1926 Chelmsford by-election

The 1926 Chelmsford by-election was held on 30 November 1926. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Curtis-Bennett. It was won by the Conservative candidate Charles Howard-Bury.[1][2]

Chelmsford by-election, 1926 Electorate 39,652
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Howard-Bury 13,395 47.8 −6.9
Liberal Sydney Walter Robinson 8,435 30.2 −5.1
Labour Nils H Moller 6,140 22.0 +12.0
Majority 4,960 17.6 −1.8
Turnout 28,170 70.5 −6.6
Conservative hold Swing -0.9

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ "THE BYE - ELECTION - CHELMSFORD'S "NO CHANGE" - CONSERVATIVES RETAIN SEAT". Essex Chronicle. No. 8464. 3 December 1926. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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