Stalybridge by-election, 1905

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The Stalybridge by-election, 1905 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Stalybridge, partly in Lancashire and partly in Cheshire, on 7 January 1905.

Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the succession of the sitting Conservative MP, Matthew White Ridley to his father's viscountcy on 28 November 1904. Ridley had been MP for Stalybridge since the 1900 general election.

Result

The Liberals gained the seat from the Conservatives;

Stalybridge by-election, 1905^[1] Electorate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Frederick Cheetham	4,029	56.7
	Conservative	J.T. Travis-Clegg	3,078	43.3
Majority			951	13.4
Turnout			7,601	93.5
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

References

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Stalybridge by-election, 1905

Vacancy

Result

References

See also