1922 United Kingdom general election in England

None 1922 United Kingdom general election in England England parliamentary no 1918 United Kingdom general election in England 1918 List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1918 1923 United Kingdom general election in England 1923 All 492 English seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1922 15 November 1922 72.8% (17.1 pp) A. Bonar Law LCCN2014715818 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Bonar Law 23 October 1922 Conservative Party (UK) Glasgow Central 321 seats,fn2 Combined results for county, borough and university seats. 42.6% 312fn2 9fn2 11,696,430fn1 Total and percentage votes given here are for territorial constituencies only. 41.5%fn1 1.1 pp J.R. Clynes LCCN2014717260 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 J. R. Clynes 14 February 1921 Manchester Platting Labour Party (UK) 42 seats,fn2 22.6% 95fn2 53fn2 3,370,430fn1 28.8%fn1 6.2 pp H.H. Asquith in 1910s by Olive Edis (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 H. H. Asquith 30 April 1908 Paisley Liberal Party (UK) 25 seats,fn2 14.7% 44fn2speaker Figure includes Speaker of the House of Commons John Henry Whitley in Halifax. 19fn2 2,260,423fn1 19.6%fn1 4.9 pp David Lloyd George (3x4).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 David Lloyd George 7 December 1916 National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) Caernarvon Boroughs 83 seats,fn2 11.6% 32fn2 51fn2 950,515fn1 7.6%fn1 4.0 pp On Wednesday 15 November 1922, the 1922 United Kingdom general election was held in England, to elect all 615 members of the House of Commons, with 492 constituencies being in England. 485 seats represented territorial constituencies contested under the first past the post electoral system, and seven additional seats represented the university constituencies. Three university constituencies returned two members through the single transferable vote electoral system and one returned one member by the first past the post system. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1922 general election in England, excluding those in the university constituencies.https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 21 8 August 2026https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/22 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–49 https://books.google.com/books?id=MMCuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 1st 1977 The Macmillan Press Ltd London and Basingstoke 978-1-349-81467-1 Affiliation CandidatesConservative Party 406Labour Party 331Liberal Party 271speakerNational Liberal Party 97Figure includes seven former National Democratic and Labour Party candidates that stood for that party in 1918, but who stood for the National Liberal Party in this election. These were the former NDLP Members of Parliament Charles Edgar Loseby in Bradford East, James Walton in Don Valley, Clement Edwards in East Ham South, James Seddon in Hanley, Joseph Frederick Green in Leicester West, Matt Simm in Wallsend and Charles Jesson in Walthamstow West.Independent Conservative 16Includes 12 candidates that stood simply as Independent Conservative candidates, and four who stood sponsored by local organisations or other minor conservative parties and organisations, such as the Anti-Waste League or Independent Parliamentary Group.Independent 11The Parliamentary sources assume James Seddon in Hanley as an independent, however, he joined the rest of the National Liberal Party MPs to stand as a candidate for the National Liberal Party. Craig placed Seddon as being a National Liberal,Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–49 https://books.google.com/books?id=MMCuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 1st 1977 The Macmillan Press Ltd London and Basingstoke 252 978-1-349-81467-1 thereby making the candidate count for Independents at 11 candidates.Co-operative Party 9Independent Labour 3The candidates that stood were Christopher Morden in Finsbury, Robert John Wilson in Newcastle upon Tyne North and Henry Mills in Nottingham South.Nationalist Party 2The candidates that stood were Joseph Devlin in Liverpool Exchange and T. P. O'Connor in Liverpool Scotland.Communist Party of Great Britain 2The candidates that stood were Walter Windsor in Bethnal Green North East and Joe Vaughan in Bethnal Green South West.Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–49 https://books.google.com/books?id=MMCuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 1st 1977 The Macmillan Press Ltd London and Basingstoke 7-8 978-1-349-81467-1 Although Shapurji Saklatvala in Battersea North was a member of the Communist Party, he was the official Labour candidate in that seat. National Farmers' Union 2The candidates that stood were Herbert Winn in Howdenshire and Edward Clark in Rutland and Stamford.Constitutionalist 1Candidate George Jarrett stood in Dartford, although he was also a supporter of the National Liberal Party at this election.Independent Liberal 1Candidate George Jennings stood in Paddington North. He was originally the official candidate for the Liberal Party in the seat; however, he was dis-endorsed due to his past.Agriculturalist 1Candidate W. L. Steel stood in Stone.People's 1Candidate Harry Osborn stood in East Ham North.Anti-Conservative 1Candidate Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck stood in Kensington South.Health 1Candidate E. H. M. Stancomb stood in Southampton.Total 1,156 Analysis Conservatives and Labour The Labour Party gained 59 seats in England, however lost 6. The party therefore gained a total of 53 seats in England, and with its gains in Scotland and Wales, winning a total of 142 seats nationally. The seats it lost in England were Mansfield to the Liberal Party and Wellingborough and Rushden to the National Liberal Party (David Lloyd George's successor party to the Coalition Liberal Party). It also lost Barnard Castle, one of the two seats in Bolton, Clitheroe and Ormskirk to the Conservative Party. The Conservative Party also regained Widnes from former Leader of the Labour Party Arthur Henderson. Henderson had won the 1919 Widnes by-election against the Conservatives after having lost re-election in 1918, however lost the seat at this election. This represented no change for either party in terms of seats in comparison to the last election. Labour also won North Norfolk which was held by an Independent who was supported by the former Coalition Government. Notably, the Labour party gained Limehouse from the National Liberal Party. The candidate that won the seat was future Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee entered Parliament at this election. Coincidently, then Deputy Leader of the National Liberal Party and future Conservative Prime Minister Winston Churchill lost his seat in Dundee at this election. The Conservatives, however, lost an overall nine seats at this election, with one loss being in the university constituency of Cambridge University. The Party gained several seats from the National Liberal Party. Amongst its gains was also William Greenwood in Stockport which he had gained in the 1920 Stockport by-election. This retention was gain from defunct Coalition Labour. The party won Birmingham Duddeston from the defunct National Democratic and Labour Party, along with Portsmouth Central, Stourbridge, Middlesbrough East and South Norfolk from the Liberal Party. From independents, the Conservatives won Hackney South which it retained from the 1922 Hackney South by-election, and Sowerby from an Independent Unionist Robert Hewitt Barker. Barker had been elected in the last election, however did not re-contest the seat. The Conservatives also gained Hertford compared to the last election, having retained it from the 1921 Hertford by-election at which independent-turned-Conservative Murray Sueter won the seat from an independent. The Co-operative Party, although not yet in an electoral pact with the Labour Party but had taken the Labour Whip, also lost Kettering to the Conservatives. This was a loss of the standalone Co-operative Party (when not under the whip) when compared to the previous election. The Co-operative Party, however, did win seats in England. Alfred Barnes won East Ham South, A. V. Alexander won Sheffield Hillsborough, and Robert Morrison won Tottenham North. Including the party's fourth win in Glasgow Tradeston in Scotland, each of these wins for the Co-operative party were under the Labour Whip and therefore represented wins for the Labour Party at this election. Liberals and National Liberals Between the Liberal Party under H. H. Asquith and the National Liberal Party under David Lloyd George, the Liberals gained seats and the National Liberals overall lost seats. The Liberals remained the third largest Party in England despite increasing its seats to 44, with the Liberal Nationals moving from second largest to fourth at 32 seats when compared to its predecessor, the Coalition Liberal Party. Seven former National Democratic and Labour Party candidates also stood for the National Liberal Party in this election. These were the former NDLP Members of Parliament Charles Edgar Loseby in Bradford East, James Walton in Don Valley, Chairman of the Party Clement Edwards in East Ham South, James Seddon in Hanley, Joseph Frederick Green in Leicester West, Matt Simm in Wallsend and Charles Jesson in Walthamstow West. However, each of these candidates lost their seats. Elsewhere in the United Kingdom, former NDLP candidate Charles Stanton, re-contested in Abderdare in Wales, but lost. John Taylor who was jointly Liberal Coalition and NDLP originally lost Dumbarton Burghs in Scotland. The last sitting 'member' the NDLP was Eldred Hallas, however, he had defected to the Labour Party (becoming Birmingham's first Labour Member of Parliament) but stood down from this election. Minor parties and independents Amongst the minor parties and independents at this election, the