Wansbeck by-election, 1929
- Wansbeck by-election, 1929
The Wansbeck by-election, 1929 was a by-election held on 13th February 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of Wansbeck.
The by-election was triggered by the death the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) George Warne, who had held the seat since the 1922 general election.
The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate George William Shield, who held the seat with a greatly increased majority. He was re-elected at the general election in May 1929.
Votes
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Warne
votes = 20,398
percentage = 58.0
change = +5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = I.M Moffat-Pender
votes = 9,612
percentage = 27.3
change = −19.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H.A. Briggs
votes = 5,183
percentage = 14.7
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 10,786
percentage = 30.7
change = +24.9Election box turnout
votes = 35,193
percentage = 65.3
change = −14.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +14.5
References
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*Rayment
See also
* Wansbeck constituency
* Wansbeck by-election, 1940
* List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
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