Wansbeck by-election, 1929
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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.
[edit] Votes
| Wansbeck by-election, 1929 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | George Warne | 20,398 | 58.0 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | I.M Moffat-Pender | 9,612 | 27.3 | −19.8 | |
| Liberal | H.A. Briggs | 5,183 | 14.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,786 | 30.7 | +24.9 | ||
| Turnout | 35,193 | 65.3 | −14.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +14.5 | |||
[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.
