1931 Manchester Ardwick by-election

UK Parliamentary 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

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

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