1915 Cleveland by-election

The 1915 Cleveland by-election was held on 9 December 1915. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Herbert Samuel, becoming Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. It was retained by Samuel.^[1]

Herbert Samuel

Cleveland by-election, 1915^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herbert Samuel	7,312	83.4	+27.1
	Independent	R Knight	1,453	16.6	New
Majority			5,859	66.8	+54.2
Turnout			8,765	53.4	−29.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
2. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)