Croydon South by-election, 1932
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The Croydon South by-election, 1932 was a by-election held on 9 February 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency of Croydon South in Surrey.
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[edit] Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir William Mitchell-Thomson had been elevated to the peerage as Baron Selsdon. He had held the seat since the 1923 general election.
[edit] Candidates
The Conservative candidate was Herbert Williams, who had been MP for Reading until his defeat at the 1929 general election.
His only opponent was the Labour Party candidate, R. P. Messel, who had contested South Molton in 1929 and 1931.
[edit] Result
On a low turnout, the result was a victory for Williams: a swing of 12.8% to Labour merely reduced the Conservative majority from huge to large. He was re-elected in 1935, but defeated at the 1945 general election.
[edit] Votes
| Croydon South by-election, 9 February 1932 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Herbert Williams | 19,126 | 67.5 | −12.8 | |
| Labour | R. P. Messel | 9,189 | 32.5 | +12.8 | |
| Majority | 9,937 | 35.0 | −25.6 | ||
| Turnout | 28,315 | 38.2 | −30.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −12.8 | |||
[edit] See also
- Croydon South constituency
- Croydon South by-election, 1919
- Croydon
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950)
[edit] Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs.
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