1917 Salford North by-election

Sir William Byles

The 1917 Salford North by-election 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	New
	Liberal	Charles Mallet	1,545	35.4	−16.0
Majority			1,277	29.2	N/A
Turnout			4,367	41.1	−45.9
	Independent Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1918