1937 Buckingham by-election

By-election October 2019 The 1937 Buckingham by-election was a by-election held on 11 June 1937 for the British House of Commons constituency of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the elevation to peerage of the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) George Bowyer, who was ennobled as Baron Denham. Candidates The Liberal Party selected Edwin James Boyce. He had been headmaster at Wolverton County Secondary School. He had been Chairman of the constituency Liberal association and had been elected as the association's President. He was an executive member of the Home Counties Liberal Federation."Buckingham By-Election." Times [London, England] 27 May 1937: 13. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 31 July 2016. Result The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate John Whiteley, who was elected with a majority of over 5,000 votes. Whiteley died in office six years later, triggering another by-election. Buckingham by-election, 1937 Conservative Party (UK) John Whiteley 17,919 52.6 −5.4 Labour Party (UK) James Delahaye 12,820 37.6 −4.4 Liberal Party (UK) Edwin James Boyce 3,348 9.8 New 5,099 15.0 −1.0 34,087 71.4 −3.7 Conservative Party (UK) See also List of United Kingdom by-elections Buckingham constituency 1943 Buckingham by-election References Bibliography Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 1969 3rd 1983 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-06-X March 2012 Category:1937 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1937 in England Category:20th century in Buckinghamshire Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Buckinghamshire constituencies Category:Buckingham