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1938 West Derbyshire by-election

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The 1938 West Derbyshire by-election was held on 2 June 1938. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Cavendish. It was won by the Conservative candidate Henry Hunloke.[1]

West Derbyshire by-election, 1938
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Hunloke 16,740 48.6 N/A
Labour Charles Frederick White 11,216 32.5 New
Liberal Milner Gray 6,515 18.9 New
Majority 5,524 16.1 N/A
Turnout 34,471 79.4 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

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