Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1920
- Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1920
The Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1920 was a by-election held on 31 January 1920 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne.
The by-election was triggered by the elevation to the peerage of the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Albert Stanley, who was ennobled as Baron Ashfield.
The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate Sir Walter de Frece, who held the seat with a massively reduced majority.
Votes
Election box candidate with party link
party = Coalition Conservative
candidate = Sir Walter de Frece
votes = 8,864
percentage = 43.3
change = −15.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Cornforth Robinson
votes = 8,127
percentage = 39.6
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Sir A.H. Marshal
votes = 3,511
percentage = 17.1
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 738
percentage = 3.7
change = −12.9Election box turnout
votes = 20,502
percentage = 82.3
change = +13.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =
References
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See also
* Ashton-under-Lyne constituency
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1928
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1931
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1939
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1945
* List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
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