Manchester Clayton by-election, 1922
Encyclopedia
The Manchester Clayton
by-election
of 18 February 1922 was held after the death of the Conservative politician
and Member of Parliament
(MP) Edward Hopkinson
. Labour took the seat in the by-election.
Manchester Clayton (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Clayton was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 18 February 1922 was held after the death of the Conservative politician
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) Edward Hopkinson
Edward Hopkinson
Edward Hopkinson was a British electrical engineer and Conservative politician.He was the fourth son of John Hopkinson, an engineer who was mayor of Manchester in 1882/83. Hopkinson was educated at Owen's College, Manchester and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He graduated from Emmanuel in 1881 and...
. Labour took the seat in the by-election.
Candidates
- William Henry FlanaganWilliam Henry Flanagan-External links:...
was the Conservative and Unionist candidate and was a Wadding and Wool Merchant. - John Edward SuttonJohn Edward SuttonJohn Edward Sutton was a British trades unionist and Labour Party politician.At the age of 14, Sutton took up employment at Bradford Colliery, Manchester. He became a check-weighman and secretary of the Bradford branch of the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation...
was the Labour candidate and was a trade union official.