1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election

1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election
20 October 1936
Constituency of Birmingham Erdington
  First party Second party
 
Con
Candidate John Cecil-Wright Charles Simmons
Party Conservative Labour
Popular vote 27,068 20,834
Percentage 56.5% 43.5%
Swing Decrease 1.8% Increase 6.1%
MP before election

John Eales
Conservative

Elected MP

John Cecil-Wright
Conservative

The 1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election was held on 20 October 1936. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Eales. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Wright.[1]

Birmingham Erdington by-election, 1936
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Wright 27,068 56.5 −1.8
Labour Charles Simmons 20,834 43.5 +6.1
Majority 6,234 13.0
Turnout 47,902
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs


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