1937 Manchester Gorton by-election

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1937 Manchester Gorton by-election
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  1935 18 February 1937 1945  

Constituency of Manchester Gorton
 First partySecond party
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Con
Candidate William Wedgwood Benn A. Spearman
Party Labour Conservative
Popular vote17,84913,091
Percentage57.7%42.3%

MP before election

Joseph Compton
Labour

Elected MP

William Wedgwood Benn
Labour

The 1937 Manchester Gorton by-election was held on 18 February 1937. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Joseph Compton. It was won by the Labour candidate William Wedgwood Benn. [1]

By Election 20 February 1937: Manchester, Gorton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Wedgwood Benn 17,849 57.7
Conservative A Spearman13,09142.3
Majority4,75815.4
Turnout 30,940
Labour hold Swing

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