Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1931

The Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1931 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Wavertree on 23 June 1931. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Ronald Nall-Cain.

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), John Tinne had resigned his seat on 3 June 1931. Tinne had held the seat since the 1924 general election.

Candidates

The Conservative candidate was Ronald Nall-Cain, a wealthy barrister and a Hertfordshire County Councillor, while the Labour Party selected S.L. Treleaven. Neither candidate had previously stood for Parliament.

Result

The Liberal candidate had won nearly 30% of the vote at the 1929 general election, but the party did not contest the by-election. Most of the Liberal vote went to the Conservatives, and on a reduced turnout Nall-Cain held the seat with a massively increased majority.

Nall-Cain was re-elected at the general election in October 1931, and held the seat until the death in late 1934 of his father Charles, whom he succeeded as Baron Brocket, triggering another by-election.

Votes

Election box begin
title=Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1931Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Nall-Cain
votes = 18,687
percentage = 65.0
change = +25.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = S. L. Treleaven
votes = 10,042
percentage = 35.0
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 8,645
percentage = 30.0
change = +22.2Election box turnout
votes = 28,729
percentage = 51.7
change = −26.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = 11.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Tinne
votes = 16,880
percentage = 40.0
change = −7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = S. L. Treleaven
votes = 13,585
percentage = 32.2
change = −2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H. R. Rathbone
votes = 11,723
percentage = 27.8
change = +10.2Election box majority
votes = 3,295
percentage = 7.8
change = −4.6Election box turnout
votes = 42,188
percentage = 78.1
change = −2.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = −2.3

ee also

*Liverpool Wavertree (UK Parliament constituency)
*Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935
*List of United Kingdom by-elections

Sources

*cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |origyear=1969 |edition= 3rd edition |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |id= ISBN 0-900178-06-X
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