1913 Kendal by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2019 The 1913 Kendal by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 18 March 1913.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 108 The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. Vacancy Josceline Bagot was twice returned as Conservative MP for Kendal (1892–1906 and 1910–1913),https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-josceline-bagot/index.html Mr Josceline Bagot (Hansard) Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) 22 April 2018 He died on 1 March 1913. Previous result General election December 1910 Electorate 6,546 Conservative Party (UK) Josceline Bagot 3,041 52.7 -1.5 Liberal Party (UK) William Somervell 2,733 47.3 +1.5 308 5.4 -3.0 5,774 88.2 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) -1.5 Candidates thumb|120px|Somervell John Weston was selected by the Unionists to defend the seat. The Liberals chose local man William Somervell who had stood here last time. Result Kendal by-election, 1913 Electorate Independent Unionist John Weston 3,261 54.9 +2.2 Liberal Party (UK) William Somervell 2,680 45.1 -2.2 581 9.8 +4.4 5,941 90.4 +2.2 Independent Unionist Unionist Party (UK) +2.2 Somervell explained his defeat, and the doubling of the Unionist majority, by claiming that Weston (who stood as an Independent Unionist) had been elected because he was a ‘semi-Liberal’ and a popular local man.The Times, 20 March 1913 p6 Aftermath Somervell was to enter parliament at a by-election in May 1918, holding a Liberal seat. Following boundary changes, Kendal was merged into the new Westmorland seat for the 1918 elections. General election 14 December 1918: Westmorland Electorate 30,516 Unionist Party (UK) *John Weston Unopposed N/A N/A Unionist Party (UK) Weston was endorsed by the Coalition Government. References Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com Debrett's House of Commons 1916 Category:1913 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1913 in England Category:20th century in Westmorland Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Cumbria constituencies Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Westmorland constituencies Category:Kendal Category:March 1913 in the United Kingdom