United Kingdom general election, 1922

1918 election

1922 election

1923 election

The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15th November 1922. It was the first election held after Southern Ireland left the United Kingdom, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John Clynes and Herbert Henry Asquith's Liberals.

The Liberal Party were split between the "National Liberals" following David Lloyd George and the "Liberals" following Asquith. However, some candidates stood calling for a reunited Liberal party whilst others appear to have backed both Asquith and Lloyd George. Few sources are able to agree on exact numbers, with even contemporary records held by the two groups both claiming certain MPs for their own side.

Party	Votes	Seats	Loss/Gain	Share of Vote (%)
Conservative	5,294,465	344	+ 12	38.5
Labour	4,076,665	142	+ 85	29.7
Liberal	2,601,486	62	+ 26	18.9
National Liberal	1,355,366	53		9.9
Independent Conservative	116,861	3	+ 2	0.9
Independent	114,697	3	+ 1	0.8
Irish Nationalist	57,641	3	- 4	0.4
CPGB	30,684	1	+ 1	0.2
Agriculturalist	21,510	0		0.2
Independent Labour	18,419	1	- 1	0.1
Constitutionalist	16,662	1	+ 1	0.1
Scottish Prohibition	16,289	1	+ 1	0.1
Independent Liberal	13,197	1		0.1
Independent Nationalist	9,861	0		0.1
Independent Communist	4,497	0		0.0

Total votes cast: 13,748,300. All parties shown. Conservatives include Ulster Unionists.

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