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
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
18851918
Seatsone
Created fromManchester
Replaced byManchester Ardwick, Manchester Clayton

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

ElectionMember [1]Party
1885Sir James FergussonConservative
1906J. R. ClynesLabour
1918constituency abolished

Election results

Decades:

Elections in the 1880s

Fergusson
General election 1885: Manchester North East[2][3][4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames Fergusson 4,341 60.0
LiberalRowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett2,89340.0
Majority1,44820.0
Turnout7,23484.3
Registered electors8,579
Conservative win (new seat)
Scott
General election 1886: Manchester North East [2][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames Fergusson 3,680 52.3 -7.7
LiberalC. P. Scott3,35347.7+7.7
Majority3274.6-15.4
Turnout7,03382.0-2.3
Registered electors8,579
Conservative holdSwing-7.7

Elections in the 1890s

1891 Manchester North East by-election[2][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames Fergusson 4,058 50.9 −1.4
LiberalC. P. Scott3,90849.1+1.4
Majority1501.8−2.8
Turnout7,96685.8+3.8
Registered electors9,288
Conservative holdSwing−1.4
General election 1892: Manchester North East [2][3][5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames Fergusson 4,239 50.7 −1.6
LiberalC. P. Scott4,12949.3+1.6
Majority1101.4−3.2
Turnout8,36888.6+6.6
Registered electors9,449
Conservative holdSwing−1.6
General election 1895: Manchester North East [2][3][6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames Fergusson 3,961 48.2 -2.5
LiberalEdwyn Holt3,72045.2-4.1
Ind. Labour PartyJames Johnston5466.6New
Majority2413.0+1.6
Turnout8,22783.2−4.6
Registered electors9,893
Conservative holdSwing+0.8
Birrell

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Manchester North East [2][3][6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames Fergusson 4,316 54.5 +6.3
LiberalAugustine Birrell3,61045.5+0.3
Majority7069.0+6.0
Turnout7,92679.7-3.5
Registered electors9,947
Conservative holdSwing+3.0
General election 1906: Manchester North East [2][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Repr. Cmte.J. R. Clynes 5,386 64.6 New
ConservativeJames Fergusson2,95435.4−19.1
Majority2,43229.2N/A
Turnout8,34086.0+6.3
Registered electors9,701
Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from ConservativeSwing

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Manchester North East [2][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJ. R. Clynes 5,157 58.4 -6.2
ConservativeWilliam Vaudrey3,67941.6+6.2
Majority1,47816.8-12.4
Turnout8,83689.0+3.0
Registered electors9,925
Labour holdSwing-6.2
General election December 1910: Manchester North East [2][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJ. R. Clynes 4,313 51.2 -7.2
ConservativeArthur Taylor4,10848.8+7.2
Majority2052.4-14.4
Turnout8,42184.8−4.2
Registered electors9,925
Labour holdSwing-7.2
By-election, 1918: Manchester North East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJ. R. ClynesUnopposed
Labour hold

References

Sources

Election Results:

Vaudrey: