1931 Manchester Ardwick by-election

The 1931 Manchester Ardwick by-election was held on 22 June 1931. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Thomas Lowth. It was won by the Labour candidate Joseph Henderson.[1]

Previous election
General election 1929: Manchester Ardwick [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Lowth 20,041 60.3 +5.4
Unionist Mary Latchford Kingsmill Jones 13,177 39.7 −5.4
Majority 6,864 20.6 +10.8
Turnout 33,218 72.0 −4.1
Registered electors 46,158
Labour hold Swing +5.4

Result
By-election 1931: Manchester Ardwick [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph Henderson 15,294 50.5 −9.8
Conservative S.L. Elborne 14,980 49.5 +9.8
Majority 314 1.0 −19.6
Turnout 30,274 64.1 −7.9
Registered electors 47,252
Labour hold Swing −9.8

Aftermath

Henderson's victory was short-lived. At the general election later in the year he was defeated by the Conservative Albert Fuller by over 5,000 votes.[3] However he would regain the seat when he successfully challenged Fuller at the 1935 general election.[4]

References
  1. "House of Commons". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 184.
  3. The Times House of Commons 1931. London: The Times Office. 1931. p. 46.
  4. The Times House of Commons 1935. London: The Times Office. 1935. p. 67.


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