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
Percentage52.747.3

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