Wansbeck by-election, 1929

The Wansbeck by-election, 1929 was a by-election held on 13 February 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of Wansbeck.

The by-election was triggered by the death the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) George Warne, who had held the seat since the 1922 general election.

The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate George William Shield, who held the seat with a greatly increased majority. He was re-elected at the general election in May 1929.

Votes

Wansbeck by-election, 1929
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Warne	20,398	58.0	+5.1
	Conservative	Ian M Moffat-Pender	9,612	27.3	−19.8
	Liberal	H.A. Briggs	5,183	14.7	N/A
Majority			10,786	30.7	+24.9
Turnout			35,193	65.3	−14.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.5

References

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)

See also

• Wansbeck constituency
• Wansbeck by-election, 1940
• Wansbeck by-election, 1918
• List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)