Preston by-election, 1936
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The Preston by-election, 1936 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Preston on 25 November 1936. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament William Kirkpatrick had resigned to take up the post of representative to China of the Export Credits Guarantee Department.
The Conservative candidate, Edward Cobb, held the seat for his party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Cobb | 32,575 | 48.8 | ||
| Labour | Frank Bowles | 30,970 | 46.4 | ||
| Independent | Miss F. White | 3,221 | 4.8 | ||
| Majority | 1,605 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 63,746 | 79.0 | −3.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Preston (UK Parliament constituency)
- Preston, Lancashire
- Preston by-election, 1903
- Preston by-election, 1915
- Preston by-election, 1929
- Preston by-election, 1940
- Preston by-election, 1946
- Preston by-election, 2000
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
References
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- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
Categories:
- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template without an unnamed parameter
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies
- 1936 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1936 in England
- 20th century in Lancashire
- Elections in Preston
