Sunderland by-election, 1931

The Sunderland by-election of 1931 was held on 26 March 1931. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Alfred Smith. It was won by the Conservative candidate Luke Thompson.^[1]

General Election 1929: Sunderland[2] Electorate 101,875
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marion Phillips	31,794	19.5
	Labour	Alfred Smith	31,085	19.0
	Conservative	Sir Walter Raine	29,180	17.9
	Conservative	Luke Thompson	28,937	17.7
	Liberal	Dr. Elizabeth T. Morgan	21,300	13.0
	Liberal	Sir John William Pratt	21,142	12.9
Majority			1,905	1.1
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sunderland by-election, 1931[3] Electorate 103,363
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Luke Thompson	30,497	40.3
	Labour	James Thomas Brownlie	30,074	39.8
	Liberal	Dr. Elizabeth T. Morgan	15,020	19.9
Majority			423	0.5
Turnout				73.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
3. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.