Keighley by-election, 1913
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The Keighley by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Vacancy
Buckmaster was appointed Solicitor General and required to fight another by-election.
Previous result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stanley Owen Buckmaster KC | 4,667 | 39.0 | ||
| Conservative | William Mitchell Acworth | 3,842 | 32.1 | ||
| Labour | William Crawford Anderson | 3,452 | 28.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Candidates
William Bland
Campaign
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Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sir Stanley Owen Buckmaster | 4,730 | 38.7 | -0.3 | |
| Unionist | Viscount Lascelles | 3,852 | 31.5 | -0.6 | |
| Labour | William Bland | 3,646 | 29.8 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 878 | 7.2 | |||
| Turnout | 86.5 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
Aftermath
A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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- The Yorkshire branch of the Independent Labour Party were keen to run a candidate.
Another by-election occurred in Keighley in 1915 when Buckmaster accepted a seat in the House of Lords.
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
- Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org
- Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com
- Debrett's House of Commons 1916
