1921 Louth by-election

UK parliamentary by-election October 2024 October 2024 1921 Louth by-election presidential United Kingdom Louth, Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)#1920 Louth by-election 1918 Louth, Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s 1922 22 September 1921 Wintringham 70px Liberal Party (UK) 8,386 42.2% Hutchings Unionist Party (UK) 7,695 38.3% George Labour Party (UK) 3,873 19.5% 250px MP Subsequent MP Thomas Wintringham Liberal Party (UK) Margaret Wintringham Liberal Party (UK) The 1921 Louth by-election was a by-election held on 22 September 1921 for the British House of Commons constituency of Louth in Lincolnshire. Vacancy The seat had become vacant following the death of the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Thomas Wintringham on 8 August 1921. He had been elected at the by-election in 1920. Electoral history The result at the last election was; thumb|120px|T. Wintringham 1920 Louth by-electionBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Wintringham 9,859 57.3 +11.8 Unionist Party (UK) Christopher Hatton Turnor 7,354 42.7 −11.8 2,505 14.6 N/A 17,213 63.1 +2.8 Liberal Party (UK) Unionist Party (UK) +11.8 Candidates The Liberals selected 41-year-old Margaret Wintringham, widow of the former MP, as their candidate to defend the seat. She worked as a teacher, before becoming headmistress of a school in Grimsby. She became a magistrate and a member of the Grimsby Education Committee. She was involved in many political movements, including the National Union of Women Workers, the British Temperance Association, the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship (NUSEC), the Women's Institute and the Townswomen's Guild. She was standing for parliament for the first time. On 17 August, the Unionists selected 41-year-old Sir Alan Hutchings as their candidate to challenge for the seat. He was Secretary of the Department of the Director-General of Voluntary Organisations (War Office) from 1915 to 1919.‘HUTCHINGS, Sir Alan’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2012; online edn, November 2012 accessed 4 Jan 2014 He was standing for parliament for the first time. The Labour Party selected Lt. James George of Peterborough as their candidate to challenge for the seat.Grantham Journal, 27 August 1921 He was standing for parliament for the first time. Campaign Polling Day was set for 22 September 1921, 45 days after the death of the former MP, allowing for a long campaign. Despite rumours the contrary, on 13 September nominations closed to confirm that the election would be a three-way contest.Grantham Journal, 17 September 1921 Hutchings received the official endorsement of the Coalition Government. Result Wintringham held the seat that her husband had gained for the Liberals in a by-election the year before. thumb|120px|Mrs. Wintringham 1921 Louth by-electionBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig Liberal Party (UK) Margaret Wintringham 8,386 42.2 −15.1 Unionist Party (UK) Alan Hutchings 7,695 38.3 −4.4 Labour Party (UK) James L. George 3,873 19.5 New 791 3.9 −10.7 19,954 72.1 +9.0 Liberal Party (UK) Unionist Party (UK) Wintringham become only the second woman to take her seat in the House of Commons, and the first female Liberal MP. Aftermath Wintringham was re-elected at the 1922 general election: 1922 general electionBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig Liberal Party (UK) Margaret Wintringham 11,609 52.0 +6.5 Unionist Party (UK) Alan Hutchings 10,726 48.0 -6.5 883 4.0 -5.0 22,335 78.5 +18.2 Liberal Party (UK) See also United Kingdom by-election records Louth constituency 1920 Louth by-election 1969 Louth by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931) References Sources 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 March 2012 Louth Louth by-election Louth 1921 Category:September 1921 in the United Kingdom