Leyton West by-election, 1919
- Leyton West by-election, 1919
The Leyton West by-election, 1919 was a parliamentary by-election held on 1 March 1919 for the British House of Commons constituency of Leyton West, in the Municipal Borough of Leyton, Essex.
The seat had become vacant on the death of the constituency's Coalition Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Harry Wrightson on 11 February 1919. Wrightson had first been elected at the 1918 general election.
Candidates
The Conservative Party selected as its candidate James Francis Mason, who was a director of the Great Western Railway and had been MP for Windsor between 1906 and the preceding General Election.
Alfred Ernest Newbould stood for the Asquithian Liberals. He had stood against Wrightson at the recent General Election, coming in second with less than half of Wrightson's votes.
Votes
Election box begin
title= Leyton West by-election, 1919Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Alfred Ernest Newbould
votes = 7,934
percentage = 57.3
change = 24.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Coalition Conservative
candidate = James Francis Mason
votes = 5,915
percentage = 42.7
change = -24.7Election box majority
votes = 2,019
percentage = 14.6
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 13,849
percentage = 42.5
change = -7.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
loser = Coalition Conservative
swing = 24.7
Election box begin
title=1918 General Election: Leyton WestElection box candidate with party link
party = Coalition Conservative
candidate = Harry Wrightson
votes = 10,956
percentage = 67.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Alfred Ernest Newbould
votes = 5,288
percentage = 32.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,668
percentage = 34.8
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 16,244
percentage = 49.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Coalition Conservative
swing = "N/A"
ee also
* List of United Kingdom by-elections
* Leyton West constituency
References
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* "The Times", 15 March 1919
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