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Salford North — UK General Election Results

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

Salford North was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 6,350 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Salford North from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Edward Hardcastle (Conservative) 3,519 51.3% Robert Arthur Arnold (Liberal) 176 (2.6 pts) 88.8%
1886 Edward Hardcastle (Conservative) 3,326 51.2% Robert Arthur Arnold (Liberal) 157 (2.4 pts) 84.0%
1892 William Henry Holland (Liberal) 3,686 52.0% Arthur Anthony Baumann (Conservative) 287 (4.0 pts) 86.0%
1895 Frederick Platt-Higgins (Conservative) 3,787 50.0% William Henry Holland (Liberal) 6 (0.1 pts) 85.7%
1900 Frederick Platt-Higgins (Conservative) 4,370 55.5% John Edward Lawson (Liberal) 873 (11.1 pts) 83.4%
1906 William Pollard Byles (Liberal-Labour) 4,915 56.9% Frederick Platt-Higgins (Conservative) 1,187 (13.7 pts) 90.8%
Dec 1910 William Pollard Byles (Liberal-Labour) 4,402 51.4% Cyril Charlie Hamilton Potter (Conservative) 239 (2.8 pts) 87.0%
Jan 1910 William Pollard Byles (Liberal-Labour) 4,980 54.7% Ian Zachary Malcolm (Conservative) 857 (9.4 pts) 92.4%
1918 Benjamin Tillett (Labour) 12,079 74.4% Frederick William Roe Rycroft (Liberal) 7,924 (48.8 pts) 47.1%
1922 Benjamin Tillett (Labour) 11,368 41.5% Samuel Finburgh (Unionist) 19 (0.1 pts) 78.7%
1923 Benjamin Tillett (Labour) 13,377 51.1% Samuel Finburgh (Unionist) 567 (2.2 pts) 73.9%
1924 Samuel Finburgh (Unionist) 14,250 45.7% Benjamin Tillett (Labour) 1,136 (3.6 pts) 85.8%
1929 Benjamin Tillett (Labour) 17,333 46.2% Leslie Haden-Guest (Unionist) 3,726 (9.9 pts) 80.0%
1931 John Patrick Morris (Conservative) 25,151 65.5% Benjamin Tillett (Labour) 11,880 (30.9 pts) 78.9%
1935 John Patrick Morris (Conservative) 19,904 56.6% William McAdam (Labour) 4,632 (13.2 pts) 74.0%
1945 William McAdam (Labour) 18,327 60.5% James Edward Fitzsimons (Conservative) 6,350 (20.9 pts) 72.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hardcastle Conservative 3,51951.3% Yes
Robert Arthur Arnold Liberal 3,34348.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hardcastle Conservative 3,32651.2% Yes
Robert Arthur Arnold Liberal 3,16948.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Holland Liberal 3,68652.0% Yes
Arthur Anthony Baumann Conservative 3,39948.0% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Platt-Higgins Conservative 3,78750.0% Yes
William Henry Holland Liberal 3,78150.0% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Platt-Higgins Conservative 4,37055.5% Yes
John Edward Lawson Liberal 3,49744.5% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pollard Byles Liberal-Labour 4,91556.9% Yes
Frederick Platt-Higgins Conservative 3,72843.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pollard Byles Liberal-Labour 4,40251.4% Yes
Cyril Charlie Hamilton Potter Conservative 4,16348.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pollard Byles Liberal-Labour 4,98054.7% Yes
Ian Zachary Malcolm Conservative 4,12345.3% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Tillett Labour 12,07974.4% Yes
Frederick William Roe Rycroft Liberal 4,15525.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Tillett Labour 11,36841.5% Yes
Samuel Finburgh Unionist 11,34941.5% No
Jogn Catterall Jolly Liberal 4,66017.0% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Tillett Labour 13,37751.1% Yes
Samuel Finburgh Unionist 12,81048.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Finburgh Unionist 14,25045.7% Yes
Benjamin Tillett Labour 13,11442.1% No
John Rothwell Liberal 3,81812.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Tillett Labour 17,33346.2% Yes
Leslie Haden-Guest Unionist 13,60736.2% No
John Rothwell Liberal 6,60917.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Patrick Morris Conservative 25,15165.5% Yes
Benjamin Tillett Labour 13,27134.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Patrick Morris Conservative 19,90456.6% Yes
William McAdam Labour 15,27243.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William McAdam Labour 18,32760.5% Yes
James Edward Fitzsimons Conservative 11,97739.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 2.6 pts 1886: Conservative margin 2.4 pts 1892: Liberal margin 4.0 pts 1895: Conservative margin 0.1 pts 1900: Conservative margin 11.1 pts 1906: Liberal-Labour margin 13.7 pts Dec 1910: Liberal-Labour margin 2.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal-Labour margin 9.4 pts 1918: Labour margin 48.8 pts 1922: Labour margin 0.1 pts 1923: Labour margin 2.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 3.6 pts 1929: Labour margin 9.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 30.9 pts 1935: Conservative margin 13.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 20.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Salford North has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Labour, Labour, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Salford North in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Salford North in 1945 with 18,327 votes (60.5%), a majority of 6,350 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Salford North since 1885?

Since 1885, Salford North has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal-Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Salford North?

The closest result on record for Salford North was 1895, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 6 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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