Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935

The Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935 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 in England

England

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for the House of Commons constituency

United Kingdom constituencies

In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...

of Liverpool Wavertree on 6 February 1935. It was won by the Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

candidate Joseph Jackson Cleary

Joseph Jackson Cleary

Sir Joseph Jackson Cleary, JP was a British Labour Party politician.-Early life:Joseph Cleary was born in the West Derby district of Liverpool 26 October 1902 . He was educated at Holy Trinity School, Anfield and at Skerry's College, Liverpool.- Career :Cleary was appointed a Liverpool Justice of...

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the sitting Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

Member of Parliament

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(MP), Ronald Nall-Cain

Ronald Nall-Cain, 2nd Baron Brocket

Ronald Nall Nall-Cain, 2nd Baron Brocket was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom....

had succeeded to the peerage as Baron Brocket

Baron Brocket

Baron Brocket, of Brocket Hall in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1933 for the businessman Sir Charles Nall-Cain, 1st Baronet. He was Chairman of the brewing firm of Robert Cain & Sons , which had been founded by his father Robert Cain...

. He had held the seat since a by-election in 1931

Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1931

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

Candidates

The Conservative candidate was James Platt, but Randolph Churchill

Randolph Churchill

Major Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer-Churchill, MBE was the son of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Preston from 1940 to 1945....

(son the future Prime Minister Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...

) stood as an "independent Conservative". The Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

candidate was 32-year-old Joseph Jackson Cleary

Joseph Jackson Cleary

, a local magistrate

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

Result

With the Conservative vote split between the official candidate and the independent Churchill, the result was a victory for the Labour candidate, Joseph Jackson Cleary, who took the seat on a swing of 30%.

However, he was unseated at the 1935 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1935

The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...

by the Conservative Peter Shaw

Peter Stapleton Shaw

Peter Stapleton Shaw was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected to the House of Commons at the general election in 1935, as Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree....

, who held the seat until he stood down at the 1945 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1945

The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...

Vacancy

Candidates

Result

Votes

See also