1937 Birmingham West by-election
UK Parliamentary by-election
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The 1937 Birmingham West by-election was held on 29 April 1937. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Austen Chamberlain. It was won by the Conservative candidate Walter Higgs.[1]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Walter Higgs | 12,552 | 56.6 | +7.7 | |
| Labour | Richard Crossman | 9,632 | 43.4 | â7.8 | |
| Majority | 2,920 | 13.2 | â15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 22,184 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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