Chelmsford by-election, 1926

The Chelmsford by-election of 1926 was held on 30 November 1926. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Honywood Curtis-Bennett. It was won by the Conservative candidate Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury.[1]

Chelmsford by-election, 1926 Electorate 39,652
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury 13,395 47.8 -6.9
Liberal Sydney Walter Robinson 8,435 30.2 -5.1
Labour Nils H Moller 6,140 22.0 +12.0
Majority 4,960 17.6 -1.8
Turnout 70.5 -6.6
Unionist hold Swing -0.9

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