Manchester North East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Manchester North East
Borough constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1918
Type: House of Commons
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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] 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
Charles Prestwich Scott 3968 49
Majority 90 1

Scott’s party listed as ‘G-L’

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 A Taylor 4108 49
Majority 205 2

[edit] References

Election Results:

Vaudrey: