City of London by-election, 1938

The City of London by-election, 1938 was a by-election held on 6 April 1938 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district.

The by-election was caused by the death of one of the City's two Conservative Party Members of Parliament (MPs) Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, who had held the seat since a by-election in 1924, having contested the seat in an earlier by-election in 1922.

The Conservative candidate, Sir George Thomas Broadbridge, who had been Lord Mayor of London in 1936, was returned unopposed.

Election results

By-Election 6 April 1938: City of London
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir George Thomas Broadbridge, Bt	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 14 November 1935: City of London (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Alan Garrett Anderson	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Conservative	Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, Bt	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

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 Peerage Pages

See also

• List of United Kingdom by-elections
• City of London constituency
• City of London by-election, 1922
• City of London by-election, 1924
• City of London by-election, 1935
• City of London by-election, 1940
• City of London by-election, 1945