1931 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election

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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]

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Result

Liverpool East Toxteth by-election, 5 February 1931 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Buchan-Hepburn 17,040 75.4 +27.5
Labour Charles Burden5,55024.6−2.3
Majority 11,49050.8+29.8
Turnout 22,59045.6−29.9
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. 1 2 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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