1933 Liverpool Exchange by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1933 Liverpool Exchange by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Exchange in Liverpool on 19 January 1933. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate John Shute. Vacancy The seat had become vacant on 12 December 1932 when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir James Reynolds died at the age of 67. He had held the seat since the 1929 general election. Candidates The Conservative candidate was 60-year-old John Shute, who had not previously contested a parliamentary election. The Labour Party selected Sydney Silverman, a 37-year-old solicitor who had been imprisoned as a conscientious objector during World War I. The Liberal Party had not contested the seat for many years and did not field a candidate in the by-election. Result and previous result On a reduced turnout, the result was a victory for the Conservative candidate, John Shute, with 55% of the votes, a majority significantly below that of his predecessor in 1931. He held the seat until defeat at the 1945 general election. Silverman was elected in 1935 as MP for Nelson and Colne. By-election, January 1933 death of Reynolds 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 176 50,060 27,610 55.2 −13.8 2,786 10.0 −26.6 hold 13.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) John Shute Conservative Party (UK) 15,198 55.0 −13.8 Sydney Silverman Labour Party (UK) 12,412 45.0 +13.8 General election, October 1931 50,638 69.0 +3.1 13,144 37.6 +37.0 hold 18.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) James Reynolds Conservative Party (UK) 24,008 68.8 +18.5 T. McLean Labour Party (UK) 10,894 31.2 −18.5 See also Liverpool Exchange (UK Parliament constituency) 1887 Liverpool Exchange by-election 1897 Liverpool Exchange by-election 1922 Liverpool Exchange by-election Liverpool List of United Kingdom by-elections References March 2012 Exchange 1933 Liverpool Exchange by-election Liverpool Exchange by-election Category:1930s in Liverpool Liverpool Exchange by-election