The 1922
Clapham
Clapham () is a suburb in south west London, England, lying mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, but with some areas (most notably Clapham Common) extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth.
History
Early history
T ...
by-election was held on 9 May 1922. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP,
Sir Arthur du Cros, Bt.
It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate
Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet
Sir John Leigh, 1st Baronet (3 August 1884 – 28 July 1959) was a British mill-owner, who used his fortune to buy a newspaper and launch his career as a Conservative politician.
Leigh, whose family resided for generations at Pennington was ...
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Candidates
Clapham Liberal Association decided not to contest the by-election.
["News in Brief." ''Times'' ondon8 May 1922: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 June 2016.]
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