1926 Chelmsford by-election

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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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Howard-Bury 13,395 47.8 -6.9
Liberal Sydney Walter Robinson 8,43530.2-5.1
Labour Nils H Moller6,14022.0+12.0
Majority4,96017.6-1.8
Turnout 28,17070.5-6.6
Conservative hold Swing -0.9

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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.