The Ilkeston by-election was a Parliamentary by-election in Derbyshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
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Vacancy
Jack Seely had been Liberal MP for the seat of Ilkeston since the Ilkeston by-election, 1910. In 1912, he was promoted to the Cabinet and appointed Secretary of State for War and required to seek re-election.
Candidates
Campaign
Polling Day was set for 1 July 1912.
Result
Despite the mid-term unpopularity of the Liberal Government, Seely was re-elected, albeit with a much reduced majority.
Aftermath
A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election.
Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place. When an election did finally take place after the war, Seely was again re-elected.
Seely was endorsed by the Coalition Government. The local Unionists felt obliged to support Seely, however at the following general election in 1922 Freeman was once more their candidate but he finished third.