Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Leigh, John | 13,285 | 58.7% | -1.5% | |
Labour | Spero, Leopold | 4,919 | 21.7% | N/A | |
Liberal | Villiers, Ernest Amherst | 4,444 | 19.6% | +2.4% | |
Majority | 8,366 | 37% | -4.3% | Turnout | 22,648 | 63% | 16.1% | Swing | -11.6% | Note: These results are in comparison to the previous General Election, not the 9 May 1922 by-election |