1931 United Kingdom general election in England

None 1931 United Kingdom general election in England 27 October 1931 England parliamentary no 1929 United Kingdom general election in England 1929 List of MPs elected in the 1929 United Kingdom general election 1935 United Kingdom general election in England 1935 All 492 English seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the 1931 United Kingdom general election 76.1% ( 0.5 pp) Stanley Baldwin ggbain.35233.jpg 122 120 160 0 0 Stanley Baldwin 23 May 1923 Conservative Party (UK) National Government Bewdley 226 seats,fn2 Combined results for county, borough and university seats. 38.8% 403fn2speaker Figure includes Speaker of the House of Commons Edward FitzRoy in Daventry. 177fn2 10,453,349fn1 57.8%fn1 19.0 ppfn1 Arthurhenderson.jpg 122 120 160 0 0 Arthur Henderson 1 September 1931 Labour Party (UK) Burnley (Lost seat) 226 seats,fn2 36.9% 29fn2Labopp Figure is for all English candidates in the Labour Opposition in 1931 197fn2Labopp 5,464,425fn1 Total and percentage votes given here are for territorial constituencies only.Labopp 30.2%fn1Labopp 6.7 ppfn1Labopp Viscount_Simon.jpg 122 120 160 0 0 John Simon 5 October 1931 Liberal National National Government Spen Valley Did not contest 23fn2 23fn2 632,155fn1 3.4%fn1 New party Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel.jpg 122 120 160 0 0 Herbert Samuel 4 November 1931 Liberal Party (UK) National Government Darwen 35 seats,fn2 23.6% 19fn2 16fn2 1,007,510fn1 5.8%fn1 17.8 ppfn1 Ramsay MacDonald ggbain 35734.jpg 122 120 160 0 0 Ramsay MacDonald 24 August 1931 National Labour Organisation National Government Seaham Did not contest 11fn2 11fn2 292,688fn1 1.5%fn1 New party On Thursday 27 October 1931, the 1931 United Kingdom general election was held in England, to elect all 615 members of the House of Commons, with 492 constituencies being in England. 485 seats represented territorial constituencies contested under the first past the post electoral system, and seven additional seats represented the university constituencies. Three university constituencies returned two members through the single transferable vote electoral system and one returned one member by the first past the post system. In this election, the parties forming the National Government across the United Kingdom won 67 per cent of the popular vote and over 90 per cent of the seats in the House of Commons. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1931 general election in England, excluding those in the university constituencies.https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 21 8 August 2026https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/26 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–49 https://books.google.com/books?id=MMCuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 1st 1977 The Macmillan Press Ltd London and Basingstoke 978-1-349-81467-1 Affiliation CandidatesConservative Party 427speakerLabour Party 419Includes 15 Co-operative Party candidates, as part of the Labour-Co-op alliance.Liberal Party 85Liberal National Party 28National Labour Organisation 17New Party 16Communist Party of Great Britain 15Independent Labour Party 9National 4The candidates that stood were Gordon Campbell in Burnley, William Allen in Burslem, William Craven-Ellis in Southampton and Ian Horobin in Southwark Central.Independent 2The candidates that stood were John Strachey in Birmingham Aston and F. Abraham in Liverpool Scotland.Independent Liberals 2The candidates that stood were Edgar Wallace in Blackpool and Frank Owen in Hereford.Commonwealth Land Party 2The candidates that stood were Arthur Rowland-Entwhistle in Burslem and James Peace in Hanley.National Independent 1This category of candidates refers to independents that supported the National Government coalition, labelling themselves as National Independents or National candidates, but were not themselves a part of the National Government. Candidate Austin Hopkinson stood in Mossley.Independent Liberal 1Candidate Frank Sykes in Halifax.Independent Labour 1Candidate William Brown stood in Wolverhampton West.Liverpool Protestant Party 1Leader Harry Dixon Longbottom stood in Liverpool Kirkdale.Agricultural Party 1Candidate John Alexander Whitehead stood in Isle of Ely.Workers 1Candidate Reginald Bridgeman stood in Uxbridge.Total 1,032 Seat summary Below is a table summarising the total number of seats, gains and losses for each party in both the territorial county and borough constituencies and the English university constituencies. +PartySeats Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%)   National Government (Total) 460 colspan="2" New 199 93.5 Conservative Party (UK) 403speaker 177 0 177 81.9   Liberal National 23 colspan="2" New 23 4.7 Liberal Party (UK) 19 11 27 16 3.9 National Labour Organisation 11 colspan="2" New 11 2.2 National Government (United Kingdom) 4 colspan="2" New 4 0.8   Labour Opposition (Total) 29 1 198 197 5.9 Labour Party (UK) 29 1 198 197 5.9 Independent Labour Party 0 colspan="3" Did not stand in 1929 —   National Independent 2 colspan="2" New 2 0.4   Independent 1 0 3 3 0.2   Other non-contested 0 colspan=2 1 — Total 492 County and borough constituency results Below is a table summarising the constituency results of the 1931 general election in England, excluding the result in the university constituencies. +PartyBritish Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006>Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–49 https://books.google.com/books?id=MMCuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 1st 1977 The Macmillan Press Ltd London and Basingstoke 978-1-349-81467-1SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%)Adjusted for multi-member constituencies. Change (%)   National Government (Total) 455 colspan="2" New 199 93.8 12,485,895 69.1 New Conservative Party (UK) 398speaker 177 0 177 81.9 10,453,349 57.8 19.0 Liberal Party (UK) 19 11 27 16 3.9 1,007,510 5.8 17.8   Liberal National 23 colspan="2" New 23 4.7 632,155 3.4 New National Labour Organisation 11 colspan="2" New 11 2.3 292,688 1.5 New National Government (United Kingdom) 4Gordon Campbell in Burnley, William Allen in Burslem, William Craven-Ellis in Southampton and Ian Horobin in Southwark Central. colspan="2" New 4 0.8 100,193 0.6 New   Labour Opposition (Total) 29 1 198 197 6.0 5,464,425 30.2 6.7 Labour Party (UK) 29 1David Logan in Liverpool Scotland. 198 197 6.0 5,347,584 29.6 7.3 Independent Labour Party 0 colspan="3" Did not stand in 1929 — 116,841 0.6   Independent Liberals 0 colspan="3" New — 31,989 0.2 New   Communist 0 0 0 — 21,452 0.1   New Party 0 colspan="3" New — 20,721 0.1 New   Independent Labour 0 0 0 — 17,090 0.1 0.1   National Independent 1Austin Hopkinson in Mossley. colspan="2" New 1 0.2 17,017 0.1 New   Liverpool Protestant 0 colspan="3" New — 7,834 0.0 New   Agricultural 0 colspan="3" New — 6,993 0.0 New   Independent 0 0 2Robert Newman in Exeter and Thomas Robinson in Stretford. 2 — 3,335 0.0 0.4   Independent Liberal 0 0 0 — 2,578 0.0 0.1   Workers 0 colspan="3" New — 2,358 0.0 New   Commonwealth Land 0 colspan="3" New — 1,347 0.0 New   Other non-contested 0 colspan=2 1Irish Nationalist T. P. O'Connor in Liverpool Scotland. — 0 0.0 Total 485 0 100.0 18,083,034 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 22,763,020Electorate in contested constituencies. The total electorate was 24,423,766.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 75 0333197348 1976 76.1https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 29 8 August 2026 0.5 Popular vote Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 57.8 Labour Opp. Labour Party (UK) 30.2 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 5.8 Liberal National National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) 3.4 National Labour National Labour Organisation 1.5 National National Government (United Kingdom) 0.6 Other #777777 0.7 Popular vote (coalitions) #ddd 600px 410px National Gov. #000000 69.1 Labour Opp. Labour Party (UK) 30.2 Other #777777 0.7 Parliament Seats Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 81.9 Labour Opp. Labour Party (UK) 6.0 Liberal National National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) 4.7 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 3.9 National Labour National Labour Organisation 2.3 National National Government (United Kingdom) 0.8 Other #777777 0.2 Parliament seats (coalitions) #ddd 600px 410px National Gov. #000000 93.8 Labour Opp. Labour Party (UK) 6.0 Other #777777 0.2 University constituency results University results summary Below is a table summarising the seats and vote share of the English university constituencies in the 1931 general election. +PartySeatsFirst preference votes Total Gains Losses Net Total Of all (%)   National Government (Total) 5 colspan="2" New 8,140 32.2 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 0 5,381 21.3 National Labour Organisation 0 colspan="3" New 2,759 10.9   Liberal National 0 colspan="3" Did not stand 0 0.0 Liberal Party (UK) 0 colspan="3" Did not stand 0 0.0   National Independent 0 colspan="3" Did not stand 0 0.0   National Independent 1 colspan="2" New 1 8,461 33.5   Independent 1 0 1 1 5,096 20.1   Independent National 0 colspan="3" New 3,134 12.4   New Party 0 colspan="3" New 461 1.8 Total 7 25,292 Cambridge University Cambridge University (constituency) The constituency for Cambridge University returned two Members of Parliament using the single transferable vote electoral system. The electorate consisted of graduates of the university. General election 1931: Cambridge University (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Godfrey Wilson Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) John Withers Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Combined English Universities Combined English Universities The Combined English Universities constituency, which represented effectively all red brick universities and Durham University, returned two Members of Parliament using the single transferable vote electoral system. The electorate consisted of graduates of the university. General Election 1931: Combined English Universities (2 seats) 4 Eleanor Rathbone Independent (politician) 37.2 5,096       Reginald Craddock Conservative Party (UK) 26.5 3,633 3,685 3,754 4,858 William Jowitt National Labour Organisation 20.1 2,759 3,003 3,207 3,632 Herbert Williams Conservative Party (UK) 12.8 1,748 1,819 1,922 eliminated Harold Nicolson New Party (UK) 3.4 461 623 eliminated   4 19,109 13,697 4,567 71.7% London University London University (constituency) The constituency for London University returned one Member of Parliament using the First-past-the-post electoral system. The electorate consisted of graduates of the university. General election 1931: London University National Government (United Kingdom) National Independent Ernest Graham-Little 8,461 72.97 +19.47 National Government (United Kingdom) Independent National Archibald Church 3,134 27.03 +27.03 5,327 45.94 +19.09 11,595 70.27 −0.25 16,501 National Government (United Kingdom) National Independent Independent (politician) Oxford University Oxford University (constituency) The constituency for Oxford University returned two Members of Parliament using the single transferable vote electoral system. The electorate consisted of graduates of the university. General election 1931: Oxford University (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Lord Hugh Cecil Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Charles Oman Unopposed N/A N/A See also 1931 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1931 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1931 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland Notes References Politics England United Kingdom Category:1930s in England Category:1931 in England 1931 #England