Birmingham Erdington by-election, 1936

The Birmingham Erdington by-election of 1936 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 Allan Cecil Wright.^[1]

Birmingham Erdington by-election, 1936
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Allan Cecil Cecil-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. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm