1931 Manchester Ardwick by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1931 Manchester Ardwick by-election was held on 22 June 1931. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Thomas Lowth. It was won by the Labour candidate Joseph Henderson.

Previous election

General election 1929: Manchester Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Lowth	20,041	60.3	+5.4
	Unionist	Mary Latchford Kingsmill Jones	13,177	39.7	−5.4
Majority			6,864	20.6	+10.8
Turnout			33,218	72.0	−4.1
Registered electors			46,158
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.4

By-election 1931: Manchester Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Henderson	15,294	50.5	−9.8
	Conservative	S.L. Elborne	14,980	49.5	+9.8
Majority			314	1.0	−19.6
Turnout			30,274	64.1	−7.9
Registered electors			47,252
	Labour hold		Swing	−9.8

Henderson's victory was short-lived. At the general election later in the year he was defeated by the Conservative Albert Fuller by over 5,000 votes. However he would regain the seat when he successfully challenged Fuller at the 1935 general election.

"House of Commons". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-900178-01-6.
The Times House of Commons 1931. London: The Times Office. 1931. p. 46.
The Times House of Commons 1935. London: The Times Office. 1935. p. 67.

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