1930 North Norfolk by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1930 North Norfolk by-election was held on 9 July 1930. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Labour MP, Noel Buxton. It was held for the Labour Party by his wife, Lucy Noel-Buxton.May 2021 Background Noel Buxton had been Liberal Party MP for the seat until he was very narrowly defeated in 1918. After switching to Labour he regained it in 1922.Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 1969 Political Reference Publications Glasgow 0-900178-01-9 433 At the last general election, he held the seat with a majority of 1,883 votes over the second place Conservative.The Times House of Commons 1929 1929 The Times Office London 95 During his time as MP Noel Buxton served as Minister of Agriculture in the First MacDonald ministry in 1924, and was reappointed to that position at the start of the Second MacDonald ministry. Result By-election, 9 July 1930: North NorfolkCraig F.W.S. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai registration 1969 Political Reference Publications Glasgow 0-900178-01-9 433 Labour Party (UK) Lucy Noel-Buxton 14,821 50.3 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Cook 14,642 49.7 +8.4 179 0.6 −5.6 29,463 75.0 −2.9 39,272 Labour Party (UK) −2.8 Unlike the previous two general elections, there was no Liberal candidate in this by-election, resulting in a contest that was a straight fight between Labour and the Conservatives. Lady Noel-Buxton's narrow victory would prove to be relatively short-lived. Cook challenged her again in the next year's general election, and this time easily defeated her, winning a majority of just under 7,000 votes. The two would face off again in 1935, and Cook would again emerge the victor, albeit with a smaller majority. References North Norfolk by-election North Norfolk by-election Category:20th century in Norfolk North Norfolk by-election North, 1930