▁been ▁won ▁by ▁Labour ▁at ▁every ▁election ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁on wards . ▁Usually ▁the ▁Union ists ▁had ▁not ▁field ed ▁a ▁candidate ▁but ▁interven ed ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁election , ▁helping ▁to ▁split ▁the ▁ant - Lab our ▁vote ▁and ▁give ▁Labour ▁its ▁biggest ▁ever ▁win ▁here ; ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁▁ ▁The ▁Labour ▁candidate ▁was ▁ 5 3 - year - old ▁J . ▁H . ▁Hall . ▁He ▁was ▁contest ing ▁his ▁first ▁parliament ary ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁Ald erman ▁of ▁neighbour ing ▁Step ney ▁Bor ough ▁Council , ▁and ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁for eman ▁by ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁London ▁Author ity . ▁He ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Transport ▁and ▁General ▁Work ers ' ▁Union , ▁like ▁his ▁prede cess or . ▁ ▁The ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁selected ▁on ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁was ▁ 3 8 - year - old ▁Bar nett ▁J anner . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁for ▁Card iff ▁Central ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁election , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁finished ▁third . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Hend on , ▁north ▁London , ▁and ▁took ▁up ▁employ ment ▁as ▁company ▁secretary ▁and ▁solic itor ▁for ▁his ▁father - in - law ' s ▁business . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁of ▁British ▁Jews , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁Z ion ist ▁Federation