Norwood by-election, 1935

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The Norwood by-election of 1935 was a by-election held in the United Kingdom on 14 March 1935 to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the House of Commons constituency of Norwood, a division of Lambeth, in London.

The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Walter Greaves-Lord to serve as a High Court judge.

An Independent Conservative candidate was fielded at the by-election by Randolph Churchill, who sponsored Richard Findlay, a member of the British Union of Fascists to stand. This got no support from the press or from any Members of Parliament, despite Randolph being the son of Winston Churchill.[1] and it was won by the official Conservative candidate Duncan Sandys. Ironically, in September that year, Duncan Sandys became son-in-law of Winston and brother-in-law of Randolph by marrying Diana, the former's daughter.

Norwood by-election, 1935[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Duncan Sandys 16,147 51.1
Labour Mrs B A Gould 12,799 40.4
Independent Conservative Richard Findlay 2,698 8.6 N/A
Majority 3,348 10.7
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing


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