1937 Birmingham West by-election

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1937 Birmingham West by-election
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  1935 29 April 1937 1945  

Constituency of Birmingham West
 First partySecond party
  Walter Frank Higgs MP (3x4 crop).jpg Richard Crossland MP (3x4 crop).jpg
Candidate Walter Higgs Richard Crossman
Party Conservative Labour
Popular vote12,5529,632
Percentage56.58%43.42%
SwingDecrease2.svg7.77%Increase2.svg7.77%

MP before election

Austen Chamberlain
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Walter Higgs
Conservative

The 1937 Birmingham West by-election was held on 29 April 1937. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Austen Chamberlain. It was won by the Conservative candidate Walter Higgs. [1]

By Election 1937: Birmingham, West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Higgs 12,552 56.6 +7.7
Labour Richard Crossman 9,63243.4−7.8
Majority2,92013.2−15.5
Turnout 22,184
Conservative hold Swing

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