The 1921 Penistone by-election was a

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held on 5 March 1921 for the

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Vacancy

The seat had become vacant on the resignation of the

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Member of Parliament Sydney Arnold, due to ill-health. He had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 general election.

Electoral history

The result at the last General Election in 1918 was;

Candidates

*Upon the announcement of the resignation of Arnold, the local Liberals immediately adopted 47-year-old William Pringle as their candidate to defend the seat. Pringle was the member for Lanarkshire North West from January 1910 to 1918. In 1918 his Lanarkshire seat was abolished and he unsuccessfully contested Glasgow Springburn. He unsuccessfully sought a return to parliament at the

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. *The Coalition government candidate was the Liberal, Sir James Peace Hinchcliffe who had the official support of the local Unionists. *The Labour Party selected Alderman William Gillis as their candidate to challenge for the seat.

Campaign

Polling Day was set for 5 March, making it the fourth by-election to be held that week. On 25 February nominations closed to confirm that the election would be a three-way contest. Sir James Hinchcliffe received the official endorsement of the Coalition Government.

Result

The result was a gain for the Labour Party.

Aftermath

Pringle reversed the tables on Gillis at the following General Election when the Liberals re-gained the seat from the Labour party;

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Penistone By-Election, 1921 1921 elections in the United Kingdom By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in South Yorkshire constituencies Elections in Barnsley 1921 in England Politics of Penistone 1920s in Yorkshire