▁they ▁formed . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Central ▁Council . ▁ ▁Chi ppen ham ▁by - e lection ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Chi ppen ham ▁was ▁vac ated ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Victor ▁C az alet ▁in ▁an ▁aircraft ▁crash , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁resulting ▁by - e lection ▁as ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁Liberal ▁candidate . ▁As ▁with ▁other ▁w art ime ▁by - e lections , ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁war ▁service ▁and ▁in ▁Chi ppen ham ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁agricult ure . ▁Johnson ▁fought ▁a ▁vig orous ▁campaign , ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁victory ▁was ▁close ▁and ▁asking ▁whether ▁vict orious ▁troops ▁would ▁" return ▁to ▁a ▁T ory - control led ▁world ▁of ▁un ear ned ▁privile ge ▁on ▁the ▁one ▁hand ▁and ▁fr ustr ated ▁amb itions ▁and ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁un emp loy ed ▁on ▁the ▁other ?" ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁elect oral ▁tr uce , ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate ▁was ▁officially ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁Sir ▁Arch ib ald ▁S inc la ir , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁which ▁Johnson ▁attacked ▁as ▁" un w arr ant able ▁inter ference ". ▁The ▁result ▁gave ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate ▁David ▁E cc les ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁only ▁ 1 9 5 ; ▁Johnson ▁believed ▁the ▁S