However , at the 1923 general election he was defeated by the new Conservative candidate Victor Warrender .
He was elected for Grantham at the 1922 general election , defeating the sitting Conservative MP , Edmund Royds by a majority of 425 votes .
At the 1923 general election he was defeated by the new Conservative candidate Victor Warrender .
He was elected for Grantham at the 1922 general election , defeating the sitting Conservative MP , Edmund Royds by a majority of 425 votes .