1922 Manchester Clayton by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 1922 Manchester Clayton by-election presidential United Kingdom Manchester Clayton (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s 1918 Manchester Clayton (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s 1922 18 February 1922 Sutton 85px Labour Party (UK) 14,662 57.05% Flanagan 85px Unionist Party (UK) 11,038 42.94% 250px MP Subsequent MP Hopkinson Unionist Party (UK) Sutton Labour Party (UK) The 1922 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. Candidates William Henry Flanagan was the Conservative and Unionist candidate and was a Wadding and Wool Merchant. John Edward Sutton was the Labour candidate and was a trade union official. Result Manchester Clayton by-election, 1922 Labour Party (UK) John Edward Sutton 14,662 57.05 Unionist Party (UK) William Henry Flanagan 11,038 42.94 3,624 14.11 N/A 25,700 73.7 +16.2 Labour Party (UK) Unionist Party (UK) +18.7 See also List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931) References The Clayton By-Election News in Brief 21 January 1922 12 42935 F Labour Win At Clayton. Turnover Of 8,000 Votes News 20 February 1922 10 42960 F Category:1922 elections in the United Kingdom Clayton Category:1922 in England Category:1920s in Manchester