Clynes was re-selected by the Manchester Labour Party to contest the by-election and there being no other candidates putting themselves forward was returned unopposed.[2]
1918, manchester, north, east, election, parliamentary, election, held, british, house, commons, constituency, manchester, north, east, july, 1918, contents, vacancy, candidates, result, also, referencesvacancy, editthe, election, caused, appointment, sitting,. The 1918 Manchester North East by election was a parliamentary by election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Manchester North East on 16 July 1918 Contents 1 Vacancy 2 Candidates 3 Result 4 See also 5 ReferencesVacancy editThe by election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Labour MP J R Clynes as Minister of Food Control in the wartime coalition government of David Lloyd George following the death of Lord Rhondda 1 Under the regulations of the day Clynes was obliged to resign his seat and fight a by election Candidates editClynes was re selected by the Manchester Labour Party to contest the by election and there being no other candidates putting themselves forward was returned unopposed 2 Result editManchester North East by election 1915 Party Candidate Votes Labour J R Clynes Unopposed N A N A Labour holdSee also editList of United Kingdom by elections United Kingdom by election recordsReferences edit The Times 10 July 1918 p7 The Times 17 July 1918 p3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1918 Manchester North East by election amp oldid 1212078076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
