1916 South Shields by-election

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

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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

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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

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Cochrane was returned unopposed.[2]

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

References

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

See also

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