The by-election was caused by the succession to the peerage of the sitting Unionist MP, Ivor Windsor-Clive on 6 March 1923.
Conservative or Unionist candidates had won the seat at every election from 1903 onwards.
The result at the last General election was; The Unionist candidate was Lt-Col. George Windsor-Clive, a retired Army Officer.
The Labour party chose to intervene in the contest and fielded Percy F. Pollard.
Despite the intervention of a Labour candidate, the Liberals managed to reduce the Unionist majority.