The 1937
Birmingham West by-election was held on 29 April 1937. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP,
Austen Chamberlain
Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain (16 October 1863 – 16 March 1937) was a British statesman, son of Joseph Chamberlain and older half-brother of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer (twice) and was briefly ...
. It was won by the Conservative candidate
Walter Higgs
Walter Frank Higgs (7 April 1886 – 8 August 1961) was a Conservative Party politician in England.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham West at a by-election in 1937 following the death of the Conservative MP Sir Aust ...
.
References
1937 in England
1937 elections in the United Kingdom
West
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Etymology
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1930s in Birmingham, West Midlands
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