1938 Willesden East by-election

The 1938 Willesden East by-election was held on 28 July 1938. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Daniel Somerville. It was won by the Conservative candidate Samuel Hammersley. ^[1]

Previous result

General election 1935: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Somerville	25,613	57.7	−4.4
	Labour	Maurice Orbach	15,523	35.0	+13.6
	Liberal	Nancy Stuart Parnell	3,217	7.3	−9.2
Majority			10,090	22.7	−18.0
Turnout			44,353	62.0	−6.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.0

Result

Willesden East by-election, 1938

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Samuel Hammersley	16,009	56.6	−1.1
	Labour	Maurice Orbach	12,278	43.4	+8.4
Majority			3,731	13.2	−9.5
Turnout			28,287	39.3	−22.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.7

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs