Manchester East (UK Parliament constituency)

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was defined as consisting of the following areas: The next redistribution took place under the terms of the Representation of the People Act 1918.

[2] Balfour was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland, requiring a by-election.

Balfour was appointed First Lord of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

This was a notable result as Arthur Balfour had led the Conservative Party into the 1906 general election as leader.

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Election results: Horridge: Sutton: