1923 Darlington by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1923 Darlington by-election was a by-election held on 28 February 1923 for the British House of Commons constituency of Darlington in County Durham. Vacancy The seat had become vacant when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Herbert Pease was elevated to the peerage as Baron Daryngton. He had held the seat since the December 1910 general election. Electoral history General election, November 1922: DarlingtonBritish parliamentary election results 1918-1949 Conservative Party (UK) Herbert Pease 13,286 49.7 −11.8 Labour Party (UK) Will Sherwood 9,048 33.8 New Liberal Party (UK) T. Crooks 4,419 16.5 −22.0 4,238 15.9 −7.1 26,753 88.0 +20.2 Conservative Party (UK) Candidates William Pease, who had not previously contested a parliamentary election, stood for the Conservatives. The Labour Party candidate was W.J. Sherwood, who had also fought the seat in 1922, having contested The Hartlepools in 1918. Result On a slightly reduced turnout, Pease won the seat with a comfortable majority. Darlington by-election, 28 February 1923British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 Conservative Party (UK) William Edwin Pease 14,684 56.6 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) Will Sherwood 11,271 43.4 +9.6 3,413 13.2 −2.7 25,955 85.3 −2.7 Conservative Party (UK) −1.4 Aftermath Sherwood stood again at the general election in December 1923, losing again to Pease. Pease held the seat until his death in 1926. See also Darlington constituency Darlington 1926 Darlington by-election 1983 Darlington by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931) References Category:1923 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1923 in England Category:20th century in County Durham Category:February 1923 in the United Kingdom 1923 by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Durham constituencies