1921 Penistone by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2019 1921 Penistone by-election presidential United Kingdom Penistone (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s 1918 Penistone (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s 1922 5 March 1921 William Gillis William Gillis crop.jpg 65px Labour Party (UK) 8,560 36.2% William Pringle William Pringle crop.jpg 65px Liberal Party (UK) 7,984 33.7% James Peace Hinchcliffe Coalition Liberal 7,123 30.1% 250px MP Subsequent MP Sydney Arnold Liberal Party (UK) William Gillis Liberal Party (UK) The 1921 Penistone by-election was a by-election held on 5 March 1921 for the British House of Commons constituency of Penistone in Yorkshire. Vacancy The seat had become vacant on the resignation of the Liberal Member of Parliament Sydney Arnold, due to ill-health. He had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 general election. Electoral history The result at the last General Election in 1918 was; thumb|right|170px|Sydney Arnold General election 1918: PenistoneBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig Electorate Liberal Party (UK) Sydney Arnold 7,338 39.4 Unionist Party (UK) Phillip Gatty Smith 6,744 36.2 Independent Labour Frederick William Southern 4,556 24.4 594 3.2 18,638 58.4 Liberal Party (UK) Candidates Upon the announcement of the resignation of Arnold, the local Liberals immediately adopted 47-year-old William Pringle as their candidate to defend the seat. Pringle was the member for Lanarkshire North West from January 1910 to 1918. In 1918 his Lanarkshire seat was abolished and he unsuccessfully contested Glasgow Springburn. He unsuccessfully sought a return to parliament at the 1919 Manchester Rusholme by-election. The Coalition government candidate was the Liberal, Sir James Peace Hinchcliffe who had the official support of the local Unionists. The Labour Party selected Alderman William Gillis as their candidate to challenge for the seat. Campaign Polling Day was set for 5 March, making it the fourth by-election to be held that week. On 25 February nominations closed to confirm that the election would be a three-way contest. Sir James Hinchcliffe received the official endorsement of the Coalition Government. Result The result was a gain for the Labour Party. 1921 Penistone by-electionBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig Electorate Labour Party (UK) William Gillis 8,560 36.2 New Liberal Party (UK) William Pringle 7,984 33.7 -5.7 Coalition Liberal James Peace Hinchcliffe 7,123 30.1 -6.1 576 2.5 N/A 23,667 71.7 +13.3 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Aftermath Pringle reversed the tables on Gillis at the following General Election when the Liberals re-gained the seat from the Labour Party; thumb|right|170px|William Pringle 1922 general electionBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig Electorate Liberal Party (UK) William Pringle 8,924 35.8 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) William Gillis 8,382 33.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Charles Hodgkinson 7,600 30.5 -5.7 542 2.1 -1.1 24,906 73.1 +14.7 Liberal Party (UK) +1.1 See also United Kingdom by-election records Penistone constituency 1959 Penistone by-election Penistone List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931) References Category:1921 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in South Yorkshire constituencies Category:Elections in Barnsley Category:1921 in England Category:Politics of Penistone Category:1920s in Yorkshire Category:March 1921 in the United Kingdom