1937 Birmingham West by-election

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1937 Birmingham West by-election
← 1935 29 April 1937 1945 →
Constituency of Birmingham West
  First party Second party
  Walter Frank Higgs MP (3x4 crop).jpg Richard Crossland MP (3x4 crop).jpg
Candidate Walter Higgs Richard Crossman
Party Conservative Labour
Popular vote 12,552 12,552
Percentage 56.58% 43.42%
Swing Decrease 7.77% Increase 7.77%
MP before election

Austen Chamberlain
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Walter Higgs
Conservative

The Birmingham West by-election of 1937 was held on 29 April 1937. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Austen Chamberlain. It was won by the Conservative candidate Walter Higgs.[1]

By Election 1937: Birmingham, West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Higgs 12,552 56.6
Labour Richard Crossman 9,632 43.4
Majority 2,920 13.2
Turnout 22,184
Conservative hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs


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