1929 general election · Yorkshire and the Humber

Yorkshire (West Riding) Spen Valley: 1929 general election result

The Liberals won Yorkshire (West Riding) Spen Valley at the 1929 general election with a majority of 1,739. Full result by party, turnout and change since the last election.

Winner: LiberalLiberal
Majority: 1,7394.1% of valid votes
Turnout: 79.6%42,581 valid votes
Electorate: 53,480
Result: Lib hold

Result
Party	Votes	Share	Change
Liberal Won	22,039	51.8%	−5.1
Labour	20,300	47.7%	+4.6
Communist	242	0.6%	+0.6
Valid votes	42,581
Majority	1,739	4.1%

Change compared with the 1924 general election (same boundaries).

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Questions and answers

Who won Yorkshire (West Riding) Spen Valley at the 1929 general election?

The Liberal candidate won with 22,039 votes (51.8%). Result: Lib hold.

What was the majority in Yorkshire (West Riding) Spen Valley in 1929?

1,739 votes (4.1% of valid votes) over the Labour.

What was the turnout in Yorkshire (West Riding) Spen Valley in 1929?

79.6% of the 53,480 registered electors cast a valid vote (42,581 votes).

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