South Shields by-election, 1916
Encyclopedia
The South Shields by-election, 1916 was a parliamentary by-election
held for the House of Commons constituency of South Shields
on 18 March 1916.
MP Russell Rea who had held the seat since himself winning it in a by-election on 27 October 1910.
from Middlesbrough
as their candidate. Cochrane had contested Durham for the Liberals at the December 1910 general election. In view of the wartime truce between the parties, neither the Unionists
nor the Labour Party
put forward candidates and there were no Independent candidates either.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held for the House of Commons constituency of South Shields
South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)
South Shields is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
on 18 March 1916.
Vacancy
The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting LiberalLiberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
MP Russell Rea who had held the seat since himself winning it in a by-election on 27 October 1910.
Candidates
The Liberals selected Cecil Cochrane a 46 year old ironmasterIronmaster
An ironmaster is the manager – and usually owner – of a forge or blast furnace for the processing of iron. It is a term mainly associated with the period of the Industrial Revolution, especially in Great Britain....
from Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
as their candidate. Cochrane had contested Durham for the Liberals at the December 1910 general election. In view of the wartime truce between the parties, neither the Unionists
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...
nor the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
put forward candidates and there were no Independent candidates either.
The result
Cochrane was returned unopposed.See also
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- United Kingdom by-election recordsUnited Kingdom by-election recordsUK by-election records is an annotated list of notable records from UK Parliamentary by-elections. A by-election occurs when a Member of Parliament resigns, dies, or is disqualified or expelled, and an election is held to fill the vacant seat...
- South Shields by-election, 1918South Shields by-election, 1918The South Shields by-election, 1918 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of South Shields on 28 October 1918. -Vacancy:The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Liberal MP Cecil Cochrane...