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The1931 Liverpool Wavertree by-election was a parliamentaryby-election held inEngland for the UKHouse of Commonsconstituency ofLiverpool Wavertree on 23 June 1931. It was won by theConservative Party candidateRonald Nall-Cain.
The seat had become vacant when the sitting ConservativeMember of Parliament (MP),John Tinne hadresigned his seat on 3 June 1931. Tinne had held the seat since the1924 general election.
The Conservative candidate wasRonald Nall-Cain, a wealthy barrister and aHertfordshire County Councillor, while theLabour Party selected S.L. Treleaven. Neither candidate had previously stood for Parliament.
TheLiberal candidate had won nearly 30% of the vote at the1929 general election, but the party did not contest the by-election. Most of the Liberal vote went to the Conservatives, and on a reduced turnout Nall-Cain held the seat with a massively increased majority.
Nall-Cain was re-elected at thegeneral election in October 1931, and held the seat until the death in late 1934 of his fatherCharles, whom he succeeded asBaron Brocket, triggeringanother by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Nall-Cain | 18,687 | 65.0 | +25.0 | |
| Labour | S. L. Treleaven | 10,042 | 35.0 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 8,645 | 30.0 | +22.2 | ||
| Turnout | 28,729 | 51.7 | −26.4 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +11.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Tinne | 16,880 | 40.0 | −7.4 | |
| Labour | S. L. Treleaven | 13,585 | 32.2 | −2.8 | |
| Liberal | H. R. Rathbone | 11,723 | 27.8 | +10.2 | |
| Majority | 3,295 | 7.8 | −4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 42,188 | 78.1 | −2.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | −2.3 | |||