1938 City of London by-election

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The 1938 City of London by-election was a by-election held on 6 April 1938 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district.

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The by-election was caused by the death of one of the City's two Conservative Party Members of Parliament (MPs) Thomas Vansittart Bowater, who had held the seat since a by-election in 1924, having contested the seat in an earlier by-election in 1922.

The Conservative candidate, Sir George Broadbridge, who had been Lord Mayor of London in 1936, was returned unopposed.[ citation needed ]

Result

By-election 6 April 1938: City of London
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Broadbridge Unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold

Previous election

General election 14 November 1935: City of London (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Anderson Unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative Vansittart Bowater Unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

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