1926 East Ham North by-election
# 1926 East Ham North by-election

The East Ham North by-election of 29 April 1926 was held after the death of the Conservative politician and Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Williamson Crook. Labour took the seat in the by-election. with a majority of 1,627

## Candidates

* George Jarrett was the Conservative candidate and a director of a printing and publishing company.
* Susan Lawrence was the Labour candidate and had previous held the seat.
* Leslie Burgin was the Liberal Party candidate and a solicitor specialising in international law.

## Result

East Ham North, 1926 Electorate :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Susan Lawrence | 10,798 | 40.64 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | George Jarrett | 9,178 | 34.51 | -5.0 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Burgin | 6,603 | 24.85 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,620 | 6.13 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,572 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
