Norwood by-election, 1935
The Norwood by-election of 1935 was a by-election held in the United Kingdom on 14 March 1935 to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the House of Commons constituency of Norwood, a division of Lambeth, in London.
The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Walter Greaves-Lord to serve as a High Court judge.
An Independent Conservative candidate was fielded at the by-election by Randolph Churchill, who sponsored Richard Findlay, a member of the British Union of Fascists to stand. This got no support from the press or from any Members of Parliament, despite Randolph being the son of Winston Churchill.[1] and it was won by the official Conservative candidate Duncan Sandys. Ironically, in September that year, Duncan Sandys became son-in-law of Winston and brother-in-law of Randolph by marrying Diana, the former's daughter.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Duncan Sandys | 16,147 | 51.1 | ||
| Labour | Barbara Gould | 12,799 | 40.4 | ||
| Independent Conservative | Richard Findlay | 2,698 | 8.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,348 | 10.7 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Gilbert, Martin (1981). Winston Churchill, The Wilderness Years. Macmillan. p. 124. ISBN 0-333-32564-8.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 36. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.