| 词条 | 1929 Wansbeck by-election |
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The Wansbeck by-election, 1929 was a by-election held on 13 February 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of Wansbeck. VacancyThe by-election was triggered by the death the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) George Warne, who had held the seat since the 1922 general election. CandidatesThe local Liberal association had selected 39 year-old Harry Anson Briggs as their prospective candidate in 1928. Briggs had stood for the Liberals in the 1923 General Election at Sheffield Attercliffe and in the 1924 General Election at Buckrose. He was educated at Sheffield Secondary School and Sheffield University. He saw active service from 1914-18 in France and Belgium.[1] ResultThe result was a victory for the Conservative candidate George Shield, who held the seat with a greatly increased majority. {{Election box begin | title=Wansbeck by-election, 1929}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George Shield |votes = 20,398 |percentage = 58.0 |change = +5.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Ian M Moffat-Pender |votes = 9,612 |percentage = 27.3 |change = −19.8 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Harry Anson Briggs |votes = 5,183 |percentage = 14.7 |change = N/A }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 10,786 |percentage = 30.7 |change = +24.9 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 35,193 |percentage = 65.3 |change = −14.1 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +14.5 }}{{Election box end}} Warne was re-elected at the general election in May 1929. References1. ^The Liberal Year Book, 1926
See also
4 : 1929 elections in the United Kingdom|1929 in England|20th century in Northumberland|By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Northumberland constituencies |
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