Smethwick by-election, 1926
- Smethwick by-election, 1926
The Smethwick by-election, 1926 was a by-election held on 21st December 1926 for the British House of Commons constituency of Smethwick in Staffordshire (now in the West Midlands county).
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the town's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), John Davison, who had represented the constituency since its creation for the 1918 general election.
The result was a victory for the Labour candiadate Oswald Mosley, who held the seat comfortably with a slightly increased share of the vote. He represented Smethwick until the 1931 general election, having left Labour in early 1931 to found the New Party. The New Party was unsuccessful, and the following year he founded the British Union of Fascists.
Votes
Election box begin
title=By-election 1926: SmethwickElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Oswald Mosley
votes = 16,077
percentage = 57.1
change = +4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = M.J. Pike
votes = 9,495
percentage = 33.7
change = −14.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = E. Bayliss
votes = 2,600
percentage = 9.2
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 6,582
percentage = 23.4
change = +18.8Election box turnout
votes = 35,862
percentage = 78.6
change = +0.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 9.4
References
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See also
* List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
* Smethwick constituency
* Smethwick by-election, 1945
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