[1] Following his retirement in 1919 he returned to England to live in Great Baddow, near Chelmsford[2] and began a political career.
[4] Two years later, on 12 March 1924 Looker was unanimously selected to be the Conservative Candidate for South East Essex.
[2] The general election was held later that year and this time Looker defeated the incumbent Labour MP Philip Hoffman by 19,731 votes to 13,820.
This time though it was to be a three-horse race with the addition of a Liberal candidate which the Conservatives knew made the chance of regaining the seat more difficult.
[7] Their fears were realised when the Labour candidate, Jack Oldfield, won the constituency with a majority of just 626, receiving 18,756 votes.