James Horace Lockwood was a British Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 politician.

He was elected as the Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Shipley

Shipley (UK Parliament constituency)

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 at a by-election in November 1930 following the death of the Labour MP William Mackinder

William Mackinder

William Mackinder was a British Labour Party politician.At the 1923 general election Mackinder was elected as the Member of Parliament for Shipley in the West Riding of Yorkshire, winning the seat from the Liberal Party on his second attempt, after unsuccessfully contesting the seat in 1922...

. He was re-elected at the 1931 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1931

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, but the local Conservative Association did not re-adopt him as their candidate for the 1935 election

United Kingdom general election, 1935

The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...

. He stood instead as an "independent

Independent (politician)

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 conservative", but lost his seat, finishing last of 4 candidates with only 13.5% of the votes.

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