1926 North Cumberland by-election

The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Donald Howard.

[1] The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Unionist MP, Donald Howard.

This damaged Holt's prospects and Howard was easily re-elected; Polling Day was set for 17 September 1926.

Holt was a member of the 'Liberal Council' a body of Asquithian Liberals intent on frustrating Lloyd George.

Therefore the decision of Lloyd George to neither visit the constituency during the by-election nor to issue a letter of support to Holt's candidacy, did not help the Liberal campaign.