1932 Dulwich by-election

The Dulwich by-election, 1932 was a by-election held on 8 June 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency of Dulwich in South London.

1932 Dulwich by-election

8 June 1932
 
Candidate Smith Cooke-Taylor Bentwich
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Popular vote 12,342 3,998 3,905
Percentage 61.0 19.8 19.3


MP before election

Hall
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Smith
Conservative

Vacancy

The by-election was triggered by the death of the serving Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP), Sir Frederick Hall.

Electoral history

The former Conservative member had a large majority and the seat was considered a safe seat for the party. The result of the last election was;

General election 1931: Dulwich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Hall 21,752 71.5
Labour F. Hughes 4,747 15.6
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,924 12.9
Majority 17,005 55.9
Turnout 30,423
Conservative hold Swing

Candidates

Campaign

The major issues were the stringent financial policies of the National Government, and for the Liberal candidate, opposition to protectionism.

Result

The result was much as expected, with turnout around two-thirds of what it had been in the previous year's general election. The Conservative candidate's majority was slashed in half, but the Liberal candidate slightly increased his vote, pushing Labour into third place.

Dulwich by-election, 1932 Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bracewell Smith 12,342 61.0 -10.5
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,998 19.8 +6.9
Labour Helen Bentwich 3,905 19.3 +3.7
Majority 8,344 41.2 -14.7
Turnout 20,245 43.0
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

General election 1935: Dulwich Electorate 43,025
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bracewell Smith 16,870 60.8
Labour J V Delahaye 7,142 25.7
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,743 13.5
Majority 9,728 35.1
Turnout 27,755
Conservative hold Swing

See also

References

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