title: 1928 Sheffield Hallam by-election
text: # 1928 Sheffield Hallam by-election
  
  The 1928 Sheffield Hallam by-election was held on 16 July 1928. The by-election was held due to the appointment of the incumbent Conservative MP, Frederick Sykes, as Governor of Bombay. It was won by the Conservative candidate Louis Smith. At the previous two general elections (1923 and 1924) the Conservative candidate had won the seat with majorities of over 6,000 votes.
  
  ## Result
  
  Sheffield Hallam by-election, 1928 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Louis Smith | 9,417 | 53.7 |
  | | Labour | Charles Flynn | 5,393 | 30.8 |
  | | Liberal | Joseph Burton Hobman | 2,715 | 15.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,024 | 22.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,525 | 54.7 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  After winning the by-election, Smith successfully defended the seat at the following year's general election. On that occasion he won with an increased majority of 6,787 votes in a straight fight with a Labour candidate. At the same contest, Hobman fought Bradford North for the Liberals, but again finished in third place.
  
  