1920 Edinburgh North by-election explained

Election Name:1920 Edinburgh North by-election
Type:presidential
Country:United Kingdom
Previous Election:Edinburgh North (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s
Previous Year:1918
Next Election:Edinburgh North (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s
Next Year:1922
Election Date:9 April 1920
Candidate1:Ford
Party1:Unionist Party (Scotland)
Popular Vote1:9,944
Percentage1:44.8
Candidate2:Runciman
Party2:Liberal Party (UK)
Popular Vote2:8,469
Percentage2:38.1
Candidate3:Pole
Party3:Labour Party (UK)
Popular Vote3:3,808
Percentage3:17.1
Map Size:250px
MP
Posttitle:Subsequent MP
Before Election:Clyde
Before Party:Unionist Party (Scotland)
After Election:Ford
After Party:Unionist Party (Scotland)

The 1920 Edinburgh North by-election was held on 9 April 1920. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, James Avon Clyde after he was appointed to the bench as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate Patrick Ford