1923 Leeds Central by-election

The 1923 Leeds Central by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Leeds Central on 26 July 1923.

1923 Leeds Central by-election
26 July 1923
 
Candidate Wilson Slesser Stone
Party Unionist Labour Liberal
Popular vote 13,085 11,359 3,026
Percentage 47.6 41.4 11.0
MP before election

Willey
Unionist

 Subsequent MP

Wilson
Unionist

Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Unionist MP, Arthur Wellesley Willey on 2 July 1923. He had been MP here since winning the seat in 1922.

Electoral history

Willey had gained the seat from the Liberals at the previous general election;

General election 1922: Leeds Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Arthur Wellesley Willey 14,137 50.0 N/A
Labour Henry Slesser 7,844 27.8 New
Liberal Robert Armitage 6,260 22.2 -48.4
Majority 6,293 22.2 N/A
Turnout 28,241 66.1 +28.7
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing

Result

The Unionists held the seat. The Liberal share was halved with the Labour party picking up that former Liberal vote.

Leeds Central by-election, 1923[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Charles Henry Wilson 13,085 47.6 -2.4
Labour Henry Slesser 11,359 41.4 +13.6
Liberal Gilbert Stone 3,026 11.0 -11.2
Majority 1,726 6.2 -16.0
Turnout 27,470 64.3 -1.8
Unionist hold Swing -8.0

Aftermath

The result at the following General election;

General election 1923: Leeds Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Charles Henry Wilson 14,853 56.2
Labour Henry Slesser 11,574 43.8
Majority 3,279 12.4
Turnout 26,427 60.1
Unionist hold Swing

References
  1. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.