Battersea South by-election, 1929

Battersea South in 1929

The Battersea South by-election of 1929 was held on 7 February 1929. The by-election was held when the incumbent Conservative MP, Francis Curzon, succeeded to the peerage as Earl Howe. It was won by the Labour candidate William Bennett in a three-way contest.^[1]^[2]

Candidates

The local Liberal association selected 40 year-old Vivian Claude Albu as their candidate. Albu had stood for the Liberals in the 1922 General Election at Battersea North.^[3]

Battersea South by-election, 1929
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Bennett	11,789	46.13
	Conservative	Harry Ralph Selley	11,213	43.87
	Liberal	Vivian Claude Albu	2,858	10.00
Majority			576	2.25
Turnout			25,557
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

↑ "British By-Election". The Mercury (Hobart). 9 February 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1926

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