1934 Rushcliffe by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1934 Rushcliffe by-election was held on 26 July 1934. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Betterton. It was won by the Conservative candidate Ralph Assheton.May 2021 Candidates The Liberal Party selected Arthur Thomas Marwood, who had been their candidate in the 1929 general election. He was a commercial traveller in the grocery trade. He lived locally, in Carlton. He had run a Baptist church.The Times House of Commons, 1929 Result Rushcliffe by-election, 1934 Conservative Party (UK) Ralph Assheton 19,374 48.8 -23.3 Labour Party (UK) HJ Cadogan 15,081 38.0 +2.1 Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Thomas Marwood 5,251 13.2 New 4,293 10.8 -33.6 39,706 56.5 -21.3 Conservative Party (UK) Aftermath Marwood contested Derbyshire North East at the 1935 general election.The Times House of Commons, 1935 References Category:1934 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1934 in England Category:20th century in Nottinghamshire Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Nottinghamshire constituencies Category:July 1934 in the United Kingdom