1935 United Kingdom general election in England

None 1935 United Kingdom general election in England 14 November 1935 England parliamentary no 1931 United Kingdom general election in England 1931 List of MPs elected in the 1931 United Kingdom general election 1945 United Kingdom general election in England 1945 All 492 English seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the 1935 United Kingdom general election 70.7% ( 5.4 pp) Stanley Baldwin ggbain.35233.jpg 122 120 160 0 0 Stanley Baldwin 23 May 1923 Conservative Party (UK) National Government Bewdley 403 seats,fn2 Combined results for county, borough and university seats. 57.8% 333fn2speaker Figure includes Speaker of the House of Commons Edward FitzRoy in Daventry. 70fn2 8,997,348fn1 49.4%fn1 8.4 ppfn1 Clement Attlee MP.jpg 122 120 160 0 0 Clement Attlee 25 October 1935 Labour Party (UK) Limehouse 29 seats,fn2 30.2%Figure is for all English candidates in the Labour Opposition in 1931 116fn2 87fn2 7,054,050fn1 Total and percentage votes given here are for territorial constituencies only. 38.5%fn1 8.3 ppfn1 Viscount_Simon.jpg 122 120 160 0 0 John Simon 5 October 1931 Liberal National National Government Spen Valley 23 seats,fn2 3.4% 22fn2 1fn2 673,597fn1 3.4%fn1 Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel.jpg 122 120 160 0 0 Herbert Samuel 4 November 1931 Liberal Party (UK) Darwen 19 seats,fn2 5.8% 11fn2 8fn2 1,108,971fn1 6.3%fn1 0.5 ppfn1 Ramsay MacDonald ggbain 35734.jpg 122 120 160 0 0 Ramsay MacDonald 24 August 1931 National Labour Organisation National Government Seaham (lost seat) 11 seats,fn2 1.5 6fn2 5fn2 303,742fn1 1.6%fn1 0.1fn1 On Thursday 14 November 1935, the 1935 United Kingdom general election was held in England, to elect all 615 members of the House of Commons, with 492 constituencies being in England. 485 seats represented territorial constituencies contested under the first past the post electoral system, and seven additional seats represented the university constituencies. Three university constituencies returned two members through the single transferable vote electoral system and one returned one member by the first past the post system. When combined with results from across the United Kingdom, the election resulted in a second landslide victory for the three-party National Government, which was led by Stanley Baldwin of the Conservative Party after the resignation of Ramsay MacDonald due to ill health earlier in the year. It is the most recent general election in United Kingdom to have seen any party or alliance of parties win a majority of the popular vote. This was the last election during the reign of King George V, who died in 1936. Due to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the next general election was not held until 1945. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1935 general election in England, excluding those in the university constituencies.https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 21 8 August 2026https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/27 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–49 https://books.google.com/books?id=MMCuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 1st 1977 The Macmillan Press Ltd London and Basingstoke 978-1-349-81467-1 Affiliation CandidatesLabour Party 452Includes 17 Co-operative Party candidates, as part of the Labour-Co-op alliance.Conservative Party 423speakerLiberal Party 132Liberal National Party 31National Labour Organisation 18Independent Labour Party 5Independent Conservative 2The candidates that stood were Linton Thorp in Nelson and Colne and James Lockwood in Shipley.Independent 2The candidates that stood were Walter George Bagnall in Colne Valley and Violet Van der Elst in Putney.National Dividend 2The candidates that stood were HC Bell in Birmingham Erdington and Reginald Kenney in Bradford North.National Independent 1Candidate Austin Hopkinson stood in Mossley.Independent Labour 1Candidate William Brown stood in Wolverhampton West.National 1Candidate Charles Markham stood in Ilkeston.Liverpool Protestant Party 1Candidate Harry Dixon Longbottom stood in Liverpool Kirkdale.Independent Progressive 1Candidate Gerald Bailey stood in Aldershot.People's Peace 1Candidate James Monteith Erskine stood in Farnworth.Social Credit Party 1Candidate stood Wilfred Townend in Leeds South.Independent Liberal 1Candidate Percy McDougall stood in Manchester Rusholme.Agricultural Defence League 1Candidate George Pitt-Rivers stood in North Dorset.Christian Socialist 1Candidate J. A. Harper stood in Walsall.Radical Reform 1Candidate Thomas Disher stood in Camberwell North.Total 1,078 Seat summary Below is a table summarising the total number of seats, gains and losses for each party in both the territorial county and borough constituencies and the English university constituencies. +PartySeats Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%)   National Government (Total) 361 7 87 80 72.9 Conservative Party (UK) 333speaker 3 73 70 67.3   Liberal National 22 3 4 1 4.4 National Labour Organisation 6 1 6 5 1.2 National Government (United Kingdom) 0 0 4 4 —   Labour 116 87 0 87 23.4   Liberal 11 3 11 8 2.2   National Independent 2 0 0 0.4   Independent 2 1 0 1 0.4 Total 492 County and borough constituency results Below is a table summarising the constituency results of the 1935 general election in England, excluding the result in the university constituencies. The seat and vote share change for the National Government coalition reflects on the parties that remained part of it in the election, and does not include the Liberal Party's change in seats and vote share or the outcome of the party leaving the National Government in 1932 and going into complete opposition in 1933. +PartyBritish Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–49 https://books.google.com/books?id=MMCuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 1st 1977 The Macmillan Press Ltd London and Basingstoke 978-1-349-81467-1SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%)Adjusted for multi-member constituencies. Change (%)   National Government (Total) 357 7 86 79 73.6 9,987,937 54.5 8.8 Conservative Party (UK) 329Figure includes Speaker of the House of Commons Edward FitzRoy in Daventry. 