1923 Leeds Central by-election

Parliamentary by-election November 2019 1923 Leeds Central by-election presidential United Kingdom Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s 1922 Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s 1923 26 July 1923 Wilson 65px Unionist Party (UK) 13,085 47.6% Slesser 65px Labour Party (UK) 11,359 41.4% Stone Liberal Party (UK) 3,026 11.0% 250px MP Subsequent MP Willey Unionist Party (UK) Wilson Unionist Party (UK) The 1923 Leeds Central by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Leeds Central on 26 July 1923. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Unionist MP, Arthur Wellesley Willey on 2 July 1923. He had been MP here since winning the seat in 1922. Electoral history Willey had gained the seat from the Liberals at the previous general election; General election 1922: Leeds CentralBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig Unionist Party (UK) Arthur Wellesley Willey 14,137 50.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Henry Slesser 7,844 27.8 New Liberal Party (UK) Robert Armitage 6,260 22.2 -48.4 6,293 22.2 N/A 28,241 66.1 +28.7 Unionist Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Result The Unionists held the seat. The Liberal share was halved with the Labour Party picking up that former Liberal vote. Leeds Central by-election, 1923 Unionist Party (UK) Charles Henry Wilson 13,085 47.6 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) Henry Slesser 11,359 41.4 +13.6 Liberal Party (UK) Gilbert Stone 3,026 11.0 -11.2 1,726 6.2 -16.0 27,470 64.3 -1.8 Unionist Party (UK) -8.0 Aftermath The result at the following General election; General election 1923: Leeds Central Unionist Party (UK) Charles Henry Wilson 14,853 56.2 +6.2 Labour Party (UK) Henry Slesser 11,574 43.8 +16.0 3,279 12.4 -9.8 26,427 60.1 -6.0 Unionist Party (UK) -4.9 References Leeds Central by-election Category:History of Leeds Leeds Central by-election Leeds Central by-election Category:1920s in Leeds Central, 1923