Leeds Central by-election, 1923

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

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 Herman Slesser 7,844 27.8 n/a
Liberal Robert Armitage 6,260 22.2 -48.4
Majority 6,293 22.2
Turnout 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[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Sir Charles Henry Wilson 13,085 47.6 -2.4
Labour Henry Herman Slesser 11,359 41.4 +13.6
Liberal Gilbert Stone 3,026 11.0 -11.2
Majority 1,726 6.2 -16.0
Turnout 64.3 -1.8
Unionist hold Swing -8.0

Aftermath

The result at the following General election;

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

References

  1. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  2. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  3. ↑ 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.