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 | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Manchester |
Replaced by | Manchester 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
Election | Member [1] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Sir James Fergusson | Conservative | |
1906 | J. R. Clynes | Labour | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Decades: |
Elections in the 1880s
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/James_Fergusson_3.jpeg/120px-James_Fergusson_3.jpeg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Fergusson | 4,341 | 60.0 | ||
Liberal | Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett | 2,893 | 40.0 | ||
Majority | 1,448 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,234 | 84.3 | |||
Registered electors | 8,579 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/C.P._Scott.jpg/120px-C.P._Scott.jpg)
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 | New | |
Majority | 241 | 3.0 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,227 | 83.2 | −4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,893 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Augustine_Birrell.jpg/120px-Augustine_Birrell.jpg)
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 | New | |
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 |
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 |
References
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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