Stroud by-election, 1931
The Stroud by-election of 1931 was held on 21 May 1931. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Frank Nelson. It was won by the Conservative candidate Walter Robert Dempster Perkins.[1]
Candidates
The Liberal Party ran 56 year-old Arthur William Stanton of Field Place, Stroud.[2] Stanton was a solicitor.[3] He had been their candidate at both the 1924 and 1929 General Elections. Previously he had contested Gloucester for the Liberal Party at both the 1922 and 1923 General Elections.[4]
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Robert Dempster Perkins | 17,641 | 49.6 | ||
| Labour | Sir Herbert John Maynard | 10,688 | 30.0 | ||
| Liberal | Arthur William Stanton | 7,267 | 20.4 | ||
| Majority | 6,953 | 19.6 | |||
| Turnout | 71.4 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Aftermath
Following the formation of the National Government, the Liberals chose not to run a candidate at the 1931 General Election. Stanton did run again, at the 1935 General Election in Chippenham, again without success. In 1937 he was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1926
- ↑ The Times House of Commons, 1935
- ↑ The Times House of Commons, 1929
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34381. p. 1819. 19 March 1937. Retrieved 17 April 2011.