The local Liberal association had selected 39 year-old Harry Anson Briggs as their prospective candidate in 1928. Briggs had stood for the Liberals in the 1923 general election at Sheffield Attercliffe and in the 1924 general election at Buckrose. He was educated at Sheffield Secondary School and Sheffield University. He saw active service from 1914-18 in France and Belgium.[1]
Result
The result was a victory for the Labour candidate George Shield, who held the seat with a greatly increased majority.
Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN0-900178-06-X.
1929, wansbeck, election, election, held, february, 1929, british, house, commons, constituency, wansbeck, contents, vacancy, candidates, result, references, alsovacancy, editthe, election, triggered, death, constituency, labour, party, member, parliament, geo. The 1929 Wansbeck by election was a by election held on 13 February 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of Wansbeck Contents 1 Vacancy 2 Candidates 3 Result 4 References 5 See alsoVacancy EditThe by election was triggered by the death the constituency s Labour Party Member of Parliament MP George Warne who had held the seat since the 1922 general election Candidates EditThe local Liberal association had selected 39 year old Harry Anson Briggs as their prospective candidate in 1928 Briggs had stood for the Liberals in the 1923 general election at Sheffield Attercliffe and in the 1924 general election at Buckrose He was educated at Sheffield Secondary School and Sheffield University He saw active service from 1914 18 in France and Belgium 1 Result EditThe result was a victory for the Labour candidate George Shield who held the seat with a greatly increased majority Wansbeck by election 1929 Party Candidate Votes Labour George Shield 20 398 58 0 5 1Conservative Ian M Moffat Pender 9 612 27 3 19 8Liberal Harry Anson Briggs 5 183 14 7 NewMajority 10 786 30 7 24 9Turnout 35 193 65 3 14 1Labour hold Swing 14 5Warne was re elected at the general election in May 1929 References Edit The Liberal Year Book 1926 Craig F W S 1983 1969 British parliamentary election results 1918 1949 3rd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services ISBN 0 900178 06 X Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with W part 1 See also EditWansbeck constituency 1940 Wansbeck by election 1918 Wansbeck by election List of United Kingdom by elections 1918 1931 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1929 Wansbeck by election amp oldid 1081736619, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
