Constituency election results in the 1929 United Kingdom general election

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33rd Parliament (1923)
34th Parliament (1924)
35th Parliament (1929)
36th Parliament (1931)
37th Parliament (1935)
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Results of the election by constituency

This is a complete alphabetical list of constituency election results to the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1929 general election, held on 30 May 1929.

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England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Universities

Cambridge University (2 seats)
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
Unionist John James Withers 39.86,356 
Unionist Godfrey Wilson 31.75,0696,046
Liberal Hubert Henderson 19.43,0993,131
Labour Alexander Wood 9.11,4631,480
Electorate: 23,978  Valid: 15,987  Quota: 5,330  Turnout: 66.7  
    Combined English Universities (2 seats)
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    Unionist Martin Conway 26.82,6794,321
    Independent Eleanor Rathbone 33.33,3313,394
    Liberal Robert Seymour Conway 22.32,2312,281
    Unionist Amherst Selby-Bigge 17.61,762eliminated
    Electorate: 13,775  Valid: 10,003  Quota: 3,335  Turnout: 72.6  
      Combined Scottish Universities (3 seats) [1]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      Unionist John Buchan 39.79,959 
      Unionist George Andreas Berry 22.95,7559,262
      Liberal Dugald Cowan 26.76,698
      Labour James Kerr 10.72,6912,867
      Electorate: 43,192  Valid: 25,103  Quota: 
        London University
        PartyCandidateVotes%±%
        Independent Ernest Graham-Little 5,86953.5+16.4
        Liberal Walter Layton 2,92326.6+8.8
        Unionist John William Gilbert 2,17919.9−12.7
        Majority 2,94626.8+22.3
        Turnout 10,97170.5−1.5
        Independent hold Swing n/a
        Oxford University (2 seats)
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12
        Unionist Hugh Cecil 52.46,012 
        Unionist Charles Oman 19.02,1744,112
        Liberal Gilbert Murray 28.63,2773,529
        Electorate: 15,770  Valid: 11,463  Quota: 3,822  Turnout: 72.7%  
          Queen's University of Belfast
          PartyCandidateVotes%±%
          UUP Thomas Sinclair Unopposedn/an/a
          UUP hold Swing n/a
          University of Wales
          PartyCandidateVotes%±%
          Liberal Ernest Evans 1,71263.5+4.1
          Labour D Richards67124.9n/a
          Unionist Courtenay Mansel 31411.6n/a
          Majority 1,04138.6+20.0
          Turnout 74.4
          Liberal hold Swing n/a

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            References

            1. The Times, 11 June 1929