Hitchin by-election, 1933

The Hitchin by-election of 1933 was held on 8 June 1933 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Lytton died in a plane accident. It was won by the Conservative candidate Arnold Wilson.[1]

Hitchin by-election, 1933

Electorate 48,580

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Arnold Wilson 14,569 58.4
Labour William Bennett 10,362 41.6
Majority 4,207 16.8
Turnout 24,931 51.3
Conservative hold Swing

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