1926 Chelmsford by-election

The Chelmsford by-election of 1926 was held on 30 November 1926. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Curtis-Bennett. It was won by the Conservative candidate Charles Howard-Bury.[1][2]

Chelmsford by-election, 1926 Electorate 39,652

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Charles Howard-Bury	13,395	47.8	-6.9
	Liberal	Sydney Walter Robinson	8,435	30.2	-5.1
	Labour	Nils H Moller	6,140	22.0	+12.0
Majority			4,960	17.6	-1.8
Turnout				70.5	-6.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.9

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. "THE BYE - ELECTION - CHELMSFORD'S "NO CHANGE" - CONSERVATIVES RETAIN SEAT". Essex Chronicle (8464). 3 December 1926. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.