Islington North by-election, 1937
- Islington North by-election, 1937
The Islington North by-election, 1937 was a parliamentary by-election held on 13 October 1937 for the British House of Commons constituency of Islington North in Islington, North London.
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Albert William Goodman, died on 22 August 1937, aged 57. He had held the seat since the 1931 general election.
The result of the contest was a victory for the Labour candidate, Leslie Haden-Guest, who won with a majority of 1,296 over the Conservative candidate, former MP Sir Wilfrid Sugden. Haden Guest represented the constituency until he stepped down at the 1950 general election.
Election box begin
title=Islington North by-election, 1937Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Leslie Haden-Guest
votes = 13,523
percentage = 52.5
change = +6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sir Wilfrid Sugden
votes = 12,227
percentage = 47.5
change = −6.9Election box majority
votes = 1,296
percentage = 5.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 27,750
percentage = 40.4
change = −19.3Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = 6.9
ee also
*Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)
*Islington
*Islington North by-election, 1958
*Islington North by-election, 1969
*List of United Kingdom by-elections
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