- Manchester North East (UK Parliament constituency)
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Manchester North East Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons 1885–1918 Number of members one Manchester North East was one of several Parliamentary constituencies created in 1885 from the former Manchester constituency. It was abolished in 1918.
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.
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Members of Parliament
Election Member [1] Party 1885 Sir James Fergusson Conservative 1906 John Robert Clynes Labour 1918 constituency abolished Election results
26 November 1885: Manchester North East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir James Fergusson 4341 60 Liberal R P Blennerhassett 2893 40 Majority 1448 20 2 July 1886: Manchester North East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir James Fergusson 3680 52 Liberal Charles Prestwich Scott 3353 48 Majority 327 5 8 October 1891: Manchester North East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir James Fergusson 4058 51 Liberal Charles Prestwich Scott 3968 49 Majority 90 1 6 July 1892: Manchester North East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir James Fergusson 4239 51 Liberal Charles Prestwich Scott 4129 49 Majority 110 1 13 July 1895: Manchester North East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir James Fergusson 3961 48 Liberal Edwyn Holt 3720 45 Labour J Johnson 546 7 Majority 241 3 2 October 1900: Manchester North East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir James Fergusson 4326 55 Liberal Augustine Birrell 3610 45 Majority 716 9 13 January 1906: Manchester North East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Robert Clynes 5386 65 Conservative Sir James Fergusson 2954 35 Majority 2432 29 15 January 1910: Manchester North East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Robert Clynes 5157 58 Conservative Sir William Henry Vaudrey 3679 42 Majority 1478 17 3 December 1910: Manchester North East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Robert Clynes 4313 51 Conservative Arthur Taylor 4108 49 Majority 205 2 References
Sources
Election Results:
- http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1900.htm
- http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/archive/gen1945.htm
Vaudrey:
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Manchester (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1918
- United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
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