Elections in The 1930s
| General Election 1935: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hugh Dalton | 20,481 | 62.3 | ||
| Liberal | Aaron Charlton Curry | 12,395 | 37.7 | ||
| Majority | 8,086 | 24.6 | |||
| Turnout | 32,876 | 79.2 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1931: Bishop Auckland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | Aaron Charlton Curry | 17,551 | |||
| Labour | Hugh Dalton | 16,796 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal National gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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