Election Name: | 1937 Manchester Gorton by-election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Seats For Election: | Constituency of Manchester Gorton |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1935 United Kingdom general election |
Previous Year: | 1935 |
Next Election: | 1945 United Kingdom general election |
Next Year: | 1945 |
Election Date: | 18 February 1937 |
Candidate1: | William Wedgwood Benn |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Popular Vote1: | 17,849 |
Percentage1: | 57.7% |
Candidate2: | A. Spearman |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Popular Vote2: | 13,091 |
Percentage2: | 42.3% |
MP | |
Before Election: | Joseph Compton |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Election: | William Wedgwood Benn |
After Party: | 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.