title: 1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election
text: # 1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election
  
  The 1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election was held on 17 January 1923. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Joseph Nicholas Bell.
  
  ## Electoral history
  
  General election 1922: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Joseph Nicholas Bell | 10,084 | 43.1 | |
  | | Liberal | Harry Barnes | 6,999 | 30.0 | |
  | | National Liberal | Gilbert Stone | 6,273 | 26.9 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,085 | 13.1 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,356 | 73.7 | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
  
  ## Result
  
  Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election, 1923 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Arthur Henderson | 11,066 | 45.7 | +2.6 |
  | | Liberal | Harry Barnes | 6,682 | 27.6 | -2.4 |
  | | Conservative | Robert Gee | 6,480 | 26.7 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,384 | 18.1 | +5.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,228 | 76.4 | +2.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## Aftermath
  
  General election 1923: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Robert Aske | 12,656 | 52.3 |
  | | Labour | Arthur Henderson | 11,532 | 47.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,124 | 4.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,188 | 73.2 |
  | | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | |
  