▁had ▁expected ▁to ▁hold ▁Ash field , ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁majority . ▁In ▁the ▁event ▁while ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁swing ▁of ▁ 2 0 . 9 % ▁to ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁in ▁Ash field , ▁which ▁was ▁just ▁enough ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁seat , ▁the ▁Labour ▁to ▁Conserv ative ▁swing ▁in ▁Gr ims by ▁was ▁only ▁ 7 % ▁and ▁Mitchell ▁managed ▁to ▁poll ▁more ▁votes ▁than ▁Cross land ▁had ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁election . ▁The ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁lost ▁its ▁depos it ▁in ▁both ▁Gr ims by ▁and ▁Ash field , ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁this ▁had ▁happened ▁at ▁by - e lection ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Lib - Lab ▁P act . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁next ▁election , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Mitchell ▁increased ▁his ▁majority ▁to ▁ 6 , 2 4 1 ▁votes . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Great ▁Gr ims by ▁by - e lection ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁Gr ims by ▁Category : E lections ▁in ▁Lincoln shire ▁Great ▁Gr ims by ▁by - e lection ▁Great ▁Gr ims by ▁by - e lection ▁Category : By - e lections ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁York shire ▁and ▁the ▁H umber ▁constitu encies ▁Category : H um bers ide <0x0A> </s> ▁Joseph ▁Lawrence ▁Ho oper ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁– ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁politician ▁from ▁the ▁U