number of seats dropped from 21 seats to 8 overall in the county and borough constituencies. Coalition Labour and the National Democratic and Labour Party had become defunct since the last election, with candidates either joining and standing for the Liberal National Party and losing their seats, or standing as independents. Former Coalition Labour Member of Parliament George Roberts, who had since left Coalition Labour, won one of the two seats in Norwich as an independent. Another independent, Austin Hopkinson, won Mossley. Hopkinson was originally a winning candidate and supporter of the Coalition Liberals in the previous election, although not a member of the party. His win in this election, standing rather as an independent in his own right, was a gain from the National Liberal Party. He would hold the seat until 1929, but then hold the seat again from 1931 to 1945. Then former Conservative Oswald Mosley won Harrow, having run against a candidate from his former party. With the three losses to Independents against the three gains, the number of independents was overall remain unchanged. The disbanded National Party lost its two seats at this election. It lost Walsall to the Liberal Party. It also lost Bournemouth wherein former-National Party Member of Parliament Henry Page Croft won the seat after having switched to the Conservative Party. A total of 16 Independent Conservative candidates stood in the county and borough constituencies at the election. 12 simply as Independent Conservative candidates, with four who stood sponsored by local organisations or other minor conservative parties and organisations, such as the Anti-Waste League or Independent Parliamentary Group. James Erskine won Westminster St George's in sponsorship of the St George's, Hanover Square, Independent Conservative Association, with Harry Becker winning Richmond (Surrey) as part of the Anti-Waste League. Both won seats from the Conservative Party. Additionally, Gordon Hall Caine won East Dorset from former Coalition Liberal Chief Whip Freddie Guest, therefore representing a gain from the National Liberal Party. With Robert Hewitt Barker losing his seat in Sowerby to the Conservatives, the number of Conservative Independent seats was increased to three seats in total. Josiah Wedgwood, who is classed as an Independent Liberal (due to not receiving a coalition Coupon at the last election) although he was a member of the Liberal Party, won Newcastle-under-Lyme though as the official Labour candidate. However, an Independent Liberal, J. R. M. Butler, won in the seat at Cambridge University constituency against the Conservatives in the second round of voting in that seat. The number of Independent Liberals was unchanged. George Jarrett, who is classed as a National Liberal but also standing on the basis of being a Constitutionalist candidate, won Dartford. Finally, Irish Nationalist T. P. O'Connor retained Liverpool Scotland unopposed, however candidate Joseph Devlin failed to win Liverpool Exchange against the Conservatives. Seat summary Below is a table summarising the total number of seats, gains and losses for each party in both the territorial county and borough constituencies and the English university constituencies. +PartySeats Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%)   Conservative 312 41 50 9 63.4   Labour (Total) 95 60 7 53 19.3 Labour Party (UK) 92 57 6 51 18.7 Co-operative Party 3 3 1 2 0.6   Liberal 44speaker 34 15 19 8.9   National Liberal 32 5 56 51 6.5   Independent 3 3 3 0.6   Independent Conservative 3 3 0 3 0.6   Constitutionalist 1 colspan="2" New 1 0.2   Irish Nationalist 1 0 0 0.2   Independent Liberal 1 1 1 0.2   Other 0 0 16 15 — Total 492 County and borough constituency results Below is a table summarising the constituency results of the 1922 general election in England, excluding the result in the university constituencies. +Partyhttps://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 20-21 8 August 2026Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–49 https://books.google.com/books?id=MMCuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 1st 1977 The Macmillan Press Ltd London and Basingstoke 978-1-349-81467-1SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%)Adjusted for multi-member constituencies. Difference   Conservative 312 41 50 9 63.4 4,809,797 41.5 1.1   Labour (Total) 95 60 7 53 19.6 3,370,430 28.8 6.2Includes the increase of the Co-operative Party standing with Labour compared to the last election. Labour Party (UK) 92 57 6 51 19.0 3,272,900 28.0 5.4 Co-operative Party 3 3Alfred Barnes in East Ham South, A. V. Alexander in Sheffield Hillsborough and Robert Morrison in Tottenham North. 1Alfred Waterson in Kettering. 2 0.6 97,530 0.8 0.3   Liberal 44speaker 34 15 19 9.1 2,260,423 19.3 4.9   National Liberal 31 5 56 51 6.4 950,515 8.1 4.0   Independent 3 3 3Includes loss for Coalition Independent. 