1938 West Derbyshire by-election
The West Derbyshire by-election of 1938 was held on 2 June 1938. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Cavendish. It was won by the Conservative candidate Henry Hunloke.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Hunloke | 16,740 | 48.6 | ||
Labour | Charles Frederick White | 11,216 | 32.5 | ||
Liberal | Milner Gray | 6,515 | 18.9 | ||
Majority | 5,524 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 34,471 | 79.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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- 1938 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1938 in England
- 1930s in Derbyshire
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Derbyshire constituencies
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituency stubs