1938 Stafford by-election

The Stafford by-election of 1938 was held on 9 June 1938. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Ormsby-Gore. It was won by the Conservative candidate Peter Thorneycroft.[1]

Stafford by-election, 1938

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Thorneycroft	16,754	57.6	+1.2
	Labour	Frank G Lloyd	12,346	42.4	-1.2
Majority			4,408	15.2	+2.4
Turnout			29,100	77.2	-1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.2

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm