1929 Wansbeck by-election

The by-election was triggered by the death of the constituency's Labour Party member of parliament (MP) George Warne, who had held the seat since the 1922 general election.

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 to 1918 in France and Belgium.The Liberal Year Book, 1926

The result was a victory for the Labour candidate George Shield, who held the seat with a greatly increased majority.

{{Election box begin | title=Wansbeck by-election, 1929}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Shield

|votes = 20,398

|percentage = 58.0

|change = +5.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Ian Moffat-Pender

|votes = 9,612

|percentage = 27.3

|change = −19.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Harry Anson Briggs

|votes = 5,183

|percentage = 14.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,786

|percentage = 30.7

|change = +24.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 35,193

|percentage = 65.3

|change = −14.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +14.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

Shield was re-elected at the general election in May 1929.

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