1925 Bury St Edmunds by-election

The 1925 Bury St Edmunds by-election was held when the sitting MP for Bury St Edmunds Walter Guinness was nominated as Minister of Agriculture in 1925. A by-election was required under the electoral law of the time, which he won.

Bury St Edmunds by-election, 1925 Electorate 30,544
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Walter Guinness 14,700 62.8
Liberal George Nicholls 8,703 37.2
Majority 5,997 25.6
Turnout 23,420 74.0
Conservative hold Swing

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