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1937 Manchester Gorton by-election
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1937 Manchester Gorton by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Manchester Gorton no 1935 United Kingdom general election 1935 1945 United Kingdom general election 1945 18 February 1937 William Wedgwood Benn x160px Labour Party (UK) 17,849 57.7% A. Spearman Con Conservative Party (UK) 13,091 42.3% MP Joseph Compton Labour Party (UK) William Wedgwood Benn Labour Party (UK)
The 1937 Manchester Gorton by-election was held on 18 February 1937. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Joseph Compton. It was won by the Labour candidate William Wedgwood Benn.May 2021
By Election 20 February 1937: Manchester, Gorton
Labour Party (UK)
William Wedgwood Benn
17,849
57.7
Conservative Party (UK)
A Spearman
13,091
42.3
4,758
15.4
30,940
Labour Party (UK)
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