Manchester North East (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester North East was one of several Parliamentary constituencies created in 1885 from the former Manchester constituency. It was abolished in 1918.
Manchester North East | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Manchester Ardwick, Manchester Clayton |
Created from | Manchester |
C. P. Scott, the editor and then part-owner of the Manchester Guardian stood unsuccessfully in 1886, 1891 and 1892. John Robert Clynes (1906–1918) later became leader of the Labour Party.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member [1] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Sir James Fergusson | Conservative | |
1906 | J. R. Clynes | Labour | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Decades: |
Elections in the 1880s
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Fergusson
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | James Fergusson | 4,341 | 60.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett | 2,893 | 40.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,448 | 20.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,234 | 84.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,579 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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Scott
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Fergusson | 3,680 | 52.3 | -7.7 | |
Liberal | C. P. Scott | 3,353 | 47.7 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 327 | 4.6 | -15.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,033 | 82.0 | -2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 8,579 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -7.7 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Fergusson | 4,058 | 50.9 | −1.4 | |
Liberal | C. P. Scott | 3,908 | 49.1 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 150 | 1.8 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,966 | 85.8 | +3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,288 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.4 |
- Caused by Ferguson's appointment as Postmaster General
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Fergusson | 4,239 | 50.7 | −1.6 | |
Liberal | C. P. Scott | 4,129 | 49.3 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 110 | 1.4 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,368 | 88.6 | +6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,449 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Fergusson | 3,961 | 48.2 | -2.5 | |
Liberal | Edwyn Holt | 3,720 | 45.2 | -4.1 | |
Ind. Labour Party | James Johnston | 546 | 6.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 241 | 3.0 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,227 | 83.2 | −4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,893 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 |
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Birrell
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Fergusson | 4,316 | 54.5 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | Augustine Birrell | 3,610 | 45.5 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 706 | 9.0 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,926 | 79.7 | -3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 9,947 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Repr. Cmte. | J. R. Clynes | 5,386 | 64.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Fergusson | 2,954 | 35.4 | −19.1 | |
Majority | 2,432 | 29.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,340 | 86.0 | +6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,701 | ||||
Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. R. Clynes | 5,157 | 58.4 | -6.2 | |
Conservative | William Vaudrey | 3,679 | 41.6 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 1,478 | 16.8 | -12.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,836 | 89.0 | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 9,925 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. R. Clynes | 4,313 | 51.2 | -7.2 | |
Conservative | Arthur Taylor | 4,108 | 48.8 | +7.2 | |
Majority | 205 | 2.4 | -14.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,421 | 84.8 | −4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,925 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -7.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. R. Clynes | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
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References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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
Vaudrey:
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