1923 Darlington by-election

The 1923 Darlington by-election was a by-election held on 28 February 1923 for the British House of Commons constituency of Darlington in County Durham.

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Herbert Pease was elevated to the peerage as Baron Daryngton. He had held the seat since the December 1910 general election.

Electoral history

General election, November 1922: Darlington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Pease 13,286 49.7 −11.8
Labour Will Sherwood 9,048 33.8 New
Liberal T. Crooks 4,419 16.5 −22.0
Majority 4,238 15.9 −7.1
Turnout 26,753 88.0 +20.2
Conservative hold Swing

Candidates

  • William Pease, who had not previously contested a parliamentary election, stood for the Conservatives.
  • The Labour Party candidate was W.J. Sherwood, who had also fought the seat in 1922, having contested The Hartlepools in 1918.

Result

On a slightly reduced turnout, Pease won the seat with a comfortable majority.

Darlington by-election, 28 February 1923[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Edwin Pease 14,684 56.6 +6.9
Labour Will Sherwood 11,271 43.4 +9.6
Majority 3,413 13.2 −2.7
Turnout 25,955 85.3 −2.7
Conservative hold Swing −1.4

Aftermath

Sherwood stood again at the general election in December 1923, losing again to Pease. Pease held the seat until his death in 1926.

See also

References

  1. ^ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949
  2. ^ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949
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