Map of the wider area in 1924. The seat took in the south-easternmost part of Lancashire and lay within the ancient Salford hundred division of Lancashire, skirting the more densely populated north bank of the Tame at Ashton under Lyne, taking in parts of historic Cheshire and both banks of the river above Ashton.
Parliament created this seat under the Reform Act 1867, the part of the second Reform Act that covered England and Wales, which defined its components as the:[1]
Municipal Borough of Stalybridge
The remaining portion of the township of Dukinfield
Township of Stalley
The District of the Local Board of Health of Mossley
So much of the Municipal Borough of Stalybridge as it not included in the said Parliamentary borough.[2]
The seat was abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1918, with the majority of its electorate being included in the new constituency of Stalybridge and Hyde. A small area which was now part of the municipal borough of Mossley in Lancashire was added to the new constituency of Mossley.
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;
^ abDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
^ abDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
^Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
^ abDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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Stalybridge officially sometimes written in early years as Staleybridge was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1868 until 1918 by one MP It comprised the borough of Stalybridge which lay in Lancashire and Cheshire and which is in the east of today s Greater Manchester On abolition for the 1918 general election under the Representation of the People Act 1918 the seat s main replacement became Stalybridge and Hyde StalybridgeFormer Borough constituencyfor the House of CommonsCountyCheshireMajor settlementsStalybridge1868 1918SeatsOneCreated fromNorth CheshireSouth Lancashire parts of Replaced byStalybridge amp HydeMossley Contents 1 Creation boundaries and abolition 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 3 1 Elections in the 1860s 3 2 Elections in the 1870s 3 3 Elections in the 1880s 3 4 Elections in the 1890s 3 5 Elections in the 1900s 3 6 Elections in the 1910s 4 See also 5 References 6 SourcesCreation boundaries and abolition edit nbsp Map of the wider area in 1924 The seat took in the south easternmost part of Lancashire and lay within the ancient Salford hundred division of Lancashire skirting the more densely populated north bank of the Tame at Ashton under Lyne taking in parts of historic Cheshire and both banks of the river above Ashton See also Municipal Borough of Stalybridge Parliament created this seat under the Reform Act 1867 the part of the second Reform Act that covered England and Wales which defined its components as the 1 Municipal Borough of Stalybridge The remaining portion of the township of Dukinfield Township of Stalley The District of the Local Board of Health of MossleyIt was marginally expanded in line with a local government change under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 to be Name of parliamentary borough Contents and boundariesStalybridge So much of the Municipal Borough of Stalybridge as it not included in the said Parliamentary borough 2 The seat was abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1918 with the majority of its electorate being included in the new constituency of Stalybridge and Hyde A small area which was now part of the municipal borough of Mossley in Lancashire was added to the new constituency of Mossley Members of Parliament edit1868 Constituency createdPreviously part of North Cheshire and South Lancashire Election Member Party1868 James Sidebottom Conservative1871 by election Nathaniel Buckley Liberal1874 Tom Harrop Sidebottom Conservative1880 William Summers Liberal1885 Tom Harrop Sidebottom Conservative1900 Matthew White Ridley Conservative1905 by election John Frederick Cheetham LiberalJan 1910 John Wood Conservative1918 Constituency abolished see Stalybridge and HydeElections editDecades 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910sElections in the 1860s edit General election 1868 Stalybridge 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Sidebottom 2 405 53 6Liberal Nathaniel Buckley 2 078 46 4Majority 327 7 2Turnout 4 483 84 0Registered electors 5 338Conservative win new seat Elections in the 1870s edit Sidebottom s death caused a by election By election 1 Mar 1871 Stalybridge 3 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Nathaniel Buckley 2 198 51 9 5 5Conservative Francis Powell 4 2 033 48 1 5 5Majority 165 3 8 N ATurnout 4 231 86 0 2 0Registered electors 4 918Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 5 5 nbsp SidebottomGeneral election 1874 Stalybridge 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Harrop Sidebottom 2 378 51 7 1 9Liberal Nathaniel Buckley 2 220 48 3 1 9Majority 158 3 4 3 8Turnout 4 598 89 6 5 6Registered electors 5 129Conservative hold Swing 1 9Elections in the 1880s edit General election 1880 Stalybridge 3 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Summers 2 706 51 6 3 3Conservative Thomas Harrop Sidebottom 2 542 48 4 3 3Majority 164 3 2 N ATurnout 5 248 93 6 4 0Registered electors 5 606Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 3 3General election 1885 Stalybridge 5 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Harrop Sidebottom 3 169 51 8 3 4Liberal William Summers 2 950 48 2 3 4Majority 219 3 6 N ATurnout 6 119 95 3 1 7Registered electors 6 424Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 3 4General election 1886 Stalybridge 5 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Harrop Sidebottom 3 220 55 0 3 2Liberal John Webb Probyn 2 638 45 0 3 2Majority 582 10 0 6 4Turnout 5 858 91 2 4 1Registered electors 6 424Conservative hold Swing 3 2Elections in the 1890s edit General election 1892 Stalybridge 5 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Harrop Sidebottom 3 280 52 7 2 3Liberal Joshua Macer Wright 2 943 47 3 2 3Majority 337 5 4 4 6Turnout 6 223 92 8 1 6Registered electors 6 703Conservative hold Swing 2 3General election 1895 Stalybridge 5 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Harrop Sidebottom 3 389 55 1 2 4Liberal Joshua Macer Wright 2 757 44 9 2 4Majority 632 10 2 4 8Turnout 6 146 88 1 4 7Registered electors 6 980Conservative hold Swing 2 4Elections in the 1900s edit General election 1900 Stalybridge 5 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Matthew White Ridley 3 321 50 6 4 5Liberal John Frederick Cheetham 3 241 49 4 4 5Majority 80 1 2 9 0Turnout 6 562 88 0 0 1Registered electors 7 461Conservative hold Swing 4 5 nbsp Cheetham1905 Stalybridge by election 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Frederick Cheetham 4 029 56 7 7 3Conservative James Travis Clegg 3 078 43 3 7 3Majority 951 13 4 N ATurnout 7 107 93 5 5 5Registered electors 7 601Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 7 3General election 1906 Stalybridge 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Frederick Cheetham 3 836 53 1 3 7Conservative James Travis Clegg 3 382 46 9 3 7Majority 454 6 2 N ATurnout 7 218 93 8 5 8Registered electors 7 691Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 3 7Elections in the 1910s edit General election January 1910 Stalybridge 5 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Wood 3 736 50 4 3 5Liberal Allan Heywood Bright 3 679 49 6 3 5Majority 57 0 8 N ATurnout 7 415 94 3 0 5Registered electors 7 860Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 3 5General election December 1910 Stalybridge 5 9 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Wood 3 807 52 7 2 3Liberal Allan Heywood Bright 3 414 47 3 2 3Majority 393 5 4 4 6Turnout 7 221 91 9 2 4Registered electors 7 860Conservative hold Swing 2 3General 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 Unionist John Wood Liberal Walter KenyonSee also editHistory of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in CheshireReferences edit Reform Act 1867 Schedule B Statutes of the Realm Eyre amp Spottiswoode 1880 London at p 1167 Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 Fifth Schedule Statutes of the Realm Eyre amp Spottiswoode 1884 London at p 129 a b c d Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 e book 1st ed London Macmillan Press ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 Stalybridge Election Sheffield Daily Telegraph 1 March 1871 p 3 Retrieved 21 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive a b c d e f g h i Craig F W S ed 1974 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 London Macmillan Press p 193 ISBN 9781349022984 a b Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1886 a b Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1896 Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1901 a b Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1916Sources editLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with S part 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stalybridge UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1181941763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
