1917 Salford North by-election

The Salford North by-election of 1917 was held on 2 November 1917. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Sir William Byles. It was won by the Independent Labour Party candidate Ben Tillett.[1]

Charles Mallet

Salford North by-election, 1917 [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	Ben Tillett	2,822	64.6
	Liberal	Charles Mallet	1,545	35.4
Majority			1,277	29.2	N/A
Turnout			4,367
	Independent Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Sir William Byles

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1918