Sheffield Hallam by-election, 1928

The Sheffield Hallam by-election of 1928 was held on 16 July 1928. The by-election was held due to the appointed governor of bombay of the incumbent Conservative MP, Frederick Sykes. It was won by the Conservative candidate Louis William Smith.^[1]

Result

Sheffield Hallam by-election, 1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louis William Smith	9,417	53.7
	Labour	Charles Flynn	5,393	30.8
	Liberal	Joseph Burton Hobman	2,715	15.5
Majority			4,024	22.9
Turnout				54.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm

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