1930 Nottingham Central by-election

UK parliamentary by-election June 2025 December 2020 June 2015 The 1930 Nottingham Central by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 27 May 1930 for the British House of Commons constituency of Nottingham Central. Previous MP The seat had become vacant on when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir Albert Bennett, had resigned his seat on 7 May. He had been Nottingham Central's MP since the 1924 general election. Candidates All three candidates were former MPs. The Conservative candidate was Terence O'Connor, the former MP for Luton, who had lost his seat at the 1924 general election. He faced a Labour Co-operative opponent Alfred Waterson, who had been Co-operative Party MP for Kettering from 1918 to 1922, but had not contested a parliamentary election since his defeat. The Liberal Party candidate was Reginald Berkeley, who had been MP for Nottingham Central from 1922 until he stood down in 1924. He had unsuccessfully contested the 1929 general election in Aberdeen North. Result O'Connor held the seat comfortably, with 54% of the votes, and held the seat until his death in May 1940, triggering another by-election. Berkeley's 16.9% share was a long way below the 53.7% he had won when he last contested this seat, in 1923, reflecting the national decline in the fortunes of the Liberal Party. Nottingham Central by-election, 27th May 1930 Conservative Party (UK) Terence O'Connor 14,946 54.3 +12.6 Labour Co-operative Alfred Waterson 7,923 28.8 −4.4 Liberal Party (UK) Reginald Berkeley 4,648 16.9 −8.2 7,023 25.5 +17.0 27,517 61.1 −16.3 Conservative Party (UK) +8.5 See also Nottingham Central constituency 1940 Nottingham Central by-election Nottingham Lists of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records References Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 1969 3rd 1983 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-06-X March 2012 Nottingham Central by-election Nottingham Central by-election Category:20th century in Nottingham Category:Elections in Nottingham Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Nottinghamshire constituencies Nottingham Central by-election