Candidates
John Weston was selected by the Unionists to defend the seat. The Liberals chose local man William Somervell who had stood here last time.
The 1913 Kendal by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 18 March 1913. [1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Josceline Bagot was twice returned as Conservative MP for Kendal (1892–1906 and 1910–1913), [2] He died on 1 March 1913.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Josceline Bagot | 3,041 | 52.7 | ||
| Liberal | William Somervell | 2,733 | 47.3 | ||
| Majority | 308 | 5.4 | |||
| Turnout | 5,774 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
John Weston was selected by the Unionists to defend the seat. The Liberals chose local man William Somervell who had stood here last time.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Unionist | John Weston | 3,261 | 54.9 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal | William Somervell | 2,680 | 45.1 | -2.2 | |
| Majority | 581 | 9.8 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,941 | ||||
| Ind. Unionist gain from Unionist | Swing | +2.2 | |||
Somervell explained his defeat, and the doubling of the Unionist majority, by claiming that Weston (who stood as an Independent Unionist) had been elected because he was a ‘semi-Liberal’ and a popular local man. [3]
Somervell was to enter parliament at a by-election in May 1918, holding a Liberal seat. Following boundary changes, Kendal was merged into the new Westmorland seat for the 1918 elections.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | *John Weston | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
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