William Reginald Hipwell
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William Reginald Hipwell or Reg Hipwell (died 1966) was a populist forces journalist and parliamentary candidate.
Background
Hipwell was born in Olney, Buckinghamshire. He attended Rugby School. He was President of the Horse-Brass Society.Mr. John Gawsworth. "Mr. W. R. Hipwell." Times [London, England] 10 Mar. 1966: 12. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 30 Apr. 2016.
Career
Hipwell was the founderBy-Elections in British Politics, Cook & Ramsden and editor of Reveille, a " barrack room newspaper for the fighting forces",{{cite web|title=Investigation into the affairs of W.R. Hipwell of "The Reveille"|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=716113&CATLN=6&accessmethod=5|publisher=The National Archives|accessdate=4 September 2012}} and stood as an Independent Progressive in four Parliamentary by-elections during the Second World War when the major parties honoured a war time electoral truce. His campaigns focused on complaints about the conditions of services personnel.{{cite news | title=An Outbreak of 'Ginger' | work=The Times | date=29 September 1941 }} He campaigned for an increase in pay for servicemen and their dependents. He said that he admired "many of the planks in the Conservative platform, yet he felt he also stood for the best that the Labour and Liberal parties had to offer".By-Elections in British Politics, Cook & Ramsden He was also the agent for the successful independent candidate, William Brown in the 1942 Rugby by-election. At the 1945 General Election he contested Eastbourne as an Independent National, finishing fourth and did not stand for parliament again.
Electoral record
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|title=1941 Hampstead by-election
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Challen
|votes = 7,630
|percentage = 67.4
|change = -5.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Independent
|candidate = Noel Pemberton Billing
|votes = 2,734
|percentage = 24.1
|change = N/A
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Progressive
|candidate = William Hipwell
|votes = 636
|percentage = 5.6
|change = N/A
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = A.L. Dolland
|votes = 326
|percentage = 2.9
|change = N/A
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,896
|percentage = 43.3
|change = N/A
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 65,511
|percentage = 17.3
|change = -41.7
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
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{{Election box begin |
|title=1941 Scarborough and Whitby by-election
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Spearman
|votes = 12,518
|percentage = 60.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Progressive
|candidate = William Hipwell
|votes = 8,086
|percentage = 39.2
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,432
|percentage =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 35.9
|change =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box begin |
|title=1942 Salisbury by-election
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Morrison
|votes = 12,076
|percentage = 67.8
|change = −3.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Progressive
|candidate = William Hipwell
|votes = 3,218
|percentage = 18.1
|change = N/A
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{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent Democrat
|candidate = J. D. Monro
|votes = 2,519
|percentage = 14.1
|change = N/A
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,858
|percentage = 49.7
|change = +6.7
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 17,813
|percentage = 39.7
|change = −26.5
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box begin |
|title= 1943 The Hartlepools by-electionBritish parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S.
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Greenwell
|votes = 13,333
|percentage =64.1
|change =+16.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Common Wealth Party
|candidate = Elaine Burton
|votes = 3,634
|percentage =17.4
|change =n/a
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{{Election box candidate
|party = The People's Candidate
|candidate = Oswald Tupton
|votes = 2,351
|percentage =11.3
|change =n/a
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Progressive
|candidate = William Hipwell
|votes = 1,510
|percentage =7.2
|change =n/a
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,699
|percentage =46.7
|change =+36.0
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 39.5
|change =-43.8
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =n/a
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1945: Eastbourne
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Taylor
|votes = 18,173
|percentage = 53.24
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Duncan Newman Smith
|votes = 12,637
|percentage = 37.02
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Stafford Gowland
|votes = 2,797
|percentage = 8.19
|change =
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{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent National
|candidate = William Hipwell
|votes = 524
|percentage = 1.54
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,536
|percentage = 16.22
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 77.35
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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