Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Keighley by-election, 1915 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Keighley in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 29 June 1915. The by-election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Liberal MP, Stanley Buckmaster as Lord Chancellor and his consequent elevation to the peerage. Keighley Liberals chose Sir Swire Smith as their candidate. Smith was a well-known locally in business and public life. He had become a national figure through his promotion of technical education.