▁which ▁he ▁predicted ▁would ▁raise ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁" br ing ▁star v ation ▁again ▁into ▁[ working ▁class ] ▁homes ". ▁After ▁the ▁poll , ▁The ▁Times ▁tried ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁Liberal ▁victory ▁and ▁explain ▁away ▁the ▁Union ist ▁defeat ▁by ▁stating ; ▁“ It ▁is ▁probable ▁that ▁this ▁( Tr ades ▁Council ) ▁manif esto ▁had ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁turning ▁the ▁full ▁t ide ▁of ▁the ▁labour ▁vote ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁candidate . ▁And ▁the ▁labour ▁vote ▁decided ▁the ▁election .” ▁Even ▁the ▁defeated ▁Bro oks ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁labour ▁vote ▁went ▁solid ly ▁to ▁the ▁Liber als ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁“ dist orted ” ▁version ▁of ▁Tar iff ▁Reform . ▁ ▁After math ▁Two ▁months ▁later ▁the ▁Union ist ▁decided ▁to ▁drop ▁their ▁tar iff ▁reform ▁policies . ▁Taylor ▁sat ▁as ▁MP ▁until ▁res ign ing ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁The ▁Liber als ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Bol ton ▁by - e lection . ▁Bro oks ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁for ▁parliament ▁again . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 2 ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : 1 9 1 2 ▁in ▁England ▁Category : 1 9 1 0 s ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Category : E lections ▁in ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Bol ton ▁Category : By - e lections ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁constitu encies ▁Category : By - e lections ▁to