Willesden East by-election, 1938
The Willesden East by-election of 1938 was held on 28 July 1938. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Daniel Somerville. It was won by the Conservative candidate Samuel Hammersley.[1]
Previous result
| General Election 1935 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Daniel Gerald Somerville | 25,613 | 57.7 | ||
| Labour | Maurice Orbach | 15,523 | 35.0 | ||
| Liberal | Miss Nancy Stuart Parnell | 3,217 | 7.3 | ||
| Majority | 10,090 | 22.7 | |||
| Turnout | 62.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Result
| Willesden East by-election, 1938 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Samuel Schofield Hammersley | 16,009 | 56.6 | ||
| Labour | Maurice Orbach | 12,278 | 43.4 | ||
| Majority | 3,731 | 13.2 | |||
| Turnout | 39.3 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
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