Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935

Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935

The Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Wavertree on 6 February 1935. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Joseph Jackson Cleary.

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Ronald Nall-Cain had succeeded to the peerage as Baron Brocket. He had held the seat since a by-election in 1931.

Candidates

The Conservative candidate was James Platt, but Randolph Churchill (son the future Prime Minister Winston Churchill) stood as an "independent Conservative". The Labour Party candidate was 32-year-old Joseph Jackson Cleary, a local magistrate.

Result

With the Conservative vote split between the official candidate and the independent Churchill, the result was a victory for the Labour candidate, Joseph Jackson Cleary, who took the seat on a swing of 30%.

However, he was unseated at the 1935 general election by the Conservative Peter Shaw, who held the seat until he stood down at the 1945 general election .

Votes

Election box begin
title=Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Jackson Cleary
votes = 15,611
percentage = 35.3
change = +13.2
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Platt
votes = 13,711
percentage = 31.2
change = −46.7
Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Conservative
candidate = Randolph Churchill
votes = 10,575
percentage = 23.9
change = N/A
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = A. Morris
votes = 4,208
percentage = 9.5
change = N/A
Election box majority
votes = 1,840
percentage = 4.1
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 44,165
percentage = 72.3
change = −2.9
Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = −30.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Nall-Cain
votes = 33,476
percentage = 77.9
change = +12.9
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = C. G. Clark
votes = 9,504
percentage = 22.1
change = −12.9
Election box majority
votes = 23,972
percentage = 55.8
change = +25.8
Election box turnout
votes = 42,980
percentage = 75.2
change =
Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +12.9

ee also

*Liverpool Wavertree (UK Parliament constituency)
*Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1931
*List of United Kingdom by-elections

Sources

*cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |origyear=1969 |edition= 3rd edition |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |id= ISBN 0-900178-06-X
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