1929 Battersea South by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 1929 Battersea South by-election presidential United Kingdom Battersea South (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s 1924 Battersea South (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s 1929 7 February 1929 Bennett 65px Labour Party (UK) 11,789 46.13% Selley Unionist Party (UK) 11,213 43.87% Albu Liberal Party (UK) 2,858 10.00% File:BatterseaSouth.png 250px MP Subsequent MP Viscount Curzon Unionist Party (UK) William Bennett Labour Party (UK) The 1929 Battersea South by-election was held on 7 February 1929. The by-election was held when the incumbent Conservative MP, Francis Curzon, succeeded to the peerage as Earl Howe. It was won by the Labour candidate William Bennett in a three-way contest.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24251649?searchTerm=bennett%20battersea British By-Election The Mercury (Hobart) 9 February 1929 6 2010-08-08May 2021 Candidates The local Liberal association selected 40 year-old Vivian Claude Albu as their candidate. Albu had stood for the Liberals in the 1922 general election at Battersea North.The Liberal Year Book, 1926 Labour selected William Bennett, who had been their candidate in Guildford in three general elections between 1918 and 1923. The Conservative Party selected Harry Selley, a builder and member of the London County Council for Battersea South.The Times House of Commons 1929 1929 The Times Office London 17–18 Result Battersea South by-election, 1929 Labour Party (UK) William Bennett 11,789 46.13 Conservative Party (UK) Harry Selley 11,213 43.87 Liberal Party (UK) Vivian Claude Albu 2,858 10.00 New 576 2.25 25,557 57.7 -18.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +8.8 Aftermath A few months later at the next general election Bennett again defeated Selley, this time by 418 votes in a much increased poll. The Liberals were again third, though with a new candidate, the former Mayor of Battersea, Captain William J. West.The Times House of Commons 1931 1931 The Times Office London 17 In 1931 Selley won the seat at the third attempt, defeating Bennett with a majority of over 15,000 votes. References Battersea South by-election Battersea South,1929 Battersea South by-election Category:Battersea Battersea South,1929