1928 Bristol West by-election
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[]
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 | |||
Turnout | 29,668 | 31.2 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929
Categories:
- 1928 in England
- 1928 elections in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Bristol constituencies
- 20th century in Bristol
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