1926 Buckrose by-election

1926 Buckrose by-election

← 1924 5 May 1926 1929 →

Candidate Albert Braithwaite Sir Harry Verney H.C. Laycock Party Unionist Liberal Labour Popular vote 12,098 10,537 2,191 Percentage 48.7% 42.5% 8.8%

MP before election Sir Guy Gaunt Unionist Subsequent MP Albert Braithwaite Unionist

The 1926 Buckrose by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Buckrose, Yorkshire on 5 May 1926. This was the first by-election to take place during the General Strike.