1926 Hammersmith North by-election

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The Hammersmith North by-election of 1926 was held on 20 May 1926. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett. It was won by the Labour candidate James Patrick Gardner.[1]

Hammersmith North by-election, 1926[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Patrick Gardner 13,095 53.4
Unionist Samuel Gluckstein 9,484 38.6
Liberal George Paton Murfitt 1,974 8.0
Majority 3,611 14.8
Turnout 24,553 72.2
Labour gain from Unionist Swing

References

  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ^ "North Hammersmith Result. Labour Majority of 3,611". The Times. 29 May 1926. p. 12.