1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election explained

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.