He had held the seat since gaining it from the Liberals at the 1924 general election; The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, at which a Coalition Government supporting, couponed, sitting Liberal MP was returned unopposed.
The Unionist candidate was 31-year-old company director, Captain Sidney Streatfeild, who had previously contested the City of Durham constituency at the 1924 general election.
The Liberal Party candidate was 40-year-old local farmer, Major Cecil Dudgeon, (Portrait)[1] who had held the seat from 1922 until his defeat in 1924 by Henniker-Hughan.
The Labour Party, which had never before contested the constituency, decided to intervene and fielded as candidate, John Mitchell.
On an increased turnout, Streatfeild held the seat for the Unionists, with a reduced majority of 928 votes.