Derby by-election, 1936

The Derby by-election of 1936 was held on 9 July 1936. The by-election was held due to the resigned over budget leak of the incumbent National Labour MP, James Henry Thomas. The seat was gained by the Labour candidate Philip Noel-Baker.^[1]

Derby by-election, 1936[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip John Noel-Baker	28,419	52.5
	National Labour	Archibald George Church	25,666	47.5
Majority			2,753	5.0
Turnout				65.5
	Labour gain from National Labour		Swing

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949