1920 Edinburgh North by-election

The Edinburgh North by-election of 1920 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.[1] It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate Patrick Ford[2]

Edinburgh North by-election, 1920[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
C	Unionist	Patrick Ford	9,944	44.8	-18.2
	Liberal	Walter Runciman	8,469	38.1	+1.1
	Labour	David Pole	3,808	17.1	New
Majority			1,475	6.7	-19.3
Turnout			22,221
	Unionist hold		Swing	-9.7
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

1920 Edinburgh North by-election

9 April 1920

Candidate Ford Runciman Pole Party Unionist Liberal Labour Popular vote 9,944 8,469 3,808 Percentage 44.8 38.1 17.1

MP before election Clyde Unionist Subsequent MP Ford Unionist

References

1. "No. 13588". The Edinburgh Gazette. 20 April 1920. p. 1119.
2. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
3. Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.