1913 Kendal by-election
The Kendal by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It 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),[1] He died on 1 March 1913.
Previous result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Josceline Bagot | 3,041 | 52.7 | ||
Liberal | William Somervell | 2,733 | 47.3 | ||
Majority | 308 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,774 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Candidates[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f5/William_Somervell.jpg/120px-William_Somervell.jpg)
John Weston was selected by the Unionists to defend the seat. The Liberals chose local man William Somervell who had stood here last time.
Campaign[]
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Result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind U | John Weston | 3,261 | 54.9 | +2.2 | |
Liberal | William Somervell | 2,680 | 45.1 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 581 | 9.8 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,941 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +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.[2]
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | *John Weston | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Unionist hold | Swing |
- Weston was endorsed by the Coalition Government.
References[]
- ^ "Mr Josceline Bagot (Hansard)". hansard.millbanksystems.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ The Times, 20 March 1913 p6
- 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
- 1913 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1913 in England
- 20th century in Westmorland
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Cumbria constituencies
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Westmorland constituencies
- Kendal