The new constituency came into effect at the 1918 general election. Although Parliament had altered the recommended name, it retained the recommended boundaries, and was defined as consisting of three municipal wards of the county borough of Manchester, namely Beswick, Bradford and Newton Heath.
A new constituency took effect in time for the 1918 general election. Despite Parliament's decision to alter its proposed name, the established boundaries remained intact, and it consisted of three municipal districts within the Manchester county borough: Beswick, Bradford, and Newton Heath.