1931 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1931 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election was held on 5 February 1931. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Mond. It was won by the Conservative candidate Patrick Buchan-Hepburn.[1] Mond, a former Liberal had won the seat for the Conservatives at a by-election in 1929 and had held it with an increased at the 1929 general election a few weeks later.[2] Buchan-Hepburn had previously served on the London County Council and as a private secretary to Winston Churchill.[3]

Result

Liverpool East Toxteth by-election, 5 February 1931[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Buchan-Hepburn 17,040 75.4 +27.5
Labour Charles Burden 5,550 24.6 −2.3
Majority 11,490 50.8 +29.8
Turnout 22,590 45.6 −29.9
Registered electors 49,518
Conservative hold Swing +14.9

Aftermath

At the general election later in the year Patrick Buchan-Hepburn scored an even greater victory, defeating a Liberal by over 19,000 votes. On that occasion, Labour did not field a candidate.[3]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ The Times House of Commons 1929. London: The Times Office. 1929. p. 47.
  3. ^ a b The Times House of Commons 1931. London: The Times Office. 1931. p. 45.
  4. ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 173. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
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