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.