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1933 Manchester Rusholme by-election
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UK Parliamentary by-election
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The 1933 Manchester Rusholme by-election was held on 21 November 1933. The by-election was held due to the appointment to high court of the incumbent Conservative MP, Frank Merriman. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edmund Radford.May 2021
Candidates
The executive of the local Liberal association voted by a majority, not to put forward a candidate for the by-election. However, Dr Percy McDougall was nominated and ran as an unofficial Liberal candidate.The Times House of Commons, 1935
Result
Manchester Rusholme by-election, 1933
Conservative Party (UK)
Edmund Ashworth Radford
13,904
50.8
-18.5
Labour Co-operative
George Woods
11,005
40.1
+22.5
Independent Liberal
Percy McDougall
2,503
9.1
-3.9
2,899
10.7
-41.0
27,412
60.8
-19.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Aftermath
McDougall stood again at the 1935 general election as an Independent candidate.The Times House of Commons, 1935
References
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