1928 Lancaster by-election
Vacancy
The by-election was caused by the elevation to the peerage of the sitting Conservative MP, Sir Gerald Strickland. Strickland had been elected as MP for Lancaster at the 1924 general election gaining the seat from the Liberals.

1928 Lancaster by-election

Section Title: Vacancy
Table Section Text: The by-election was caused by the elevation to the peerage of the sitting Conservative MP, Sir Gerald Strickland. Strickland had been elected as MP for Lancaster at the 1924 general election gaining the seat from the Liberals.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Unionist	Gerald Strickland	15,243	47.8	+7.0

Liberal	John Joseph O'Neill	11,085	34.7	24.5

Labour	Harold Mostyn Watkins	5,572	17.5	+17.5

Majority	4,158	13.1	31.5

Turnout	82.9	+2.9

Unionist gain from Liberal	Swing	+15.5

Sentence(s)

The Labour party candidate had come third with 17.5% of the poll in the 1928 Lancaster by-election.

final_sentence: The Labour party candidate had come third with 17.5% of the poll in the 1928 Lancaster by-election.