1929 Leeds South East by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1929 Leeds South East by-election was held on 1 August 1929. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Henry Slesser. It was won by the Labour candidate James Milner, who defeated his only opponent, Bill Brain of the Communist Party of Great Britain, in a landslide victory.May 2021 Result Leeds South East by-election, 1 August 1929Craig F.W.S. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai registration 1969 Political Reference Publications Glasgow 0-900178-01-9 164 Labour Party (UK) James Milner 11,804 95.8 +20.6 Communist Party of Great Britain Bill Brain 512 4.2 New 11,292 91.6 +41.2 12,316 25.9 −36.7 47,573 Labour Party (UK) References Leeds South East by-election Leeds South East by-election Leeds South East by-election South East, 1929 Category:1920s in Leeds