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1928 Bristol West by-election
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UK Parliamentary by-election
August 2019
August 2019
The 1928 Bristol West by-election was held on 2 February 1928. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Gibbs. It was won by the Conservative candidate Cyril Culverwell.May 2021
Candidates
The local Liberal association selected William Nichols Marcy as their candidate. Marcy was a schoolmaster who had worked in America. He had previously been a member of the Unionist Party but left them in 1924. He was standing for parliament for the first time.The Times House of Commons, 1929
Result
Bristol West by-election, 1928
Unionist Party (UK)
Cyril Thomas Culverwell
16,970
57.2
-21.8
Labour Party (UK)
Clare Annesley
7,702
26.0
+5.0
Liberal Party (UK)
William Nichols Marcy
4,996
16.8
New
9,268
31.2
-26.8
29,668
67.6
-7.5
Unionist Party (UK)
-13.4
References
Category:1928 in England
Category:1928 elections in the United Kingdom
West, 1928
Category:20th century in Bristol