1918 Bath By-election
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The 1918 Bath by-election was held on 15 October 1918. The by-election was held due to the death in action of the incumbent
Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
MP,
Lord Alexander Thynne Lord Alexander George Boteville Thynne (17 February 1873 – 14 September 1918) was a British Army officer and Conservative politician. Thynne was the third and youngest son of John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath, and his wife Frances Isabella Cat ...
. It was won by the
Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
candidate
Charles Foxcroft Captain Charles Talbot Foxcroft (25 November 1868 – 11 February 1929) Obituary in ''Bath Chronicle and Herald'', 16 February 1929, p. 9 was a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath from 1918 to 1923, ...
who was unopposed.


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1918 elections in the United Kingdom 1918 in England 20th century in Somerset October 1918 events Politics of Bath, Somerset By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Somerset constituencies Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituencies {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub