1928 Linlithgowshire by-election
UK by-election
The 1928 Linlithgowshire by-election was held on 4 April 1928. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, James Kidd. It was won by the Labour candidate Emanuel Shinwell.[1]
The Communist Party of Great Britain hoped to run Jack Leckie as a candidate, but eventually decided against it, due to a lack of funds.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Manny Shinwell | 14,446 | 49.1 | +0.2 | |
Unionist | Margaret Kidd | 9,268 | 31.5 | −19.6 | |
Liberal | Douglas Young | 5,690 | 19.4 | New | |
Majority | 5,178 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,044 | 81.5 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 36,082 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.9 |
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