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1931 Stroud by-election

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The 1931 Stroud by-election 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 Perkins.[1]

Candidates

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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

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Stroud by-election, 1931
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Perkins 17,641 49.6 +5.1
Labour John Maynard 10,688 30.0 +3.9
Liberal Arthur William Stanton 7,267 20.4 −9.1
Majority 6,953 19.6 +4.6
Turnout 35,596 71.4 −10.2
Conservative hold Swing +6.5

Aftermath

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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

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1926
  3. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1935
  4. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929
  5. ^ "No. 34381". The London Gazette. 19 March 1937. p. 1819.