The 1937 Wandsworth Central by-election was held on 29 April 1937. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Jackson. It was won by the Labour candidate Harry Nathan.[1]
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Constituency of Wandsworth Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 63.2% ( 1.8%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harry Nathan | 12,406 | 51.0 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | Roland Jennings | 11,921 | 49.0 | −9.6 | |
Majority | 485 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,327 | 63.2 | −1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 38,478 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.60 |
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