Battersea South by-election, 1929
The Battersea South by-election of 1929 was held on 7 February 1929. The by-election was held when the incumbent Conservative MP, Francis Curzon, succeeded to the peerage as Earl Howe. It was won by the Labour candidate William Bennett in a three-way contest.[1][2]
Candidates
The local Liberal association selected 40 year-old Vivian Claude Albu as their candidate. Albu had stood for the Liberals in the 1922 General Election at Battersea North.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Bennett | 11,789 | 46.13 | ||
Conservative | Harry Ralph Selley | 11,213 | 43.87 | ||
Liberal | Vivian Claude Albu | 2,858 | 10.00 | ||
Majority | 576 | 2.25 | |||
Turnout | 25,557 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "British By-Election". The Mercury (Hobart). 9 February 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1926
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