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
| 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
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ↑ The Times House of Commons 1929. London: The Times Office. 1929. p. 47.
- 1 2 The Times House of Commons 1931. London: The Times Office. 1931. p. 45.
- ↑ 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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