Fulham West by-election, 1930

The Fulham West by-election of 1930 was held on 6 May 1930. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, George Ernest Spero citing ill health^[1] (although he was shortly to be declared bankrupt). It was won by the Conservative candidate Cyril Stephen Cobb.

Fulham West by-election, 1930^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sir Cyril Stephen Cobb	16,223	50.4	+11.7
	Labour	John William Banfield	15,983	49.6	+4.7
Majority			240	0.8
Turnout			32,206	63.6	-7.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+3.5

References

↑ "Resignation Of An M.P. By-Election At West Fulham". The Times. 12 April 1930. p. 12.
↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 18, 54. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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