1931 Liverpool Wavertree by-election
The 1931 Liverpool Wavertree by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in England for the UK House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Wavertree on 23 June 1931. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Ronald Nall-Cain.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament, John Tinne had resigned his seat on 3 June 1931. Tinne had held the seat since the 1924 general election.Candidates
The Conservative candidate was Ronald Nall-Cain, a wealthy barrister and a Hertfordshire County Councillor, while the Labour Party selected S.L. Treleaven. Neither candidate had previously stood for Parliament.Result
The Liberal candidate had won nearly 30% of the vote at the 1929 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 the general election in October 1931, and held the seat until the death in late 1934 of his father Charles, whom he succeeded as Baron Brocket, triggering [1935 Liverpool Wavertree (UK Parliament constituency)|Liverpool Wavertree by-election|another by-election].