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The Penistone by-election, 1921 was a by-election held on 5 March 1921 for the British House of Commons constituency of Penistone in Yorkshire.
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The Penistone by-election, 1921 was a by-election held on 5 March 1921 for the British House of Commons constituency of Penistone in Yorkshire.
The seat had become vacant on the resignation of the Liberal Member of Parliament Sydney Arnold, due to ill-health. He had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 general election.
The result at the last General Election in 1918 was;
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sydney Arnold | 7,338 | 39.4 | ||
| C | Unionist | Phillip Gatty Smith | 6,744 | 36.2 | |
| Independent Labour | Frederick William Southern | 4,556 | 24.4 | ||
| Majority | 594 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 18,638 | 58.4 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Polling Day was set for 5 March, making it the fourth by-election to be held that week. On 25 February nominations closed to confirm that the election would be a three-way contest.
Sir James Hinchcliffe received the official endorsement of the Coalition Government.
The result was a gain for the Labour Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Gillis | 8,560 | 36.2 | +11.8 | |
| Liberal | William Pringle | 7,984 | 33.7 | -5.7 | |
| Coalition Liberal | James Peace Hinchcliffe | 7,123 | 30.1 | -6.1 | |
| Majority | 576 | 2.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 23,667 | 71.7 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Pringle reversed the tables on Gillis at the following General Election when the Liberals re-gained the seat from the Labour party;
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Pringle | 8,924 | 35.8 | ||
| Labour | William Gillis | 8,382 | 33.7 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Hodgkinson | 7,600 | 30.5 | ||
| Majority | 542 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 24,906 | 73.1 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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