1961 Manchester Moss Side by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1961 Manchester Moss Side by-election of 7 November 1961Wilkinson Damon 2018-03-20 How the far right tried - and failed - to take over Manchester https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/how-far-right-tried--14433246 2022-05-22 Manchester Evening News en was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) James Watts on 7 July that year. The seat was retained by the Conservatives. Candidates The local Liberals selected 37-year-old solicitor Ruslyn Hargreaves. He was born in August 1923 and educated at William Hulme's Grammar School and Manchester University. He was formerly secretary of the National League of Young Liberals. He had been Liberal candidate for Howden at the 1959 general election.The Times House of Commons, 1959 Max Mosley was an election agent for the Union Movement.'Union Movement choice for Moss Side' The Times, Tuesday, 26 September 1961; p. 7; Issue 55196; col A. Result Manchester Moss Side, 1961http://www.by-elections.co.uk/61.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120325095631/http://www.by-elections.co.uk/61.html 1961 By Election Results 2012-03-25 dead 2015-08-15 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Taylor 9,533 41.1 −21.2 Liberal Party (UK) Ruslyn Hargreaves 6,447 27.8 New Labour Party (UK) Gordon Oakes 5,980 25.8 −11.9 Union Movement Walter Hesketh 1,212 5.2 New 3,086 13.3 -11.3 23,172 Conservative Party (UK) References Manchester Moss Side by-election Manchester Moss Side by-election Manchester Moss Side by-election Moss Side Moss Side by-election, 1961