Birmingham West by-election, 1937
The Birmingham West by-election of 1937 was held on 29 April 1937. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Austen Chamberlain. It was won by the Conservative candidate Walter Frank Higgs.[1]
| By Election 1937: Birmingham, West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Walter Frank Higgs | 12,552 | |||
| Labour | Richard Howard Stafford Crossman | 9,632 | |||
| Majority | 2,920 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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