title: 1926 Wallsend by-election
text: # 1926 Wallsend by-election
  
  The 1926 Wallsend by-election was held on 21 July 1926. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Patrick Hastings. It was won by the Labour candidate Margaret Bondfield.
  
  Wallsend by-election, 1926 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Margaret Bondfield | 18,866 | 57.7 | +5.3 |
  | | Unionist | Sam Howard | 9,839 | 30.1 | −17.5 |
  | | Liberal | Aaron Curry | 4,000 | 12.2 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,027 | 27.6 | +22.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,705 | 82.9 | −2.5 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,460 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.4 | |
  