Battersea South by-election, 1929

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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]

Battersea South was a parliamentary constituency, originally in the County of London and later in Greater London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe British politician

Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe,, styled as Viscount Curzon from 1900 to 1929, was a British naval officer, Member of Parliament, and motor racing driver and promotor. In the 1918 UK General Election he won the Battersea South seat as the candidate of the Conservative Party, which he held until 1929. While in Parliament he took up motor racing, and later won the 1931 24 Hours of Le Mans race. He ascended to the Peerage in 1929, succeeding his father as the 5th Earl Howe. Earl Howe co-founded the British Racing Drivers' Club with Dudley Benjafield in 1928, and served as its President until his death in 1964.

Earl Howe title that has been created twice in British history

Earl Howe is a title that has been created twice in British history, for members of the Howe and Curzon-Howe family respectively. The first creation, in the Peerage of Great Britain, was in 1788 for Richard Howe, but became extinct on his death in 1799. The second creation, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom was in 1821 for Richard Curzon, and remains current.

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 North was a parliamentary constituency in the then Metropolitan Borough of Battersea in South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.

Battersea South by-election, 1929
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour William Bennett 11,789 46.13
Conservative Harry 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

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References

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