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The 1926 Buckrose by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Buckrose, Yorkshire on 5 May 1926. This was the first by-election to take place during the General Strike.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Unionist MP, Sir Guy Gaunt on 20 February 1926. He was cited as co-respondent in the divorce case between Sir Richard Cruise and his wife. He had been MP here since winning the seat in 1922.
The constituency was created in 1885 and had been in the hands of the Liberal Party for most of the time before the Unionists won in 1922. A Labour candidate had only ever stood here once before, in 1918. The result at the last General Election was:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Guy Gaunt | 13,966 | 56.0 | +5.6 | |
Liberal | Harry Briggs | 10,962 | 44.0 | -5.6 | |
Majority | 3,004 | 12.0 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 24,958 | 82.9 | -1.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +5.6 |
Nominations closed on 27 April. Polling Day was set for 5 May 1926.
The Unionists hung onto the seat by a reduced margin;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Albert Braithwaite | 12,098 | 48.7 | -7.3 | |
Liberal | Harry Verney | 10,537 | 42.5 | -1.5 | |
Labour | Herbert Cecil Laycock | 2,191 | 8.8 | New | |
Majority | 1,552 | 6.2 | -5.8 | ||
Turnout | 24,826 | 81.7 | -1.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -2.9 |
Braithwaite retained the seat at the following General Election;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Albert Braithwaite | 15,625 | 50.0 | +1.3 | |
Liberal | Sidney Streatfield Leigh Lamert | 13,825 | 44.4 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Harold H Vickers | 1,766 | 5.6 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 1,800 | 5.6 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 31,216 | 80.4 | -1.3 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Neither Verney not Laycock stood for parliament again.[1]