1933 Manchester Rusholme by-election

The 1933 Manchester Rusholme by-election was held on 21 November 1933. The by-election was held due to the appointment to high court of the incumbent Conservative MP, Frank Merriman. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edmund Radford.^[1]

Candidates

The executive of the local Liberal association voted by a majority, not to put forward a candidate for the by-election. However, Dr Percy McDougall was nominated and ran as an unofficial Liberal candidate.^[2]

Result

Manchester Rusholme by-election, 1933

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edmund Ashworth Radford	13,904	50.8	−18.5
	Labour Co-op	George Woods	11,005	40.1	+22.5
	Independent Liberal	Percy McDougall	2,503	9.1	−3.9
Majority			2,899	10.7	−41.0
Turnout			27,412	60.8	−19.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aftermath

McDougall stood again at the 1935 general election as an Independent candidate.^[3]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. The Times House of Commons, 1935
3. The Times House of Commons, 1935