1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election

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The Birmingham Erdington by-election of 1936 was held on 20 October 1936. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Eales. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Allan Cecil Wright.[1]

Birmingham Erdington by-election, 1936
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Allan Cecil Cecil-Wright 27,068 56.5 −1.8
Labour Charles Simmons 20,834 43.5 +6.1
Majority 6,234 13.0
Turnout 47,902
Conservative hold Swing

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