Bristol East by-election, 1931

The Bristol East by-election of 1931 was held on 16 January 1931. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Walter John Baker. It was won by the Labour candidate Stafford Cripps.^[1]

By-election result

Bristol East by-election January 1931[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sir R. Stafford Cripps	19,261	61.7
	Conservative	P.J.F. Chapman-Walker	7,937	25.4
	Liberal	Edward Baker	4,010	12.8
Majority			11,324	36.3
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Previous result

General Election 1929: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter John Baker	24,197	65.8	+7.6
	Liberal	Charles Gordon-Spencer	12,576	34.2	-7.6
Majority			11,621	31.6	+15.2
Turnout				78.2	-1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.6

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. Cooke, Colin (1957) The Life of Richard Stafford Cripps, p.119