1937 Hemel Hempstead by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election June 2025 August 2019 August 2019 1937 Hemel Hempstead by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Hemel Hempstead no 1935 United Kingdom general election 1935 1945 United Kingdom general election 1945 22 June 1937 Frances Davidson Con Conservative Party (UK) 14,992 57.7% 4.8% Margery Corbett Ashby x160px Liberal Party (UK) 7,347 28.3% 6.3% Charles William James Lab Labour Party (UK) 3,651 14.0% 1.4% MP J. C. C. Davidson Conservative Party (UK) Frances Davidson Conservative Party (UK) 55.0% ( 14.3%) The 1937 Hemel Hempstead by-election was held on 22 June 1937. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, J. C. C. Davidson. It was won by the Conservative candidate, his wife Frances Davidson, Viscountess Davidson.May 2021 Electoral history General election 1935: Hemel Hempstead Conservative Party (UK) J. C. C. Davidson 20,074 62.5 -4.7 Liberal Party (UK) Margery Corbett Ashby 7,078 22.0 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) Charles William James 4,951 15.4 +7.2 12,996 40.6 -2.0 32,103 69.3 -7.9 Conservative Party (UK) -1.1 Result Hemel Hempstead by-election, 1937 Conservative Party (UK) Frances Davidson, Viscountess Davidson 14,992 57.7 -4.8 Liberal Party (UK) Margery Corbett Ashby 7,347 28.3 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) Charles William James 3,651 14.0 -1.4 7,645 29.4 -11.2 25,990 55.0 -14.3 Conservative Party (UK) -5.6 References Hemel Hempstead Category:1937 in England Category:Hemel Hempstead Category:Politics of Dacorum Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Hertfordshire constituencies Category:20th century in Hertfordshire Category:June 1937 in the United Kingdom