Hammersmith North by-election, 1926

The Hammersmith North by-election of 1926 was held on 20 May 1926. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett. It was won by the Labour candidate James Patrick Gardner.[1]

Hammersmith North by-election, 1926[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour James Patrick Gardner 13,095 53.4
Unionist Samuel Gluckstein 9,484 38.6
Liberal George Paton Murfitt 1,974 8.0
Majority 3,611 14.8
Turnout 24,553 72.2
Labour gain from Unionist Swing

References

  1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. "North Hammersmith Result. Labour Majority of 3,611". The Times. 29 May 1926. p. 12.
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