| 词条 | 1927 Southend by-election |
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The Southend by-election, 1927 was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Southend, Essex on 19 November 1927. Previous MPThe Conservative MP, Rupert Guinness, Viscount Elveden succeeded his father as Earl of Iveagh and took a seat in the House of Lords, vacating his seat in the House of Commons. He had represented the seat and its predecessor since 1912 and the area had not returned any other party since the Liberals won in 1906. Previous Result{{Election box begin |title=General Election, 29 October 1924Electorate: 47,259}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Rupert Guinness |votes = 23,417 |percentage = 62.5 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John Douglas Young |votes = 10,924 |percentage = 29.1 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sydney Alexander Moseley |votes = 3,144 |percentage = 8.4 |change = }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 12,493 |percentage = 33.4 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = |percentage = 79.3 |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} CandidatesThe Conservatives chose the former MP's wife, 46-year-old Gwendolen Guinness, now titled the Countess of Iveagh to defend the seat. The Liberal candidate was 33-year-old Hon. Dougall Meston. He was a former soldier who had become a Barrister in 1924. He was the heir to Baron Meston. This was his first election as a candidate. Labour selected a new candidate in E. Harper. A fourth candidate entered the contest in the figure of a 52-year-old Manchester man, Augustine Hailwood. He had been Conservative MP for Manchester Ardwick from 1918-22. He put himself forward as a candidate protesting against Baldwin's lack of leadership as Prime Minister. Result{{Election box begin ||title= Southend by-election, 19 November 1927 Electorate: 53,039}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Gwendolen Guinness |votes = 21,221 |percentage = 54.6 |change = -7.9 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Dougall Meston |votes = 11,912 |percentage = 30.7 |change = +1.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = J.E. Harper |votes = 4,777 |percentage = 12.3 |change = +3.9 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent Conservative |candidate = Augustine Hailwood |votes = 917 |percentage = 2.4 |change = +2.4 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 9,309 |percentage = 23.9 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = |percentage = 73.2 |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} Harper(Labour) and Hailwood (Ind. Conservative) lost their deposits. AftermathHailwood went on to contest a further two by-elections as an Independent Conservative. Labour chose not to contest the seat at the following General Election. {{Election box begin |title=General Election, 30 May 1929Electorate: 73,815}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Gwendolen Guinness |votes = 27,605 |percentage = 55.8 |change = +1.2 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Dougall Meston |votes = 21,884 |percentage = 44.2 |change = +13.5 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 5,721 |percentage = 11.6 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = |percentage = 67.0 |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} References
5 : 1927 in England|1927 elections in the United Kingdom|Politics of Southend-on-Sea|By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Essex constituencies|20th century in Essex |
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