Islington North by-election, 1937

The Islington North by-election, 1937 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 William 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.

Islington North by-election, 1937

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

See also

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

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages