Manchester North East (UK Parliament constituency)

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

26 November 1885: Manchester North East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir James Fergusson	4341	60
	Liberal	R P Blennerhassett	2893	40
Majority			1448	20

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’

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

Election Results:

Vaudrey:

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