Manchester North East (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918 Not to be confused with Manchester North Eastern (Jamaica Parliament constituency).

Manchester North East
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	one
Created from	Manchester
Replaced by	Manchester Ardwick, Manchester Clayton

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.

Members of Parliament

Decades:

General election 1885: Manchester North East
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)

General election 1886: Manchester North East
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

1891 Manchester North East by-election
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

General election 1892: Manchester North East
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

General election 1895: Manchester North East
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

General election 1900: Manchester North East
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

General election 1906: Manchester North East
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

General election January 1910: Manchester North East
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

General election December 1910: Manchester North East
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

By-election, 1918: Manchester North East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. Clynes	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
^ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

Election Results:

Vaudrey:

v t e Manchester constituencies
Current	Blackley and Middleton South Gorton and Denton Manchester Central Manchester Rusholme Manchester Withington Wythenshawe and Sale East
Historic	Manchester (1832–1885) Manchester East (1885–1918) Manchester North (1885–1918) Manchester North East (1885–1918) Manchester North West (1885–1918) Manchester South (1885–1918) Manchester South West (1885–1918) Manchester Ardwick (1918–1983) Manchester Blackley (1918–2010) Manchester Clayton (1918–1955) Manchester Exchange (1918-February 1974) Manchester Gorton (1918-2024) Manchester Hulme (1918–1950) Manchester Moss Side (1918–1983) Manchester Platting (1918–1950) Manchester Cheetham (1950-February 1974) Manchester Wythenshawe (1950–1997) Manchester Openshaw (1955–1983) Stretford (1885–1918, 1983–1997) Blackley and Broughton (2010-2024)
See also	South Lancashire South East Lancashire