Westminster Abbey by-election, 1921
- Westminster Abbey by-election, 1921
The Westminster Abbey by-election, 1921 was a parliamentary by-election held on 25 August 1921 for the British House of Commons constituency of Westminster Abbey in London. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) William Burdett-Coutts had died on 28 July 1921. Burdett-Coutts had held the seat since it had been created for the 1918 general election, when he had been returned unopposed. The Conservative candidate, John Nicholson held the seat for the party. He remained the constituency's MP until his death in 1924, when a further by-election was held.
At the time the Anti-Waste League was active, and all three candidates claimed to be anti-waste. The League was formed to advance the political ambitions of the newspaper owner Lord Rothermere. The objects of the League were to insist upon measures being taken to restore the country to solvency, urge a wholesale reduction of expenditure, fight the battle of local rates and oppose sham Anti-Waste candidates. The Conservative candidate won the election, but the Anti-Waste League, whose candidate Reginald Applin became the Conservative MP for Enfield in 1924, polled respectably. The Liberal candidate Arnold Lupton had been a MP from 1906 to January 1910.
Result
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title=Westminster Abbey By-Election, 1921Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Nicholson
votes = 6,204
percentage = 43.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Anti-Waste League
candidate = Reginald Applin
votes = 5,874
percentage = 34.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Arnold Lupton
votes = 3,053
percentage = 21.5
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votes = 1,234
percentage = 8.7
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 36,952
percentage = 38.5
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"
References
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* "British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949", compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
* "Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections 1885-1974", compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1975)
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