Tonbridge by-election, 1937

The Tonbridge by-election of 1937 was held on 23 March 1937. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Herbert Henry Spender-Clay. It was won by the Conservative candidate Adrian William Maxwell Baillie.^[1]

Tonbridge by-election, 1937[2] Electorate 56,717
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie	18,802	56.9
	Labour	H Smith	8,147	24.7
	Liberal	Richard Borlase Matthews	6,073	18.4
Majority
Turnout				58.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig