Audley Bowdler

William Audley Bowdler (7 September 1884 – 20 February 1969)[1][2] was a Liberal Party politician in England who served briefly as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the early 1920s.

[4] As a Lancastrian, he was an outsider to the constituency not expected to defeat the sitting Unionist MP Arthur Wilson who had held the seat for 22 years.

During the 1922 general election campaign held in November, The Times were happy to write off his prospects of victory; "The Conservatives hold on Holderness is not believed to be seriously endangered.

"[5] His victory, on a swing of 16% was therefore a surprise; Another General Election came around a year later and despite the Liberal Party experiencing something of a revival, Bowdler lost his seat in the House of Commons at the 1923 general election, to a new Conservative candidate Samuel Savery, He did not stand again.

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