Upton by-election, 1934

The West Ham Upton by-election of 1934 was held on 14 May 1934. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Alfred James Chotzner. It was won by the Labour candidate Benjamin Walter Gardner.[1]

Result

Upton by-election, 1934[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Benjamin Walter Gardner 11,998 56.4
Conservative John Robert Jermain Macnamara 8,534 40.1
Ind. Labour Party Archibald Fenner Brockway 748 3.5
Majority 3,464 16.3
Turnout 50.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +17.0%

Previous result

General Election 1931: Upton[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Alfred James Chotzner 17,561 58.5 +26.2
Labour Benjamin Walter Gardner 12,453 41.5
Majority 5,108 17.0
Turnout 30,014 70.4 -0.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  3. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig


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