Arnold Ernest Townend (1880 – 18 December 1968) was Labour MP for

Stockport Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. Most of the town is within ...

, a two-member constituency, from 1925 to 1931, initially elected at a by-election. Born in Salford, Townend became a railway clerk in 1896. He was a supporter of the Labour Party, and stood unsuccessfully in

Manchester Blackley Manchester, Blackley was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. In boundary changes for the ...

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

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, and was also unsuccessful at

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in 1935. Towend later relocated to Southport, where he served as mayor from 1955 to 1956.

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* 1880 births 1968 deaths Mayors of places in Lancashire People from Stockport Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Transport Salaried Staffs' Association-sponsored MPs UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stockport {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub