Elections in The 1920s
| Bishop Auckland by-election, 7 February 1929 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ruth Dalton | 14,797 | 57.1 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal | Aaron Charlton Curry | 7,725 | 29.9 | −15.0 | |
| Conservative | H. Thompson | 3,357 | 13.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,072 | 27.2 | +17.0 | ||
| Turnout | 25,879 | 74.4 | −6.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.5 | |||
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