1928 Bristol West by-election

The 1928 Bristol West by-election was held on 2 February 1928. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Gibbs. It was won by the Conservative candidate Cyril Culverwell.^[1]

Candidates

The local Liberal association selected William Nichols Marcy as their candidate. Marcy was a schoolmaster who had worked in America. He had previously been a member of the Unionist Party but left them in 1924. He was standing for parliament for the first time.^[2]

Result

Bristol West by-election, 1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Unionist	Cyril Thomas Culverwell	16,970	57.2
	Labour	Clare Annesley	7,702	26.0
	Liberal	William Nichols Marcy	4,996	16.8
Majority			9,268	31.2
Turnout			29,668	31.2
	Unionist hold		Swing

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ The Times House of Commons, 1929

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

[2] The Times House of Commons, 1929

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