The City of London by-election, 1938 was a by-election

By-election

A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....

 held on 6 April 1938 for the British House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 constituency

United Kingdom constituencies

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 of City of London

City of London (UK Parliament constituency)

The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.-Boundaries and boundary...

, which covered the "Square Mile

City of London

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" which was the United Kingdom's

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 traditional financial district.

The by-election was caused by the death of one of the City's two Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

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 Members of Parliament

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 (MPs) Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater

Thomas Vansittart Bowater

Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, 1st Baronet DL was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1913 to 1914 and as one of the City's Members of Parliament from 1924 to 1938.-Career:...

, who had held the seat since a by-election in 1924

City of London by-election, 1924

The City of London by-election, 1924 was a parliamentary by-election held on 1 February 1924 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district....

, having contested the seat in an earlier by-election in 1922

City of London by-election, 1922

The City of London by-election, 1922 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1922 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district....

.

The Conservative candidate, Sir George Thomas Broadbridge

George Broadbridge, 1st Baron Broadbridge

George Thomas Broadbridge, 1st Baron Broadbridge KCVO FRGS FCIS was a British Conservative Party politician, most prominently in the City of London....

, who had been Lord Mayor of London

Lord Mayor of London

The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...

 in 1936, was returned unopposed.

Election results

See also

• List of United Kingdom by-elections
• City of London constituency
  City of London (UK Parliament constituency)
  The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.-Boundaries and boundary...
  
  
• City of London by-election, 1922
  City of London by-election, 1922
  The City of London by-election, 1922 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1922 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district....
  
  
• City of London by-election, 1924
  City of London by-election, 1924
  The City of London by-election, 1924 was a parliamentary by-election held on 1 February 1924 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district....
  
  
• City of London by-election, 1935
• City of London by-election, 1940
  City of London by-election, 1940
  The City of London by-election, 1940 was a by-election held on 5 February 1940 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district....
  
  
• City of London by-election, 1945