Manchester Moss Side by-election, 1961
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The Manchester Moss Side
by-election
of 8 November 1961 was held after the death of Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP) James Watt
7 July that same year. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.
Manchester Moss Side (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Moss Side was a parliamentary constituency in the Moss Side area of the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 8 November 1961 was held after the death of Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) James Watt
James Watts (UK politician)
James Watts was a Conservative party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at the 1959 general election as Member of Parliament for Manchester Moss Side, but died in office two years later, aged 57...
7 July that same year. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.