1937 Islington North by-election

1937 Islington North by-election

13 October 1937
Constituency of Islington North
Turnout	40.4% ( 19.3%)
First party Second party   Con Candidate Leslie Haden-Guest Wilfrid Sugden Party Labour Conservative Popular vote 13,523 12,227 Percentage 52.5% 47.5% Swing 6.9% 6.9%
A map of parliamentary constituencies within the County of London at the time of the by-election, with Islington North highlighted in red.
MP before election Albert Goodman Conservative Subsequent MP Leslie Haden-Guest Conservative

The 1937 Islington North by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 13 October 1937 for the British House of Commons constituency of Islington North in Islington, North London.

The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Albert Goodman, died on 22 August 1937, aged 57. He had held the seat since the 1931 general election.

The result of the contest was a victory for the Labour candidate, Leslie Haden-Guest, who won with a majority of 1,296 over the Conservative candidate, former MP Sir Wilfrid Sugden. Haden Guest represented the constituency until he stepped down at the 1950 general election.

The constituency has been held by Labour ever since, save for a brief period in the 1980s when incumbent Labour MP Michael O'Halloran joined the breakaway Social Democratic Party.

Islington North by-election, 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leslie Haden-Guest	13,523	52.5	+6.9
	Conservative	Wilfrid Sugden	12,227	47.5	−6.9
Majority			1,296	5.0	N/A
Turnout			27,750	40.4	−19.3
Registered electors			63,747
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.9

See also

• Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)
• Islington
• 1958 Islington North by-election
• 1969 Islington North by-election
• List of United Kingdom by-elections

References

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages