Holland with Boston by-election, 1929

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The Holland with Boston by-election, 1929 was a by-election held on 21st March 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of Holland with Boston in Lincolnshire.

The by-election was caused by the death of the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Arthur Dean, who had held the seat since the 1924 general election.

The election was marked by the presence of an Agricultural Party candidate, who appears to have split the Conservative vote.

The result was a victory for the Liberal Party candidate James Blindell, who overturned a Conservative majority of 4,770 to win by a majority of 3,706 votes. This was he last by-election gain for the Liberal Party until the Torrington by-election, 1958.

[edit] Votes

By-election 1929: Holland with Boston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Blindell	13,000	38.1	+18.4
	Labour	G.R.B. White	9,294	27.3	−5.5
	Conservative	F.J. Van den Berg	8,257	24.2	−23.3
	Agricultural Party	F.W. Dennis	3,541	10.4	N/A
Majority			3,706	10.8
Turnout			34092	75.6	−0.2
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	15.9

[edit] References

Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.