The 1927 Southend by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Southend, Essex, on 19 November 1927.
The 1927 Southend by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Southend, Essex, on 19 November 1927.
The Conservative MP, Rupert Guinness, Viscount Elveden succeeded his father as Earl of Iveagh and took a seat in the House of Lords, vacating his seat in the House of Commons. He had represented the seat and its predecessor since 1912 and the area had not returned any other party since the Liberals won in 1906.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rupert Guinness | 23,417 | 62.5 | ||
| Liberal | John Douglas Young | 10,924 | 29.1 | ||
| Labour | Sydney Alexander Moseley | 3,144 | 8.4 | ||
| Majority | 12,493 | 33.4 | |||
| Turnout | 37,485 | 79.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The Conservatives chose the former MP's wife, 46-year-old Gwendolen Guinness, now titled the Countess of Iveagh to defend the seat. The Liberal candidate was 33-year-old Hon. Dougall Meston. He was a former soldier who had become a Barrister in 1924. He was the heir to Baron Meston. This was his first election as a candidate. Labour selected a new candidate in James Erskine Harper. A fourth candidate entered the contest in the figure of a 52-year-old Manchester baker, E.A. Hailwood. He put himself forward as a candidate protesting against Baldwin's lack of leadership as Prime Minister.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Gwendolen Guinness | 21,221 | 54.6 | -7.9 | |
| Liberal | Dougall Meston | 11,912 | 30.7 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | James Erskine Harper | 4,777 | 12.3 | +3.9 | |
| Ind U | E. A. Hailwood | 917 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 9,309 | 23.9 | -9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 38,827 | 73.2 | -6.1 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
Harper(Labour) and Hailwood (Ind. Unionist) lost their deposits.
Hailwood went on to contest a further two by-elections as an Independent Conservative. Labour chose not to contest the seat at the following General Election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gwendolen Guinness | 27,605 | 55.8 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal | Dougall Meston | 21,884 | 44.2 | +13.5 | |
| Majority | 5,721 | 11.6 | -12.3 | ||
| Turnout | 49,489 | 67.0 | -6.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Henry Paul Guinness Channon, Baron Kelvedon, was Conservative MP for Southend West for 38 years, from 1959 until 1997. He served in various ministerial offices, and was a Cabinet minister for 3½ years, as President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry from January 1986 to June 1987, and then as Secretary of State for Transport to July 1989.
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