1935 Liverpool West Toxteth by-election

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The 1935 Liverpool West Toxteth by-election was held on 16 July 1935. The by-election was held due to the appointment as a metropolitan police magistrate of the incumbent Conservative MP, Clyde Tabor Wilson. It was won by the Labour candidate Joseph Gibbins, who had previously won the 1924 by-election in the same seat and held it until the 1931 general election.^[1]

Result

Liverpool West Toxteth by-election, 1935^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Gibbins	14,908	60.9	+18.8
	Conservative	J.W.J. Cremlyn	9,565	39.1	−18.8
Majority			5,343	21.8	N/A
Turnout			24,473	53.9	−22.2
Registered electors			45,373
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+18.8

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 183. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.

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