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Salford South — UK General Election Results

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

Salford South was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 4,791 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Salford South from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Mather (Liberal) 3,761 50.4% Thomas Gibson Bowles (Conservative) 55 (0.7 pts) 85.7%
1886 Henry Hoyle Howorth (Conservative) 3,615 50.9% William Mather (Liberal) 126 (1.8 pts) 81.5%
1892 Henry Hoyle Howorth (Conservative) 3,406 46.5% Alexander Forrest (Liberal) 37 (0.5 pts) 80.9%
1895 Henry Hoyle Howorth (Conservative) 3,384 45.1% Alexander Forrest (Liberal) 74 (1.0 pts) 81.5%
1900 James Grimble Groves (Conservative) 4,207 58.5% Alfred Moritz Mond (Liberal) 1,227 (17.1 pts) 78.9%
1906 Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (Liberal) 4,230 55.6% James Grimble Groves (Conservative) 852 (11.2 pts) 88.0%
Jan 1910 Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (Liberal) 3,952 52.1% Clement Anderson Montague-Barlow (Conservative) 316 (4.2 pts) 90.9%
Dec 1910 Clement Anderson Montague-Barlow (Conservative) 3,664 51.6% Charles Russell (Liberal) 225 (3.2 pts) 85.1%
1918 Clement Anderson Montague-Barlow (Unionist) 14,265 71.1% James Gorman (Labour) 10,458 (52.1 pts) 53.8%
1922 Clement Anderson Montague-Barlow (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 Joseph Toole (Labour) 12,097 46.0% Clement Anderson Montague-Barlow (Unionist) 2,731 (10.4 pts) 72.2%
1924 Edmund Ashworth Radford (Unionist) 15,163 51.2% Joseph Toole (Labour) 708 (2.4 pts) 79.6%
1929 Joseph Toole (Labour) 20,100 54.4% Edmund Ashworth Radford (Unionist) 3,254 (8.8 pts) 78.7%
1931 John Joseph Stourton (Conservative) 22,140 59.1% Joseph Toole (Labour) 6,838 (18.3 pts) 78.4%
1935 John Joseph Stourton (Conservative) 16,236 50.5% Joseph Toole (Labour) 304 (0.9 pts) 73.4%
1945 Edward Arthur Hardy (Labour) 13,941 60.4% Murrough Richard O'Brien (Conservative) 4,791 (20.8 pts) 72.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Mather Liberal 3,76150.4% Yes
Thomas Gibson Bowles Conservative 3,70649.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hoyle Howorth Conservative 3,61550.9% Yes
William Mather Liberal 3,48949.1% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hoyle Howorth Conservative 3,40646.5% Yes
Alexander Forrest Liberal 3,36946.0% No
William Knight Hall Social Democratic Federation 5537.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hoyle Howorth Conservative 3,38445.1% Yes
Alexander Forrest Liberal 3,31044.1% No
Henry William Hobart Social Democratic Federation 81310.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Grimble Groves Conservative 4,20758.5% Yes
Alfred Moritz Mond Liberal 2,98041.5% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc Liberal 4,23055.6% Yes
James Grimble Groves Conservative 3,37844.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc Liberal 3,95252.1% Yes
Clement Anderson Montague-Barlow Conservative 3,63647.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Anderson Montague-Barlow Conservative 3,66451.6% Yes
Charles Russell Liberal 3,43948.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Anderson Montague-Barlow Unionist 14,26571.1% Yes
James Gorman Labour 3,80719.0% No
Francis Benedict Vincent Norris Liberal 1,9949.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Anderson Montague-Barlow Unionist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Toole Labour 12,09746.0% Yes
Clement Anderson Montague-Barlow Unionist 9,36635.6% No
Edgar Rees Jones Liberal 4,85118.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Ashworth Radford Unionist 15,16351.2% Yes
Joseph Toole Labour 14,45548.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Toole Labour 20,10054.4% Yes
Edmund Ashworth Radford Unionist 16,84645.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Joseph Stourton Conservative 22,14059.1% Yes
Joseph Toole Labour 15,30240.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Joseph Stourton Conservative 16,23650.5% Yes
Joseph Toole Labour 15,93249.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Arthur Hardy Labour 13,94160.4% Yes
Murrough Richard O'Brien Conservative 9,15039.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 0.7 pts 1886: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1892: Conservative margin 0.5 pts 1895: Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1900: Conservative margin 17.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 11.2 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 4.2 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 3.2 pts 1918: Unionist margin 52.1 pts 1923: Labour margin 10.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 2.4 pts 1929: Labour margin 8.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 18.3 pts 1935: Conservative margin 0.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 20.8 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Salford South in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Salford South in 1945 with 13,941 votes (60.4%), a majority of 4,791 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Salford South since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Salford South?

The closest result on record for Salford South was 1892, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 37 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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