Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1931
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The Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1931 was a by-election held on 30th April 1931 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne in Lancashire. The by-election was triggered by the death of the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Albert Bellamy.
The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate John Broadbent, who held the seat with a reduced majority.
This was the first election contested by Oswald Moseley's New Party.
[edit] Votes
| Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1931 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Broadbent | 12,420 | 44.6 | +11.6 | |
| Labour | J. W. Gordon | 11,005 | 39.4 | −5.0 | |
| New Party | Allan Young | 4,472 | 16.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,415 | 5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 27,897 | 80.2 | −5.7 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