0.6 113,660 1.0 0.4   Independent Conservative 3 3 0 3 0.6 99,789 0.9 0.8   Constitutionalist 1George Jarrett in Dartford, although he was also a supporter of the National Liberal Party at this election. colspan="2" New 1 0.2 16,662 0.1 New   Health 0 0 0 — 14,193 0.1   Irish Nationalist 1T. P. O'Connor in Liverpool Scotland. 0 0 0.2 12,614 0.1 0.1   Farmers' Union 0 0 0 — 11,492 0.1 0.1   Communist 0 colspan="3" New — 9,693 0.1 New   Independent Labour 0 0 0 — 6,490 0.1 0.9   Independent Liberal 0 0 1 1 — 6,444 0.1   Agriculturalist 0 0 0 — 5,243 0.0 0.1   Anti-Conservative 0 colspan="3" New — 4,964 0.0 New   People's 0 colspan="3" New — 4,021 0.0 New   Other 0 0 158 National Democratic and Labour Party seats, 3 Coalition Labour seats, 2 National Party seats, 1 Independent Unionist seat, and 1 National Socialist Party seat. 16 — 0 0.0 Total 485 0 100.0 11,696,430 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 16,726,739Including the electorate in uncontested constituencies. 72.8https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 29 8 August 2026 17.1 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 41.5 Labour Labour Party (UK) 28.8 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 19.6 National Liberal National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) 7.6 Independent Independent (politician) 1.0 Ind. Conservative Independent Conservative 0.9 Other #777777 0.6 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 63.3 Labour Labour Party (UK) 19.6 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 9.1 National Liberal National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) 6.4 Independent Independent (politician) 0.6 Ind. Conservative Independent Conservative 0.6 Other #777777 0.4 University constituency results University results summary Below is a table summarising the seats and vote share of the English university constituencies in the 1922 general election. +PartySeatsFirst preference votes Total Gains Losses Net Total Of all (%) Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 1 1 13,196 55.7 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 3,624 15.3 Independent Liberal 1 1 0 1 3,453 14.6 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 1,788 7.6 National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) 1 0 0 819 3.5 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 571 2.4 Independent Conservative 0 0 0 231 1.0 Total 7 23,682 Cambridge University Cambridge University (constituency) The constituency for Cambridge University returned two Members of Parliament using the single transferable vote electoral system. The electorate consisted of graduates of the university. General election 1922: Cambridge University (2 seats) 1 John Rawlinson Conservative Party (UK) 49.39 4,192 J. R. M. Butler Independent Liberal 39.86 3,453 William Ritchie Sorley Conservative Party (UK) 11.75 1,018 1 13,592 8,663 2,888 63.74% Combined English Universities Combined English Universities The Combined English Universities constituency, which represented effectively all red brick universities and Durham University, returned two Members of Parliament using the single transferable vote electoral system. The electorate consisted of graduates of the university. General Election 1922: Combined English Universities (2 seats) 5 Martin Conway Conservative Party (UK) 32.8 968 982 1,093     H. A. L. Fisher National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) 27.7 819 821 849 883 1,009 John Strong Independent (politician) 19.4 571 575 595 611 813 Leonard Woolf Labour Party (UK) 12.2 361 361 365 366 eliminated Wilfred Barnard Faraday Wilfred Faraday Independent Conservative 4.8 141 206 eliminated     Sidney C. Lawrence Independent Conservative 3.1 90 eliminated       5 3,967 2,946 983 74.3% London University London University (constituency) The constituency for London University returned one Member of Parliament using the First-past-the-post electoral system. The electorate consisted of graduates of the university. General election 1922: London University Conservative Party (UK) Sydney Russell-Wells 3,833 51.52 +9.96 Liberal Party (UK) Albert Pollard 2,180 29.30 New Labour Party (UK) H. G. Wells 1,427 19.18 −12.49 1,653 22.22 +12.33 7,440 67.64 −1.37 11,000 Conservative Party (UK) Oxford University Oxford University (constituency) The constituency for Oxford University returned two Members of Parliament using the single transferable vote electoral system. The electorate consisted of graduates of the university. General Election 1922: Oxford University (2 seats) 2 Lord Hugh Cecil Conservative Party (UK) 56.40 3,185   Charles Oman Conservative Party (UK) 18.03 1,018 2,170 Gilbert Murray Liberal Party (UK) 25.57 1,444 1,594 2 9,374 5,647 1,883 60.24% See also 1922 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1922 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1922 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland Notes References Politics England United Kingdom Category:1922 in England Category:1920s in England 1922 #England