City of London by-election, 1924
The City of London by-election, 1924 was a parliamentary by-election held on 1 February 1924 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district.
The seat had become vacant on the elevation to the peerage of one of the constituency's two Conservative Members of Parliament (MPs), Sir Frederick Banbury, as Baron Banbury of Southam.
Banbury had held the seat since a 1906 by-election, following his defeat at Peckham in the 1906 general election. He had represented Peckham since 1892.
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Candidates
The Conservative Party selected as its candidate Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, who had been Lord Mayor of London in 1913. He had stood as an Independent Conservative in the 1922 by-election.
The Liberal Party selected Henry Bell, who was a managing director of Lloyds Bank.[1] This was the first time the Liberals had contested the City since the January 1910 election.
Results
Bowater was comfortably elected, and would represent the constituency until his death in 1938, precipitating another by-election.
Votes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater | 12,962 | 70.11 | N/A | |
Liberal | Henry Bell | 5,525 | 29.89 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,437 | 40.23 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 18,487 | 41.89 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rt Hon. Sir Frederick George Banbury, Bt | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative | Edward Charles Grenfell | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
See also
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- City of London constituency
- City of London by-election, 1922
- City of London by-election, 1935
- City of London by-election, 1938
- City of London by-election, 1940
- City of London by-election, 1945
References
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- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
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- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London constituencies
- 1924 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1924 in London
- Elections in the City of London