1936 Balham and Tooting by-election

The 1936 Balham and Tooting by-election was held on 23 July 1936. The by-election was held after the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Alfred Butt, 1st Baronet resigned in June 1936 over a scandal concerning a leak of budget details from which he was believed to have benefitted financially.^[1] It was won by the Conservative candidate George Doland.

Balham and Tooting by-election, 1936 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Doland	14,959	53.7
	Labour	W J Miller	12,889	46.3
Majority			2,070	7.4
Turnout			27,848	49.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "Likely Candidates at Balham". The Times. 13 June 1936. p. 16.
^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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[1] "Likely Candidates at Balham". The Times. 13 June 1936. p. 16.

[2] British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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