Election Name: | 1923 Leeds Central by-election |
Type: | presidential |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Previous Election: | Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s |
Previous Year: | 1922 |
Next Election: | Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s |
Next Year: | 1923 |
Election Date: | 26 July 1923 |
Candidate1: | Wilson |
Party1: | Unionist Party (UK) |
Popular Vote1: | 13,085 |
Percentage1: | 47.6 |
Candidate2: | Slesser |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Popular Vote2: | 11,359 |
Percentage2: | 41.4 |
Candidate3: | Stone |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Popular Vote3: | 3,026 |
Percentage3: | 11.0 |
Map Size: | 250px |
MP | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent MP |
Before Election: | Willey |
Before Party: | Unionist Party (UK) |
After Election: | Wilson |
After Party: | Unionist Party (UK) |
The 1923 Leeds Central by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Leeds Central on 26 July 1923.
The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Unionist MP, Arthur Wellesley Willey on 2 July 1923. He had been MP here since winning the seat in 1922.
Willey had gained the seat from the Liberals at the previous general election;
The Unionists held the seat. The Liberal share was halved with the Labour party picking up that former Liberal vote.
The result at the following General election;