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1928 Linlithgowshire by-election
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UK by-election
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The 1928 Linlithgowshire by-election was held on 4 April 1928. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, James Kidd. It was won by the Labour candidate Emanuel Shinwell.May 2021
The Communist Party of Great Britain hoped to run Jack Leckie as a candidate, but eventually decided against it, due to a lack of funds.Andrew Thorpe, The British Communist Party and Moscow, 1920-43, p.128
By-election, Apr 1928: LinlithgowshireThe Times, 7 April 1928
Labour Party (UK) Manny Shinwell 14,446 49.1 +0.2
Unionist Party (Scotland) Margaret Kidd 9,268 31.5 −19.6
Liberal Party (UK) Douglas Young 5,690 19.4 New
5,178 17.6 N/A
29,044 81.5 +1.5
36,082
Labour Party (UK) Unionist Party (Scotland) +9.9
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