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1928 Bristol West by-election

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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

Bristol West by-election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Cyril Thomas Culverwell 16,970 57.2
Labour Clare Annesley 7,702 26.0
Liberal William Nichols Marcy 4,996 16.8
Majority 9,268 31.2
Unionist hold Swing

References

  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929