1919 Chester-le-Street by-election

The Chester-le-Street by-election of 1919 was held on 13 November 1919. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, John Wilkinson Taylor. It was won by the Labour candidate Jack Lawson.[1]

Chester-le-Street by-election, 1919[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Lawson	17,838	77.1
	National Democratic	David Gilmour	5,313	22.9
Majority			12,525	54.2
Turnout			23,151	63.7
	Labour hold		Swing

1919 Chester-le-Street by-election

13 November 1919

Candidate Lawson Gilmour Party Labour NDLP Popular vote 17,838 5,313

MP before election Taylor Labour Subsequent MP Lawson Labour

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. "Chester-le-Street Election". Tamworth Herald. 6 December 1919. Retrieved 5 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.