1937 Stalybridge and Hyde by-election
The Stalybridge and Hyde by-election of 1937 was held on 28 April 1937. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Philip Russell Rendel Dunne. It was won by the Conservative candidate Horace Trevor-Cox.[1]
The Labour candidate, the Reverend Gordon Lang was the former MP for Oldham and in the 1945 general election won the seat on a large swing.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Horace Trevor-Cox | 21,901 | |||
| Labour | Gordon Lang | 21,567 | |||
| Majority | 334 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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