Buckingham by-election, 1937

The Buckingham by-election of 1937 was a by-election held on 11 June 1937 for the British House of Commons constituency of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire.

The by-election was caused by the elevation to peerage of the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) George Bowyer, who was ennobled as Baron Denham.

The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate John Whiteley, who was elected with a majority of over 5,000 votes. Whiteley died in office six years later, triggering another by-election.

Votes

By-election 1937: Buckingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Whiteley	17,919	52.6	−5.4
	Labour	J.V. Delayhaye	12,820	37.6	−4.4
	Liberal	E.J. Boyce	3,348	9.8	N/A
Majority			5,000	15.0	−1.0
Turnout			47,738	71.4	−3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

See also

• List of United Kingdom by-elections
• Buckingham constituency
• Buckingham by-election, 1943

References

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs