The 1924 City of London by-election was a
parliamentary by-election held on 1 February 1924 for the
British House of Commons
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constituency
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of
City of London
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, which covered the "
Square Mile
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" 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
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(MPs), Sir
Frederick Banbury
Frederick George Banbury, 1st Baron Banbury of Southam (2 December 1850 – 13 August 1936), known as Sir Frederick Banbury, 1st Baronet, from 1903 to 1924, was a British businessman and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Member of Parliamen ...
, as
Baron Banbury of Southam.
Banbury had held the seat since a
1906 by-election, following his defeat at
Peckham
Peckham () is a district in southeast London, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is south-east of Charing Cross. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720.
History
"Peckham" is a Saxon p ...
in the
1906 general election
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. He had represented Peckham since
1892
Events
January–March
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.
Candidates
The Conservative Party selected as its candidate Sir
Vansittart Bowater
Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, 1st Baronet, (29 October 1862 – 28 March 1938) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1913 to 1914 and as one of the city's Members of Parliament (MPs) from 1924 to 19 ...
, who had been
Lord Mayor of London
The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional powe ...
in 1913. He had stood as an
Independent Conservative
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In the United Kingdom
As a de ...
in the
1922 by-election.
The
Liberal Party selected
Henry Bell, who was a managing director of
Lloyds Bank.
The British Government and the City of London in the Twentieth Century
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
See also
* List of United Kingdom by-elections
The list of by-elections in the United Kingdom is divided chronologically by parliament:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
*List of United Kingdom by-elections (1801–1806)
* List of United Kingdom by-elections (1806–1818)
*List of United Kingd ...
* City of London constituency
* 1922 City of London by-election
The 1922 City of London by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1922 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. ...
* 1935 City of London by-election
The 1935 City of London (UK Parliament constituency), City of London by-election was held on 26 June 1935. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative Party (UK), Conservative MP, Edward Grenfell being raised to the peerage as Bar ...
* 1938 City of London by-election
The 1938 City of London by-election was a by-election held on 6 April 1938 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 by-elec ...
* 1940 City of London by-election
The 1940 City of London by-election was a by-election held on 5 February 1940 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 by-e ...
* 1945 City of London by-election
The 1945 City of London by-election was held on 31 October 1945. The by-election was held due to the elevation to hereditary peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Broadbridge. It was won by the Conservative candidate and sitting Chai ...
References
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Events
January
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