Louth by-election, 1920
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The Louth by-election, 1920 was a by-election held on 3rd June 1920 for the British House of Commons constituency of Louth in Lincolnshire.
The seat had become vacant on the death on 28th 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 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.
[edit] Votes
| Louth by-election, 1920 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Thomas Wintringham | 9,859 | 57.3 | +11.8 | |
| Coalition Conservative | C. H. 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 | ||||
[edit] See also
- Louth constituency
- Louth by-election, 1921
- 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.
