词条 | 1925 Walsall by-election |
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| election_name = Walsall by-election, 1925 | type = presidential | country = United Kingdom | seats_for_election = Walsall | ongoing = no | previous_election = United Kingdom general election, 1924 | previous_year = 1924 | next_election = United Kingdom general election, 1929 | next_year = 1929 | election_date = 27 February 1925 | candidate1 = William Preston | image1 = | party1 = Unionist Party (UK) | last_election1 = | popular_vote1 = 14,793 | percentage1 = 38.2 | candidate2 = Thomas Macnamara | image2 = | party2 = Liberal Party (UK) | last_election2 = | popular_vote2 = 12,300 | percentage2 = 31.8 | candidate3 = Lothian Small | image3 = | party3 = Labour Party (UK) | last_election3 = | popular_vote3 = 11,610 | percentage3 = 30.0 | title = MP | posttitle = Subsequent MP | before_election = Pat Collins | before_party = Liberal Party (UK) | after_election = John James McShane | after_party = Labour Party (UK) }} The Walsall by-election of 1925 was held on 27 February 1925. The by-election was held due to the disqualification of the incumbent Unionist MP, William Preston. It was retained by Preston.[1] VacancyThe by-election was caused by the disqualification of the sitting Unionist MP, William Preston. He had only been an MP since the General Election of 1924. However, following his election, it was discovered that Preston had received payments for two small contracts to supply electrical fittings to the Post Office Stores Department. As a government contractor, Preston was ineligible to stand for parliament, and his election was declared void.[2] Electoral historyThe constituency was created for the 1832 General Election. Over the years, the seat frequently changed hands between Liberal and Conservative. The Labour Party first ran a candidate in 1918. The Liberal Pat Collins had won in both 1922 and 1923 before Preston won in 1924; {{Election box begin ||title=General Election 1924: Walsall [3] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = William Preston |votes = 15,168 |percentage = 37.9 |change = +0.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Pat Collins |votes = 12,734 |percentage = 31.8 |change = -11.7 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Lothian Small |votes = 11,474 |percentage = 28.7 |change = +10.0 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = J J Lynch |votes = 622 |percentage = 1.6 |change = n/a }}{{Election box majority| |votes = |percentage = 6.1 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Unionist Party (UK) |loser = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} Candidates
CampaignThe confidence within Liberal Party ranks was not high following the 1924 General Election when they were reduced to just 40 MPs. Among the defeated was their leader H.H. Asquith. Lloyd George had been elected the Chairman of the Liberal Parliamentary party. On 21 February, although suffering illness, Lloyd George spoke at Walsall Town Hall in front of 2,500 people, in support of Macnamara.[7] ResultThe result was almost identical to the result at the 1924 General Election, with little change in the vote share of the three parties; {{Election box begin ||title=Walsall by-election, 1925[8] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = William Preston |votes = 14,793 |percentage = 38.2 |change = +0.3 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Thomas James Macnamara |votes = 12,300 |percentage = 31.8 |change = +0.0 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Lothian Small |votes = 11,610 |percentage = 30.0 |change = +1.3 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 2,493 |percentage = 6.4 |change = +0.3 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = |percentage = 83.4 |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Unionist Party (UK) |loser = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = +0.1 }}{{Election box end}} AftermathPreston was only a member of the House of Commons for one term. At the 1929 general election there was a swing to Labour, and he was defeated by that party's candidate; {{Election box begin ||title=General Election 1929: Walsall [9] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = John James McShane |votes = 20,524 |percentage = 39.6 |change = +9.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (UK) |candidate = William Preston |votes = 15,818 |percentage = 30.6 |change = -7.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Thomas James Macnamara |votes = 15,425 |percentage = 29.8 |change = -2.0 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 4,706 |percentage = 9.0 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = |percentage = 85.9 |change = +2.5 }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |loser = Unionist Party (UK) |swing = +8.6 }}{{Election box end}} References1. ^http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm {{By-elections to the 34th UK Parliament}}2. ^{{cite news |title=M.P.'s Government Contract. By-Election Likely At Walsall, Legal Penalties |work=The Times |page=9 |date=31 January 1925 }} 3. ^British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig 4. ^{{cite news |title=Obituaries |work=The Times |page=6 |date=24 November 1941 }} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/Wednesbury/Industry.htm |title=A History of Wednesbury |accessdate=2009-03-01 |work=Wolverhampton History & Heritage |publisher=University of Wolverhampton |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509121938/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/Wednesbury/Industry.htm |archive-date=2010-05-09 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 6. ^Dr. Macnamara 1861-1931 by Robin Betts 7. ^Dr. Macnamara 1861-1931 by Robin Betts 8. ^British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig 9. ^British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig 5 : 1925 in England|Politics of Walsall|1925 elections in the United Kingdom|By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Staffordshire constituencies|20th century in Staffordshire |
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