1929 Tamworth by-election
The 1929 Tamworth by-election was held on 2 December 1929. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Edward Iliffe. It was won by the Conservative candidate Arthur Steel-Maitland.[1]
Background
Sir Edward Iliffe had been MP for Tamworth since 1923.[2] In the general elections of both 1923 and 1924 Iliffe had been returned unopposed. In the general election a few months earlier he had been challenged by Labour candidate George Horwill, but had been easily re-elected, with Horwill polling only 14,402 votes against Iliffe's total of 29,807.[2]
Horwill, an ex-railway clerk who held a BSc degree from the University of London, was again the Labour candidate in the by-election.[2] The new Conservative candidate was Arthur Steel-Maitland, a former cabinet minister who had been a member of parliament from 1910, but who had lost narrowly lost his Birmingham Erdington seat at the recent general election.[3]
Result
The Unionist Party held the seat comfortably.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Arthur Steel-Maitland | 23,495 | 64.8 | −2.6 | |
Labour | George Horwill | 12,759 | 35.2 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 10,736 | 29.6 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,254 | 60.3 | −13.3 | ||
Registered electors | 60,087 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −2.6 |
Aftermath
At the next election Steel-Maitland substantially increased his majority to over 34,000 votes.[3]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ a b c The Times House of Commons 1929. London: The Times Office. 1929. p. 106.
- ^ a b The Times House of Commons 1931. London: The Times Office. 1931. p. 96.
- ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 492. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
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