Louth by-election, 1920

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The Louth by-election, 1920 was a by-election held on 3 June 1920 for the British House of Commons constituency of Louth in Lincolnshire.

The seat had become vacant on the death on 28 April of the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Henry Langton Brackenbury. He had represented the constituency since the 1918 general election, and previously been Louth's MP from January 1910 to December 1910. The by-election took place 5 days after the Louth Flood of 29 May had claimed 23 lives.

The Liberal candidate Thomas Wintringham, won the by-election, but died in office the following year, triggering another by-election which was won by his wife Margaret.

Votes

Louth by-election, 1920
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Wintringham	9,859	57.3	+11.8
	Coalition Conservative	Christopher Hatton Turnor	7,354	42.7	−11.8
Majority			2,505	14.6
Turnout			17,213	63.1	+2.8
	Liberal gain from Coalition Conservative		Swing	11.8

General Election 1918: Louth, Lincolnshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Conservative	Henry Langton Brackenbury	9,055	54.5
	Liberal	Timothy Davies	7,559	45.5
Majority			1,496	9.0
Turnout			16,614	60.3
	Coalition Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

References

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

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Louth by-election, 1920

Votes

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