1928 Aberdeen North by-election

The Aberdeen North by-election of 1928 was held on 16 August 1928. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Frank Herbert Rose. It was won by the Labour candidate William Wedgwood Benn.[1][2] The by-election was one of the first British elections where a Communist candidate stood against Labour since Comintern had abandoned its policy of entryism, with the candidacy of Aitken Ferguson, a member of the local Trades Council,[3] who had been the Labour candidate in the 1924 Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election.

By-election, Aug 1928: Aberdeen North[4] Electorate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	William Wedgwood Benn	10,646	52.5
	Unionist	Laura Sandeman	4,696	23.1
	Communist	Aitken Ferguson	2,618	12.9	n/a
	Liberal	James Rankin Rutherford	2,337	11.5	n/a
Majority			5,950
Turnout				56.8	-7.6
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "North Aberdeen result". The Glasgow Herald. 18 August 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
2. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Acommons1.htm
3. Fraser, W.H.; Lee, C.H. (2000). Aberdeen, 1800-2000: A New History. Tuckwell Press. p. 212. ISBN 9781862321083. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
4. The Times, 18 August 1928