1916_South_Shields_by-election Knowpia

The 1916 South Shields by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of South Shields on 18 March 1916.

Vacancy edit

The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Russell Rea who had held the seat since himself winning it in a by-election on 27 October 1910.

Candidates edit

The Liberals selected Cecil Cochrane a 46-year-old ironmaster from Middlesbrough as their candidate. Cochrane had contested Durham for the Liberals at the December 1910 general election.^[1] 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.

The result edit

Cochrane was returned unopposed.^[2]

South Shields by-election, 1916:
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cecil Cochrane	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Liberal hold

References edit

^ The Times, 3 March 1916 p5
^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918; Macmillan Press, 1974 p191

Summary

Vacancy edit

Candidates edit

The result edit

References edit

See also edit