1937 Plymouth Drake by-election explained

Election Name:1937 Plymouth Drake by-election
Type:parliamentary
Country:United Kingdom
Seats For Election:Constituency of Plymouth Drake
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1935 United Kingdom general election
Previous Year:1935
Next Election:1945 United Kingdom general election
Next Year:1945
Election Date:15 June 1937
Candidate1:Henry Guest
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:15,778
Percentage1:58.82%
Candidate2:Geoffrey Garratt
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Popular Vote2:11,044
Percentage2:41.18%
MP
Before Election:Frederick Guest
Before Party:Conservative Party (UK)
After Election:Henry Guest
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

The 1937 Plymouth Drake by-election was held on 15 June 1937. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Frederick Guest. It was won by the Conservative candidate Henry Guest, an elder brother of Frederick.