1929 general election · London
Finsbury: 1929 general election result
Labour won Finsbury at the 1929 general election with a majority of 8,944. Full result by party, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- LabourLabour
- Majority
- 8,94428.1% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 66.0%31,851 valid votes
- Electorate
- 48,225
- Result
- Lab hold
| Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Won | 17,970 | 56.4% | +9.5 | |
| Conservative | 9,026 | 28.3% | −15.9 | |
| Liberal | 4,855 | 15.2% | +6.4 | |
| Valid votes | 31,851 | |||
| Majority | 8,944 | 28.1% | ||
Change compared with the 1924 general election (same boundaries).
Questions and answers
Who won Finsbury at the 1929 general election?
The Labour candidate won with 17,970 votes (56.4%). Result: Lab hold.
What was the majority in Finsbury in 1929?
8,944 votes (28.1% of valid votes) over the Conservative.
What was the turnout in Finsbury in 1929?
66.0% of the 48,225 registered electors cast a valid vote (31,851 votes).
Official results House of Commons Library, General election results from 1918 to 2019. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data