1920 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election
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The 1920 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election was a by-election held on 31 January 1920 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne.
The by-election was triggered by the elevation to the peerage of the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Albert Stanley, who was ennobled as Baron Ashfield.
The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate Sir Walter de Frece, who held the seat with a massively reduced majority.
British Pathe has a newsreel clip of Sir Walter de Frece campaigning in the by-election with his wife Vesta Tilley. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/miss-vesta-tilley/query/election
Votes and result[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | Walter de Frece | 8,864 | 43.3 | −15.0 |
| Labour | William Robinson | 8,127 | 39.6 | New | |
| Liberal | Arthur Marshall | 3,511 | 17.1 | New | |
| Majority | 738 | 3.7 | −12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 20,502 | 82.3 | +13.9 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
References[edit]
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs