1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election

1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election

20 October 1936
Constituency of Birmingham Erdington
First party Second party   Con Candidate John Cecil-Wright Charles Simmons Party Conservative Labour Popular vote 27,068 20,834 Percentage 56.5% 43.5% Swing 1.8% 6.1%
MP before election John Eales Conservative Elected MP John Cecil-Wright Conservative

The 1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election was held on 20 October 1936. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Eales. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Wright.^[1]

Birmingham Erdington by-election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Wright	27,068	56.5	−1.8
	Labour	Charles Simmons	20,834	43.5	+6.1
Majority			6,234	13.0
Turnout			47,902
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs