1930 Fulham West by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1930 Fulham West by-election was held on 6 May 1930. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Ernest Spero citing ill healthResignation Of An M.P. By-Election At West Fulham The Times 12 April 1930 12 (although he was shortly to be declared bankrupt). It was won by the Conservative candidate Cyril Cobb. Background Sir Cyril Cobb, the Unionist candidate, had been the Member of Parliament for Fulham West from 1918 until he lost the seat to Ernest Spero in 1929, although in the previous two general elections his majority had been less than 2,000 votes. Cobb was also a long time member, and former chairman of the London County Council.The Times House of Commons 1929 1929 The Times Office London 20 The Labour Party put forward John Banfield, an official in the Amalgamated Union of Operative Bakers, Confectioners and Allied Workers and a member of Fulham Borough Council.The Times House of Commons 1931 1931 The Times Office London 20 Unlike the previous general election the Liberals did not field a candidate. Result Fulham West by-election, 1930Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 1969 3rd 1983 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-06-X 18, 54 Conservative Party (UK) Cyril Cobb 16,223 50.4 +11.7 Labour Party (UK) John Banfield 15,983 49.6 +4.7 240 0.8 N/A 32,206 63.6 -7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +3.5 Cobb and Banfield contested the seat again at the next general election, with Cobb increasing his majority to over 12,000 votes. References Fulham West by-election Fulham West by-election Fulham West,1930 Fulham West,1930 Category:Fulham Fulham West by-election