1923 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election

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1923 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election
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  1922 6 March 1923 1923  
  John Henry Hayes crop.jpg John Waller Hills crop.jpg
Candidate Hayes Hills
Party Labour Unionist
Popular vote10,3009,250
Percentage52.7%47.3%

MP before election

Rutherford
Unionist

Subsequent MP

Hayes
Labour

"The 1923 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election was held on 6 March 1923. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Rutherford. It was won by the Labour candidate Jack Hayes. [1]

1922 general election: Liverpool Edge Hill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Rutherford 14,186 59.8 −4.0
Labour Jack Hayes 9,52040.2+4.0
Majority4,66619.6−8.0
Turnout 23,70670.5+20.2
Unionist hold Swing -4.0
Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1923 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Hayes 10,300 52.7 +12.5
Unionist John Waller Hills 9,25047.3−12.5
Majority1,0505.4N/A
Turnout 19,55058.1−12.4
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +12.5

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig