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Manchester South — UK General Election Results

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

Manchester South was won by Liberal at the Jan 1910 general election, with a majority of 2,452 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Manchester South from 1885 to Jan 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Jan 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Henry Enfield Roscoe (Liberal) 3,791 54.8% Peter Royle (Conservative) 670 (9.7 pts) 81.0%
1886 Henry Enfield Roscoe (Liberal) 3,407 52.6% Thomas Sowler (Conservative) 335 (5.2 pts) 75.9%
1892 Henry Enfield Roscoe (Liberal) 4,245 51.1% Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell (Conservative) 181 (2.2 pts) 81.2%
1895 John George Edward Douglas Sutherland Campbell (Liberal Unionist) 4,457 50.4% Henry Enfield Roscoe (Liberal) 78 (0.9 pts) 80.7%
1900 William Robert Wellesley Peel (Liberal Unionist) 5,122 57.1% Edwyn Holt (Liberal) 1,272 (14.2 pts) 76.1%
1906 Arthur Adlington Haworth (Liberal) 8,002 68.0% Eaton Smith (Conservative) 4,232 (35.9 pts) 82.8%
Dec 1910 Arthur Adlington Haworth (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
Jan 1910 Arthur Adlington Haworth (Liberal) 8,121 58.9% Charles Lionel Atkins Ward-Jackson (Conservative) 2,452 (17.8 pts) 88.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Enfield Roscoe Liberal 3,79154.8% Yes
Peter Royle Conservative 3,12145.2% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Enfield Roscoe Liberal 3,40752.6% Yes
Thomas Sowler Conservative 3,07247.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Enfield Roscoe Liberal 4,24551.1% Yes
Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell Conservative 4,06448.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John George Edward Douglas Sutherland Campbell Liberal Unionist 4,45750.4% Yes
Henry Enfield Roscoe Liberal 4,37949.6% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Robert Wellesley Peel Liberal Unionist 5,12257.1% Yes
Edwyn Holt Liberal 3,85042.9% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Adlington Haworth Liberal 8,00268.0% Yes
Eaton Smith Conservative 3,77032.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Adlington Haworth Liberal Unopposed Yes

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Adlington Haworth Liberal 8,12158.9% Yes
Charles Lionel Atkins Ward-Jackson Conservative 5,66941.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 9.7 pts 1886: Liberal margin 5.2 pts 1892: Liberal margin 2.2 pts 1895: Liberal Unionist margin 0.9 pts 1900: Liberal Unionist margin 14.2 pts 1906: Liberal margin 35.9 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 17.8 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Manchester South in the Jan 1910 general election?

Liberal won Manchester South in Jan 1910 with 8,121 votes (58.9%), a majority of 2,452 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Manchester South since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Manchester South?

The closest result on record for Manchester South was 1895, when Liberal Unionist beat Liberal by just 78 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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