hamilton Conservative 3,92953.9% Yes
Jacob Bright Liberal 3,36246.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jacob Bright Liberal 3,57050.8% Yes
Frederick Spencer Hamilton Conservative 3,45949.2% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jacob Bright Liberal 3,92451.0% Yes
Alfred Hopkinson Liberal Unionist 3,77649.0% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Johnson Galloway Conservative 3,99453.3% Yes
John Meir Astbury Liberal 3,49646.7% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Johnson Galloway Conservative 4,01762.6% Yes
Frederick Brocklehurst Labour 2,39837.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Davy Kelley Labour 4,10158.8% Yes
William Johnson Galloway Conservative 2,87541.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Thomas Needham Liberal 3,59051.9% Yes
Henry Arthur Colefax Liberal Unionist 3,33148.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Arthur Colefax Liberal Unionist 3,11142.4% Yes
Christopher Thomas Needham Liberal 3,00441.0% No
John MacKean McLachlan Labour 1,21816.6% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 7.8 pts 1886: Liberal margin 1.6 pts 1892: Liberal margin 1.9 pts 1895: Conservative margin 6.7 pts 1900: Conservative margin 25.2 pts 1906: Labour margin 17.6 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 3.7 pts Jan 1910: Liberal Unionist margin 1.5 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910

Trend

Manchester South West has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Labour, Liberal Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Manchester South West in the Jan 1910 general election?

Liberal Unionist won Manchester South West in Jan 1910 with 3,111 votes (42.4%), a majority of 107 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Manchester South West since 1885?

Since 1885, Manchester South West has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Unionist.

What was the closest result in Manchester South West?

The closest result on record for Manchester South West was Jan 1910, when Liberal Unionist beat Liberal by just 107 votes (1.5 percentage points).

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