3 72 69 67.8 8,997,348 49.4 8.4   Liberal National 22 3 4 1 4.5 673,597 3.4 National Labour Organisation 6 1Harold Nicolson in Leicester West. 6 5 1.2 303,742 1.6 0.1   National 0 0 4Gordon Campbell in Burnley, William Allen in Burslem and Ian Horobin in Southwark Central. William Craven-Ellis in Southampton was re-elected, but as an official Conservative Party candidate. 4 0.2 13,250 0.1 0.5   Labour 116 87 0 87 23.9 7,054,050 38.5 8 .3   Liberal 11 3 11 8 2.3 1,108,971 6.3 0.5   Ind. Conservative 0 colspan="3" Did not stand in 1931 — 27,721 0.2   National Independent 1Austin Hopkinson in Mossley. 0 0 0.2 24,569 0.1   Ind. Labour Party 0 colspan="3" Newly independent — 18,681 0.1   Independent Labour 0 0 0 — 14,867 0.1   National Dividend 0 colspan="3" New — 6,734 0.0 New   Liverpool Protestant 0 0 0 — 6,677 0.0   Independent Progressive 0 colspan="3" New — 6,421 0.0 New   People's Peace 0 colspan="3" New — 3,763 0.0 New   Social Credit 0 colspan="3" New — 3,642 0.0 New   Independent 0 0 0 — 2,775 0.0   Independent Liberal 0 0 0 — 2,525 0.0   Agricultural Defence 0 colspan="3" New — 1,771 0.0 New   Christian Socialist 0 colspan="3" New — 1,480 0.0 New   Radical Reform 0 colspan="3" New — 451 0.0 New Total 485 0 100.0 18,273,035 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 24,806,777Electorate in contested constituencies. The total electorate was 25,618,571.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 76 0333197348 1976 70.7https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 29 8 August 2026 5.4 Popular vote Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 49.4 Labour Labour Party (UK) 38.5 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 6.3 Liberal National National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) 3.4 National Labour National Labour Organisation 1.6 National National Government (United Kingdom) 0.1 Other #777777 0.7 Popular vote (coalitions) #ddd 600px 410px National Gov. #000000 54.5 Labour Labour Party (UK) 38.5 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 6.3 Other #777777 0.7 Parliament seats Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 67.8 Labour Labour Party (UK) 23.9 Liberal National National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) 4.5 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 2.3 National Labour National Labour Organisation 1.2 Other #777777 0.2 Parliament seats (coalitions) #ddd 600px 410px National Gov. #000000 73.6 Labour Labour Party (UK) 23.9 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 2.3 Other #777777 0.2 University constituency results University results summary Below is a table summarising the seats and vote share of the English university constituencies in the 1935 general election. +PartySeatsFirst preference votes Total Gains Losses Net Total Of all (%)   National Government (Total) 4 0 1 1 23,687 51.4 Conservative Party (UK) 4 0 1 1 23,687 51.4   Liberal National 0 colspan="3" Did not stand 0 0.0 National Labour Organisation 0 colspan="3" Did not stand 0 0.0 National Government (United Kingdom) 0 colspan="3" Did not stand 0 0.0   Independent 2 1 0 1 3,390 7.4   National Independent 1 0 0 8,958 19.4   Labour Party 0 colspan="3" New 10,054 21.8 Total 7 46,089 Cambridge University See also: Cambridge University (constituency) The constituency for Cambridge University returned two Members of Parliament using the single transferable vote electoral system. The electorate consisted of graduates of the university. General Election 1935: Oxford University (2 seats) 1 John Withers Conservative Party (UK) 42.30 7,602 Kenneth Pickthorn Conservative Party (UK) 38.49 6,917 Lionel Elvin Labour Party (UK) 19.21 3,453 1 33,617 17,972 5,991 53.46% Combined English Universities See also: Combined English Universities The Combined English Universities constituency, which represented effectively all red brick universities and Durham University, returned two Members of Parliament using the single transferable vote electoral system. The electorate consisted of graduates of the university. General election 1935: Combined English Universities (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Craddock Unopposed N/A N/A Independent (politician) Eleanor Rathbone Unopposed N/A N/A London University See also: London University (constituency) The constituency for London University returned one Member of Parliament using the First-past-the-post electoral system. The electorate consisted of graduates of the university. General election 1935: London University National Government (United Kingdom) National Independent Ernest Graham-Little 8,958 69.57 −3.40 Labour Party (UK) Norman Angell 3,918 30.43 New 5,040 39.14 −6.80 12,876 71.74 +1.47 17,949 National Government (United Kingdom) National Independent Oxford University See also: Oxford University (constituency) The constituency for Oxford University returned two Members of Parliament using the single transferable vote electoral system. The electorate consisted of graduates of the university. General Election 1935: Oxford University (2 seats) 3 Lord Hugh Cecil Conservative Party (UK) 48.32 7,365     A. P. Herbert Independent (politician) 22.24 3,390 3,864 5,206 C. R. M. F. Cruttwell Conservative Party (UK) 11.83 1,803 3,520 3,697 J. L. Stocks Labour Party (UK) 17.60 2,683 2,776 eliminated 3 22,413 15,241 5,081 68.00% See also 1935 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1935 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1935 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland Notes References Politics England United Kingdom Category:1935 in England Category:1930s in England 1935 #England