1931 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election

The 1931 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election was held on 5 February 1931. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Mond. It was won by the Conservative candidate Patrick Buchan-Hepburn.^[1] Mond, a former Liberal had won the seat for the Conservatives at a by-election in 1929 and had held it with an increased at the 1929 general election a few weeks later.^[2] Buchan-Hepburn had previously served on the London County Council and as a private secretary to Winston Churchill.^[3]

Result

Liverpool East Toxteth by-election, 5 February 1931^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Buchan-Hepburn	17,040	75.4	+27.5
	Labour	Charles Burden	5,550	24.6	−2.3
Majority			11,490	50.8	+29.8
Turnout			22,590	45.6	−29.9
Registered electors			49,518
	Conservative hold		Swing	+14.9

Aftermath

At the general election later in the year Patrick Buchan-Hepburn scored an even greater victory, defeating a Liberal by over 19,000 votes. On that occasion, Labour did not field a candidate.^[3]

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ The Times House of Commons 1929. London: The Times Office. 1929. p. 47.
^ ^a ^b The Times House of Commons 1931. London: The Times Office. 1931. p. 45.
^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 173. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

[TimesHoC1929-2] The Times House of Commons 1929. London: The Times Office. 1929. p. 47.

[TimesHoC1931-3] The Times House of Commons 1931. London: The Times Office. 1931. p. 45.

[craig1918-4] Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 173. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.

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