1926 East Ham North by-election
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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
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Electorate}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Lawrence
|votes = 10,798 | percentage = 40.64 | change = +4.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Jarrett
|votes = 9,178 | percentage = 34.51 | change = -5.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Leslie Burgin
|votes = 6,603 | percentage = 24.85 | change = +0.2
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,620
|percentage = 6.13
|change = N/A
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 26,572
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Cite newspaper The Times
|title=The East Ham Election
|author=
|department=News
|date=12 April 1926
|page=9
|pages=
|issue=44243
|column=B
}}
{{Cite newspaper The Times
|title=The East Ham By-Election - Conservative Candidate Adopted
|author=
|department=News
|date=14 April 1926
|page=10
|pages=
|issue=44245
|column=B
}}
{{Cite newspaper The Times
|title=East Ham By-Election - Seat won by Labour
|author=
|department=News in Brief
|date=30 April 1926
|page=14
|pages=
|issue=44259
|column=B
}}
}}
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