1926 East Ham North by-election

The East Ham North by-election of 29 April 1926 was held after the death of the Conservative politician and Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Williamson Crook.[1] Labour took the seat in the by-election. with a majority of 1,627 [1]

East Ham North

Candidates
  • George Jarrett was the Conservative candidate and a director of a printing and publishing company.[2]
  • Susan Lawrence was the Labour candidate and had previous held the seat.[3]
  • Leslie Burgin was the Liberal Party candidate and a solicitor specialising in international law.[3]

Result
East Ham North, 1926 Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Lawrence 10,798[1] 40.64 +4.8
Conservative George Jarrett 9,178[1] 34.51 -5.0
Liberal Leslie Burgin 6,603[1] 24.85 +0.2
Majority 1,620 6.13 N/A
Turnout 26,572
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

See also

References
  1. "East Ham By-Election - Seat won by Labour". News in Brief. The Times (44259). London. 30 April 1926. col B, p. 14.
  2. "The East Ham By-Election - Conservative Candidate Adopted". News. The Times (44245). London. 14 April 1926. col B, p. 10.
  3. "The East Ham Election". News. The Times (44243). London. 12 April 1926. col B, p. 9.
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