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1933 Hitchin by-election

1933 Hitchin by-election

← 1931 8 June 1933 (1933-06-08) 1935 →

The Hitchin seat in the House of Commons.
Triggered by death of incumbent
 
Candidate Arnold Wilson William Bennett
Party Conservative Labour
Popular vote 14,569 10,362
Percentage 58.4% 41.6%

MP before election

Antony Bulwer-Lytton
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Arnold Wilson
Conservative

The 1933 Hitchin by-election was held on 8 June 1933 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Antony Bulwer-Lytton died in a plane accident. It was won by the Conservative candidate Arnold Wilson.[1]

Hitchin by-election, 1933 Electorate 48,580
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arnold Wilson 14,569 58.4 −17.3
Labour William Bennett 10,362 41.6 +17.3
Majority 4,207 16.8 −34.6
Turnout 24,931 51.3 −19.8
Registered electors 48,580
Conservative hold Swing −17.3

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