Career
Bailey held Gorton until 1935, when it was regained by Joseph Compton, the Labour Member of Parliament who he had ousted in 1931.
Bailey held Gorton until 1935, when it was regained by Joseph Compton, the Labour Member of Parliament who he had ousted in 1931.
36th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was elected as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Manchester Gorton in the Conservative landslide victory at the 1931 general election, the only time that Labour has lost that seat since 1906.