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1937 North Dorset by-election

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Vacancy
Electoral history
Candidates
Campaign
Result
Aftermath
See also
References

The North Dorset by-election, 1937 was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of North Dorset on 13 July 1937.

Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Conservative MP, Sir Cecil Hanbury, on 10 June 1937. He had been MP here since gaining the seat in 1924.

Electoral history

The constituency had been won by the Conservatives at every election since they gained it from the Liberals in 1924. The result had always been close between the two parties since the Liberals won comfortably in 1906. The Labour party had only twice before fought the seat, in 1929 and at the last election in 1935. At that election, an Independent 'Agriculture' candidate from a longstanding local Conservative family pushed Labour into fourth place.

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1935: North Dorset ^[1]

Electorate 32,714

}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Cecil Hanbury
|votes = 13,055
|percentage = 50.1
|change = -9.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Borthwick
|votes = 9,871
|percentage = 37.9
|change = -2.9
}}{{Election box candidate|
|party = Agriculture
|candidate = George Pitt-Rivers
|votes = 1,771
|percentage = 6.8
|change = n/a
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M M Whitehead
|votes = 1,360
|percentage = 5.2
|change = n/a
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,184
|percentage = 12.2
|change = -6.2
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 79.7
|change = -2.4
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -3.1
}}{{Election box end}}

Candidates

The Conservative candidate was 54-year-old Captain Angus Hambro. He was Member of Parliament for South Dorset from 1910 to 1922. He became High Sheriff of Dorset in 1934.^[2]

The Liberal candidate was 58-year-old the Hon. William Borthwick, who was standing here for the fourth time having contested the General Elections of 1929, 1931 and 1935. He had been an army captain before practising as a barrister. Borthwick was described by a party colleague as "an excellent and able man, but a weak candidate." ^[3]

Campaign

Polling Day was set for 13 July 1937, 33 days after the death of the previous member.

On 30 June, the Liberal campaign received early encouragement when it was announced that the party had narrowly won the St Ives by-election, 1937.

Nominations closed on 5 July.^[4] This time there was no Labour or Independent candidates.

Result

Once again, the Conservatives narrowly won the seat.

{{Election box begin |
|title=North Dorset by-election, 1937 ^[5]

Electorate

}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Angus Hambro
|votes = 12,247
|percentage = 51.1
|change = +1.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Borthwick
|votes = 11,704
|percentage = 48.9
|change = +11.0
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 543
|percentage = 2.2
|change = -10.0
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,951
|percentage = 73.4
|change = -6.3
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -5.0
}}{{Election box end}}

Aftermath

Hambro did not contest the seat again, choosing to retire at the 1945 General Election when his successor was defeated by a new Liberal candidate. Borthwick also did not contest another election.

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1945: Dorset North

Electorate

}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Byers
|votes = 14,444
|percentage = 53.7
|change = +4.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Glyn
|votes = 12,479
|percentage = 46.3
|change = -4.8
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,965
|percentage = 7.3
|change = 9.6
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 26,923
|percentage = 75.0
|change = +1.6
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +4.8
}}{{Election box end}}

References

1. ^British parliamentary election results 1818-1949, Craig, F. W. S.
2. ^The New Sheriffs.The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 23, 1934; pg. 6; Issue 46710
3. ^Trial by Ballot, by Ivor RM Davies
4. ^North Dorset Election The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 06, 1937; pg. 9; Issue 47729
5. ^British parliamentary election results 1818-1949, Craig, F. W. S.

4 : By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Dorset constituencies|1937 elections in the United Kingdom|1937 in England|20th century in Dorset

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