Southwark South East by-election, 1921

The Southwark South East by-election, 1921 was a parliamentary by-election held on 14 December 1921 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark South East, in the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark in London.

The seat had become vacant on the death of the constituency's Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), James Arthur Dawes. Dawes had been MP for Southwark South East since the 1918 election, and before that Walworth since the January 1910 election.

Votes

Southwark South East by-election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Ellis Naylor 6,561 57.0 29.6
Coalition Liberal T.O. Jacobsen 2,636 22.9 -49.7
Independent Conservative H.L.P. Boot 2,307 20.1 N/A
Majority 3,925 34.1 N/A
Turnout 11,504 38.5 -6.7
Labour gain from Coalition Liberal Swing 39.6
1918 General Election: Southwark South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Liberal James Arthur Dawes 7,208 72.6 N/A
Labour Thomas Ellis Naylor 2,718 27.4 N/A
Majority 4,490 45.2 N/A
Turnout 9,926 45.2 N/A
Coalition Liberal hold Swing N/A

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