Elections in The 1930s
| General Election 1935: Lambeth North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | George Russell Strauss | 10,577 | 55.4 | ||
| Liberal | Edward Terrell | 8,521 | 44.6 | ||
| Majority | 2,056 | 10.8 | |||
| Turnout | 35,211 | 54.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -10.8 | |||
| Lambeth North by-election, 1934 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | George Russell Strauss | 11,281 | 57.9 | ||
| Liberal | J.W. Simpson | 4,968 | 25.5 | ||
| National Labour | Sydney Frank Markham | 2,927 | 15.0 | ||
| Independent | Mrs. A.S.G. Brown | 305 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | 6,313 | 32.4 | |||
| Turnout | 37,064 | 52.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +31.3 | |||
| General Election 1931: Lambeth North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Frank Briant | 16,368 | 65.1 | ||
| Labour | George Russell Strauss | 8,766 | 34.9 | ||
| Majority | 7,602 | 30.2 | |||
| Turnout | 38,923 | 64.6 | |||
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +16.1 | |||
Read more about this topic: Lambeth North (UK Parliament Constituency), Election Results
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