Monday, 24 September 2018
2038 Charles Royle
Constituency : Stockport 1923-4
Charles took the second seat at Stockport displacing the former National Liberal Henry Fildes as a Tory topped the poll in a tight five cornered contest.
Charles was educated at a Methodist school in Stockport and worked as a butcher. He was a Stockport town councillor serving for 44 years and being mayor four times.
In 1924 Charles came fourth as the Tories took both seats. He let Fildes contest the by-election in 1925 then both men stood in 1929. The local association had decided unanimously on only fielding one candidate and that was Fildes, Charles's supporters formed their own Radical Association and decried the decision as "a nerveless policy ". He described himself as an Independent Liberal and switched to the independent seats in the council chamber despite being leader of the Liberal group. He came fifth, losing his deposit while Fildes came third.
In 1929 Charles became President of the National Federation of Meat Traders Associations.
In the 1930s, Charles joined Labour and fought Lancaster for them in 1935 coming third.
In 1949 Charles became President of the NFMTA again and published an autobiography, Opened Doors.
He died in 1963 aged 91. His son Charles was a Labour MP.
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