Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1931
- Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1931
The Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1931 was a by-election held on 30th April 1931 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne in Lancashire. The by-election was triggered by the death of the town's Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Albert Bellamy.
The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate John Broadbent, who held the seat with a reduced majority.
This was the first election contested by Oswald Mosley's New Party. The furious crowd on the market ground by the town hall shouted down Mosley as he tried to speak after the declaration, calling him a traitor and blaming him for Labour's defeat. He is reputed to have said to his aide, John Lytton Strachey: "That is the crowd that has prevented anyone doing anything in England since the (First World) War." Strachey believed that it was at that point that British fascism was born.
During the campaign there were huge crowds to hear Mosley's wife, Lady Cynthia, speak. However, the Ashton Reporter felt that these were artificially swelled by the many girls who wanted to admire the clothes worn by the glamorous Lady Cynthia.
Votes
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Broadbent
votes = 12,420
percentage = 44.6
change = +11.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. W. Gordon
votes = 11,005
percentage = 39.4
change = −5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = New Party (UK)
candidate = Allan Young
votes = 4,472
percentage = 16.0
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 1,415
percentage = 5.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 27,897
percentage = 80.2
change = −5.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =
References
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See also
* List of United Kingdom by-elections
* Ashton-under-Lyne constituency
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1920
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1928
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1939
* Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1945
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