Bristol West by-election, 1928
The Bristol West by-election of 1928 was held on 2 February 1928. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Gibbs. It was won by the Conservative candidate Cyril Culverwell.[1]
Candidates
The local Liberal association selected William Nichols Marcy as their candidate. Marcy was a schoolmaster who had worked in America. He had previously been a member of the Unionist Party but left them in 1924. He was standing for parliament for the first time.[2]
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Cyril Thomas Culverwell | 16,970 | 57.2 | ||
Labour | Lady Clare Annesley | 7,702 | 26.0 | ||
Liberal | William Nichols Marcy | 4,996 | 16.8 | ||
Majority | 9,268 | 31.2 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ The Times House of Commons, 1929
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