Kendal by-election, 1913

The Kendal by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Vacancy

Josceline Bagot was twice returned as Conservative MP for Kendal (1892–1906 and 1910–1913),^[1] He died on 1 March 1913.

Previous result

General Election December 1910 Electorate 6,546
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Josceline Fitzroy Bagot	3,041	52.7
	Liberal	William Henry Somervell	2,733	47.3
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Candidates

John Weston was selected by the Unionists to defend the seat. The Liberals chose local man William Somervell who had stood here last time.

Result

Kendal by-election, 1913 Electorate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Unionist	John Wakefield Weston	3,261	54.9	+2.2
	Liberal	William Henry Somervell	2,680	45.1	-2.2
Majority
Turnout
	Unionist hold		Swing	+2.2

Somervell explained his defeat, and the doubling of the Unionist majority, by claiming that Weston (who stood as an Independent Unionist) had been elected because he was a ‘semi-Liberal’ and a popular local man.^[2]

Aftermath

Somervell was to enter parliament at a by-election in May 1918, holding a Liberal seat. Following boundary changes, Kendal was merged into the new Westmorland seat for the 1918 elections.

General Election 14 December 1918: Westmorland Electorate 30,516
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	John Wakefield Weston	unopposed
	Unionist hold		Swing

Weston was endorsed by the Coalition Government.

References

↑ http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-josceline-bagot
↑ The Times, 20 March 1913 p6

Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
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