Chertsey by-election, 1937

The Chertsey by-election of 1937 was held on 2 July 1937. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Archibald Boyd-Carpenter. At first, a three-cornered contest had been expected between the Conservative candidate, the retired naval officer Arthur Marsden, Ernest Ronald Haylor, a Liberal-Progressive barrister of Buckingham Gate, and Mr F. J. Tompsett, a City rubber broker, who was to have stood as an Independent and anti-Communist. However, Tompsett decided to withdraw in favour of Marsden.^[1] In the end, Arthur Marsden won the election.^[2]

Result

Chertsey by-election, 1937[3] Electorate 77,824
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Marsden	19,767	64.8
	Liberal	Ernest Ronald Haylor	10,722	35.2
Majority			9,045	29.6
Turnout				39.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "CHERTSEY FIGHT". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette (British Newspaper Archive). 24 June 1937. Retrieved 2 February 2015. (subscription required (help)).
2. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig