Manchester East was one of six single-member

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created in 1885 by the division of the existing three-member Parliamentary Borough of Manchester. The others were: Manchester South, Manchester North, Manchester North East, Manchester North West and Manchester South West. They were all abolished in 1918.

Boundaries

The constituency was created by the

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, and was defined as consisting of the following areas: *The Parish of

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, *The Parish of

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, *The Parish of Beswick, *The part of the Parish of

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north of the centres of Cavendish Street, Grosvenor Street, Upper Brook Street, Dover Street, St. Leonards Street, and Cheltenham Street. The next redistribution took place under the terms of the

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. The Manchester East seat was divided between the two new constituencies of Manchester Ardwick and Manchester Clayton.F A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England'', Vol. II: Northern England, London, 1991

Members of Parliament

Election results 1885-1918

Elections in the 1880s

Balfour was appointed

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, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1890s

Balfour was appointed

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, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1900s

Notable result as Arthur Balfour had led the Conservative Party into the 1906 general election as leader. He therefore became the first leader of the opposition to lose his seat.

Elections in the 1910s

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References

Sources

Election Results: *https://web.archive.org/web/20060520143104/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1900.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20060520143047/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1945.htm Horridge: *

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*http://politics.guardian.co.uk/electionspast/story/0,15867,1450577,00.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20060211081205/http://www.aoqc42.dsl.pipex.com/majauto/autogra01.shtml Sutton: {{Manchester Constituencies

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Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom represented by a sitting Prime Minister Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918