1925 Galloway by-election

UK parliamentary by-election August 2020 November 2013 June 2025 The 1925 Galloway by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Galloway in Scotland on 17 November 1925. The by-election was won by the Unionist Party candidate Sidney Streatfeild. Vacancy The Unionist MP Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Henniker-Hughan had died on 4 October 1925. He had held the seat since gaining it from the Liberals at the 1924 general election; General election 1924 Electorate 30,107 Unionist Party (Scotland) Arthur Henniker-Hughan 12,268 53.1 New Scottish Liberal Party Cecil Dudgeon 10,852 46.9 N/A 1,416 6.2 N/A 23,120 76.8 N/A Unionist Party (Scotland) Scottish Liberal Party N/A History The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, at which a Coalition Government supporting, couponed, sitting Liberal MP was returned unopposed. At the following General Election in 1922, after the Coalition Government had ended, a Liberal beat a Unionist and in 1923, the sitting Liberal was returned unopposed. Candidates The Unionist candidate was 31-year-old company director, Captain Sidney Streatfeild, who had previously contested the City of Durham constituency at the 1924 general election. The Liberal Party candidate was 40-year-old local farmer, Major Cecil Dudgeon, (Portrait) who had held the seat from 1922 until his defeat in 1924 by Henniker-Hughan. The Labour Party, which had never before contested the constituency, decided to intervene and fielded as candidate, John Mitchell. Campaign Polling Day was fixed for 17 November 1925, 43 days after the death of the previous member, allowing for a long campaign. Result On an increased turnout, Streatfeild held the seat for the Unionists, with a reduced majority of 928 votes. The Labour candidate finished third, splitting the anti-Unionist vote enough to deny the Liberal victory; Galloway by-election, 1925 Electorate 29,992 Unionist Party (Scotland) Sidney Streatfeild 10,846 43.5 −9.6 Scottish Liberal Party Cecil Dudgeon 9,918 39.7 −7.2 Labour Party (UK) John Mitchell 4,207 16.8 New 928 3.8 −2.4 24,971 83.3 +6.5 Unionist Party (Scotland) −1.2 Aftermath At the following General Election in 1929, Dudgeon gained the seat for the Liberals; General election 1929 Electorate 39,621The Times, 1 June 1929 Scottish Liberal Party Cecil Dudgeon 13,461 42.4 +2.7 Unionist Party (Scotland) Sidney Streatfeild 13,360 42.1 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) Hector McNeill 4,903 15.5 -1.3 101 0.3 N/A 31,724 80.1 -3.2 Scottish Liberal Party Unionist Party (Scotland) +2.1 See also Galloway (UK Parliament constituency) Galloway List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931) Notes References Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 1969 3rd 1983 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-06-X February 2012 Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:1925 in Scotland Category:1920s elections in Scotland Category:1925 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Politics of Dumfries and Galloway Category:History of Galloway Category:November 1925 in the United Kingdom