1901 Stretford by-election

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Candidate	Cripps	Thomasson
Party	Conservative	Liberal
Popular vote	7,088	5,791
Percentage	55.0%	45.0%

MP before election

Sir John Maclure
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Harry Nuttall
Liberal

The 1901 Stretford by-election was held on 26 February 1901 after the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir John Maclure.^[1] It was retained by the Conservative candidate Charles Cripps.

By-election 1901: Lancashire South East, Stretford Division^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Cripps	7,088	55.0	-5.4
	Liberal	Franklin Thomasson	5,791	45.0	+5.4
Majority			1,297	10.0	-10.8
Turnout			12,879	65.4	-0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.4

References[edit]

^ C. W. Sutton. "Maclure, Sir John William, first baronet (1835–1901)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
^ Election Intelligence: Lancashire (Stretford Division) The Times, 27 February 1901, p. 10
^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 147 (171 in web page), Lancashire South East

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