The 1916 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election was a by-election held on 23 December 1916 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne.
Summary
The Conservative Albert Stanley was the only candidate nominated and was therefore declared elected unopposed.[1]
In exchange for his cession of the Conservative seat, the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Max Aitken was elevated to the peerage as Baron Beaverbrook.
See also
References
- ↑ "The New Ministers - Sir A Stanley and Mr Fisher Returned". The Times (41359): 3. 26 December 1916. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
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