Louth by-election, 1921
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The Louth by-election, 1921 was a by-election held on 22nd September 1921 for the British House of Commons constituency of Louth in Lincolnshire.
The seat had become vacant on the death on 8 August of the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Thomas Wintringham. He had been elected at a by-election in 1920.
The Liberal candidate was Margaret Wintringham, widow of the late MP. She won the by-election with a small majority, becoming only the second woman to take her seat in the House of Commons, and the first female Liberal MP. She was re-elected at the 1922 general election, and held he seat until her defeat at the 1924 general election.
[edit] Votes
| Louth by-election, 1921 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Margaret Wintringham | 8,386 | 42.2 | −15.1 | |
| Conservative | Sir A. Hutchings | 7,695 | 38.3 | −4.4 | |
| Labour | J. L. George | 3,873 | 19.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 791 | 3.9 | −10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 19,954 | 72.1 | +9.0 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
- Louth constituency
- Louth by-election, 1920
- Louth by-election, 1969
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
