1926 Hammersmith North by-election

The 1926 Hammersmith North by-election was held on 20 May 1926. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett. It was won by the Labour candidate James Patrick Gardner.^[1]

Background

James Patrick Gardner had first contested the seat in 1922, and while he had failed to win he had come second in a seat Labour had finished in fourth place in 1918. He had then been elected as the MP for Hammersmith North at the 1923 general election, gaining the seat from the Conservatives by a majority of 845 votes in a three-way contest. He actually increased his vote share at the 1924 election, but with the Liberals not fielding a candidate, he lost to Ashmead-Bartlett by just under 2,000 votes in a two-way context.^[2]^[3]

Samuel Gluckstein had been the Conservative's candidate at Plymouth Devonport at the previous general election, but had failed to win the seat.^[4]

Result

Hammersmith North by-election, 1926^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Patrick Gardner	13,095	53.4
	Unionist	Samuel Gluckstein	9,484	38.6
	Liberal	George Paton Murfitt	1,974	8.0
Majority			3,611	14.8
Turnout			24,553	72.2
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ Craig, F W S (1969). British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-900178-01-6. SBN 900178 01 9.
^ The Times House of Commons 1931. London: The Times Office. 1931. p. 21.
^ The Times House of Commons 1929. London: The Times Office. 1929. p. 54.
^ "North Hammersmith Result. Labour Majority of 3,611". The Times. 29 May 1926. p. 12.