141:, with a number of Irish MPs visiting the constituency to support him. The miners' associations applied pressure on Egerton to support an eight hours bill. However he came out in opposition to such a move. The Ashton & Haydock and Manchester Miners' Associations subsequently gave their full support to the Liberals. Following the miners' decision it was clear that the momentum was with the Liberals, and the Conservatives "were beginning to recognise name and influence will avail them little".
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The constituency was described as containing an "electorate of varied pursuits and interests", with different areas favourable to each candidate. The
Liberals were thought to be strong among the factory workers in
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Polling opened at 8 a.m., with both parties organising transport for their supporters. Rosettes in party colours were widely worn: blue for the
Conservatives and red for the Liberals. The Liberals were fearful of
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at the eleven polling stations. Polling was relatively slow until lunch time, when large numbers of navvies and mill-operators voted. There was a heavy poll from 5 p.m. until the close of polls at 8 p.m.
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locomotive works in
Patricroft likely to be in favour of
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on 25 September 1890. Egerton had held the seat at the
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The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting
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Roby's campaign was bolstered by the support of the
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467:"The Eccles Election. Great Liberal Victory".
124:. In contrast, the mainly residential town of
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399:"Mr Egerton and The Miners".
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382:"The Eccles Division".
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345:"The New Parliament".
75:Algernon Fulke Egerton
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60:1886 general election
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39:on 22 October 1890.
23:was a parliamentary
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1309:West Donegal
1294:Bristol East
1204:Peterborough
970:Bristol West
799:North Antrim
734:Leith Burghs
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1395:North Sligo
1389:Aston Manor
1378:Northampton
1299:East Galway
1191:September:
1050:South Sligo
1028:Southampton
910:South Kerry
908:September:
858:Basingstoke
789:South Sligo
739:King's Lynn
156:scrutineers
152:personation
145:Polling day
77:, a former
25:by-election
1714:Categories
1602:Chelmsford
1558:February:
1554:Rossendale
1532:Mid Armagh
1527:Chichester
1525:December:
1504:November:
1436:Buckingham
1426:Harborough
1416:Stowmarket
1410:Whitehaven
1376:February:
1348:December:
1342:November:
1326:Mid Durham
1277:West Cavan
1267:Ayr Burghs
1234:February:
1214:Buckingham
1133:Kennington
1115:February:
1089:Colchester
1082:December:
1066:November:
1034:Ayr Burghs
991:Chichester
943:February:
939:Winchester
920:December:
914:November:
827:St Austell
772:February:
749:December:
743:November:
664:Horncastle
470:Daily News
368:Daily News
320:References
187:Candidate
106:Pendlebury
102:Patricroft
37:Lancashire
1684:1979–2010
1679:1950–1979
1674:1931–1950
1669:1918–1931
1664:1900–1918
1659:1885–1900
1654:1868–1885
1649:1857–1868
1644:1847–1857
1639:1832–1847
1634:1818–1832
1629:1806–1818
1624:1801–1806
1552:January:
1506:Cork City
1478:October:
1405:Woodstock
1370:January:
1350:Bassetlaw
1336:October:
1272:East Down
1202:October:
1166:West Fife
1154:Rochester
1109:January:
1084:Maidstone
1060:October:
980:Hampstead
975:Doncaster
937:January:
894:Northwich
766:January:
751:Brentford
724:Blackpool
694:West Down
674:St George
604:Hampstead
487:The Times
348:The Times
260:Majority
122:Home Rule
54:the Hon.
1566:Chertsey
1474:Lewisham
1467:August:
1330:August:
1257:Stamford
1219:Brighton
1198:Sleaford
1185:August:
1128:Barnsley
1073:Dewsbury
1054:August:
1012:Limerick
985:Deptford
882:August:
848:Coventry
833:Spalding
810:Ilkeston
774:Dartford
745:Brighton
679:Tiverton
634:Plymouth
609:Lewisham
589:Brighton
582:August:
1595:April:
1564:March:
1469:Walsall
1463:Wisbech
1442:Paisley
1393:April:
1382:March:
1283:Windsor
1250:March:
1236:Partick
1147:April:
1143:Enfield
1126:March:
1122:Burnley
1078:Holborn
1010:April:
989:March:
922:Dulwich
868:Hornsey
863:Brixton
853:St Ives
816:Taunton
814:April:
808:March:
804:Burnley
659:Enfield
599:Croydon
563:»
557:to the
545:«
295:Liberal
277:Turnout
207:Liberal
110:Swinton
43:Vacancy
1495:Strand
1456:July:
1440:June:
1431:Strand
1338:Eccles
1319:July:
1313:June:
1281:April
1193:Dundee
1164:July:
1158:June:
1138:Gorton
1048:July:
1032:June:
1001:Melton
955:Dundee
904:Ramsey
831:July:
729:Burton
714:Newton
709:Melton
654:Ealing
644:Strand
569:»
551:«
281:9,597
249:4,696
220:4,901
190:Votes
184:Party
163:Result
126:Eccles
33:Eccles
1606:May:
1597:Luton
1414:May:
1292:May:
1171:Dover
1111:Govan
1021:May:
1006:Gower
820:May:
311:+2.9
307:Swing
300:from
287:+1.7
284:86.2
255:−2.9
252:48.9
243:Hon.
230:+2.9
225:51.1
114:Irish
1546:1892
1485:Bute
1364:1891
1228:1890
1103:1889
931:1888
760:1887
649:Bute
576:1886
298:gain
266:2.2
263:205
108:and
19:The
270:N/A
35:in
1716::
357:^
197:±%
193:%
104:,
52:MP
537:e
530:t
523:v
95:.
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