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1938 City of London by-election

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The City of London by-election, 1938 was a by-election held on 6 April 1938 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 by-election was caused by the death of one of the City's two Conservative Party Members of Parliament (MPs) Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, who had held the seat since a by-election in 1924, having contested the seat in an earlier by-election in 1922.

The Conservative candidate, Sir George Thomas Broadbridge, who had been Lord Mayor of London in 1936, was returned unopposed.[citation needed]

Election results

By-Election 6 April 1938: City of London
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir George Thomas Broadbridge, Bt Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General Election 14 November 1935: City of London (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Alan Garrett Anderson Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, Bt Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References

  • Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]

See also