| Prestwich | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | South East Lancashire |
| Replaced by | Middleton and Prestwich |
Prestwich was a constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, it was represented by one Member of Parliament. The constituency was abolished in 1918.
The constituency of South-East Lancashire, Prestwich Division was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, with the official title. It consisted of an area of the parliamentary county of Lancashire between the boroughs of Salford and Oldham. It consisted of the following civil parishes and townships:[1]
The electorate also consisted of the freeholders of the municipal boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldham who were entitled to vote in the county.
The constituency was abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1918, with its area divided between four new constuencies:[2]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Abel Buckley | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Robert Mowbray | Conservative | |
| 1895 | Frederick Cawley | Liberal | |
| 1918 (January) | Oswald Cawley | Liberal | |
| 1918 (October) | Austin Hopkinson | Liberal | |
| 1918 (December) | constituency abolished | ||
| Decades: |
|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Abel Buckley | 5,414 | 53.6 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Mowbray | 4,686 | 46.4 | ||
| Majority | 728 | 7.2 | |||
| Turnout | 10,100 | 90.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,156 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Mowbray | 4,843 | 50.7 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal | Abel Buckley | 4,704 | 49.3 | -4.3 | |
| Majority | 139 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,547 | 85.6 | -4.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,156 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Mowbray | 5,718 | 50.7 | 0.0 | |
| Liberal | William Agnew | 5,563 | 49.3 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 155 | 1.4 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 11,281 | 87.9 | +2.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,827 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Cawley | 6,039 | 50.4 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Robert Mowbray | 5,938 | 49.6 | -1.1 | |
| Majority | 101 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 11,977 | 86.7 | -1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,812 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Cawley | 7,127 | 52.7 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Sir Henry Houldsworth, 2nd Baronet | 6,406 | 47.3 | -2.3 | |
| Majority | 721 | 5.4 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 13,533 | 86.0 | -0.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,732 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Cawley | 10,187 | 62.8 | +10.1 | |
| Conservative | W T Hedges | 6,024 | 37.2 | -10.1 | |
| Majority | 4,163 | 25.6 | +20.2 | ||
| Turnout | 16,211 | 84.1 | -1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 19,267 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +10.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Cawley | 11,564 | 58.6 | -4.2 | |
| Conservative | Cyril Potter | 8,180 | 41.4 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 3,384 | 17.2 | -8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 19,744 | 89.2 | +5.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 22,123 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Cawley | 10,355 | 59.0 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | Frederick Brocklehurst | 7,189 | 41.0 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 3,166 | 18.0 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 17,544 | 79.3 | -9.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 22,123 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Oswald Cawley | 8,520 | 75.1 | +16.1 | |
| Co-operative Party | Henry May | 2,832 | 24.9 | New | |
| Majority | 5,688 | 50.2 | +32.2 | ||
| Turnout | 11,352 | 42.8 | -36.5 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Austin Hopkinson | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
