Election Name: | 1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Seats For Election: | Constituency of Birmingham Erdington |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1935 United Kingdom general election |
Previous Year: | 1935 |
Next Election: | 1945 United Kingdom general election |
Next Year: | 1945 |
Election Date: | 20 October 1936 |
Candidate1: | John Cecil-Wright |
Image1: | Con |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Popular Vote1: | 27,068 |
Percentage1: | 56.5% |
Swing1: | 1.8% |
Candidate2: | Charles Simmons |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Popular Vote2: | 20,834 |
Percentage2: | 43.5% |
Swing2: | 6.1% |
MP | |
Before Election: | John Eales |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Election: | John Cecil-Wright |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election was held on 20 October 1936. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Eales. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Wright.