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1926 East Ham North by-election

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East Ham North

The East Ham North by-election of 29 April 1926 was held after the death of the Conservative politician and Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Williamson Crook. Labour took the seat in the by-election. with a majority of 1,627

Candidates

George Jarrett was the Conservative candidate and a director of a printing and publishing company.
Susan Lawrence was the Labour candidate and had previous held the seat.
Leslie Burgin was the Liberal Party candidate and a solicitor specialising in international law.

Result

East Ham North, 1926 Electorate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Lawrence	10,798	40.64	+4.8
	Conservative	George Jarrett	9,178	34.51	−5.0
	Liberal	Leslie Burgin	6,603	24.85	+0.2
Majority			1,620	6.13	N/A
Turnout			26,572
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

See also

List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)

References

^ "East Ham By-Election - Seat won by Labour". News in Brief. The Times. No. 44259. London. 30 April 1926. col B, p. 14.
"The East Ham By-Election - Conservative Candidate Adopted". News. The Times. No. 44245. London. 14 April 1926. col B, p. 10.
^ "The East Ham Election". News. The Times. No. 44243. London. 12 April 1926. col B, p. 9.

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