1913 Keighley by-election

The Keighley by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Vacancy
Sir Stanley Buckmaster

The incumbent, Sir Stanley Buckmaster, had been elected for the constituency in the 1911 Keighley by-election. He was required to fight another by-election on his appointment as Solicitor General for England and Wales.

Previous result
1911 Keighley by-election Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Stanley Buckmaster 4,667 39.0
Conservative William Mitchell Acworth 3,842 32.1
Labour William Crawford Anderson 3,452 28.9
Majority
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

Candidates

Stanley Buckmaster

Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles - 30-year old heir to the Earl of Harewood, whose peerage he succeeded to in 1929, and future husband of Mary, Princess Royal.

William Bland - local trade unionist member of local Independent Labour Party who was endorsed by the national Labour Party.

Campaign

Result
Keighley by-election, 1913 Electorate 14,142
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Stanley Buckmaster 4,730 38.7 -0.3
Unionist Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles 3,852 31.5 -0.6
Labour William Bland 3,646 29.8 +0.9
Majority 878 7.2
Turnout 86.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

Aftermath

A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.

General Election 1914/15: Electorate 14,400
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal
Unionist
Labour
    • The Yorkshire branch of the Independent Labour Party were keen to run a candidate.

    Another by-election occurred in Keighley in 1915 when Buckmaster accepted a seat in the House of Lords.

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    References
      • Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
      • Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org
      • Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com
      • Debrett's House of Commons 1916
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