Arnold Ernest Townend (1880 – 18 December 1968) was Labour MP for Stockport, a two-member constituency, from 1925 to 1931, initially elected at a by-election.
He was a supporter of the Labour Party, and stood unsuccessfully in Manchester Blackley in 1918.
He was also unsuccessful in Stockport in 1923 and 1924, but won a by-election in 1925, and held the seat in 1929.
He lost his seat at the 1931 United Kingdom general election, and was also unsuccessful at Carlisle in 1935.
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