1930 Sheffield Brightside by-election
Appearance
The Sheffield Brightside by-election of 1930 was held on 6 February 1930. The by-election was held due to the elevated to the peerage of the incumbent Labour MP, Arthur Ponsonby. It was won by the Labour candidate Fred Marshall.[1]
Previous result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Ponsonby | 20,277 | 55.2 | ||
Conservative | R. I. Money | 9,828 | 26.8 | ||
Liberal | William Ashcroft Lambert | 6,621 | 18.0 | ||
Majority | 10,449 | 28.4 | |||
Turnout | 77.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Candidates
- The Liberal Party ran William Ashcroft Lambert, a Sheffield solicitor and City Councillor. He had been Liberal candidate here at the last general election[3]
- Fred Marshall (Labour Party), an Alderman and wagon builder.
- J. T. Murphy (Communist Party)
- F. Hamer Russell (Conservative Party), a builders merchant.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Marshall | 11.543[4] | 46.37 | −8.85 | |
Conservative | F. H. Russell | 8.612[4] | 34.6 | +7.84 | |
Liberal | William Ashcroft Lambert | 3,650[4] | 14.66 | −3.34 | |
Communist | J. T. Murphy | 1,084[4] | 4.35 | +4.35 | |
Turnout | 24889 | 52 | −25 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
See also
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