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'''James Horace Lockwood''' (25 May 1888 – 29 November 1972)<ref>{{rayment-hc|b|5}}</ref> was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician.
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'''James Horace Lockwood''' (25 May 1888 – 29 November 1972)<ref>{{Rayment-hc|b|5|date=March 2012}}</ref> was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician.
He was elected as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Shipley (UK Parliament constituency)|Shipley]] at a by-election in November 1930 following the death of the Labour MP [[William Mackinder]].<ref name="craig1918-1949">{{cite book

He was elected as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Shipley (UK Parliament constituency)|Shipley]] at a by-election in November 1930 following the death of the Labour MP [[William Mackinder]].<ref name="craig1918-1949">{{cite book
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}}</ref> He was re-elected at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1931|1931 general election]], but the local Conservative Association did not re-adopt him as their candidate for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1935|1935 election]]. He stood instead as an "[[independent (politician)|independent]] conservative", but lost his seat, finishing last of 4 candidates with only 13.5% of the votes.<ref name="craig1918-1949" />
}}</ref> He was re-elected at the [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931 general election]], but the local Conservative Association did not re-adopt him as their candidate for the [[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935 election]]. He stood instead as an "[[independent (politician)|independent]] conservative", but lost his seat, finishing last of 4 candidates with only 13.5% of the votes.<ref name="craig1918-1949" />


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Latest revision as of 09:23, 5 November 2021

James Horace Lockwood (25 May 1888 – 29 November 1972)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley at a by-election in November 1930 following the death of the Labour MP William Mackinder.[2] He was re-elected at the 1931 general election, but the local Conservative Association did not re-adopt him as their candidate for the 1935 election. He stood instead as an "independent conservative", but lost his seat, finishing last of 4 candidates with only 13.5% of the votes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
  2. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 525. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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