National Labour Organisation - Candidacies

Candidacies

The candidates sponsored by the National Labour committee and the subsequent National Labour Organisation were as follows. Those listed in bold were successful.

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes % Notes
1931 general election Bassetlaw Malcolm James MacDonald 27,136 66.6 Sitting MP re-elected
Cardiff Central Sir Ernest Nathaniel Bennett 24,120 69.2 Sitting MP re-elected
Colne Valley Michael Arthur Ernest Franklin 202 0.5 Not endorsed by the Conservatives; retired after nomination
Combined English Universities Rt Hon Sir William Allen Jowitt 2,759 20.1 Not endorsed by the Conservatives; Sitting MP (for Preston) defeated
Derby Rt Hon James Henry Thomas 39,688 35.4 Two-member seat; elected with a Conservative
Essex South East Felix Greene 6,539 11.5 Not endorsed by the Conservatives
Finsbury Sir George Masterman Gillett 17,292 63.1 Sitting MP re-elected
Forest of Dean Dr John Vigers Worthington 14,815 52.7
Gateshead John Fennell 187 0.3 Retired after nomination in favour of a Liberal National
Ilkeston Abraham John Flint 17,587 50.0 Majority 2 votes
Kilmarnock Rt Hon Craigie Mason Aitchison 21,803 59.6 Sitting MP re-elected
Leeds Central Hon Richard Douglas Denman 26,496 71.4 Sitting MP re-elected
Lichfield James Alexander Lovat-Fraser 26,669 62.8 Sitting MP re-elected
Liverpool Everton Derwent Hall Caine 4,950 19.9 Not endorsed by the Conservatives; sitting MP defeated
Newcastle upon Tyne Central William Henry Dashwood Caple 94 0.3 Not endorsed by the Conservatives; retired after nomination
Nottingham South George Wilfred Holford Knight 22,852 68.3 Sitting MP re-elected
Ormskirk Samuel Thomas Rosbotham 30,368 75.0 Sitting MP re-elected
Peckham Ernest James Titler 1,442 4.3 Not endorsed by the Conservatives
Seaham Rt Hon James Ramsay MacDonald 28,978 55.0 Sitting MP re-elected
Tottenham South Francis Noel Palmer 17,824 58.6
2 November 1933 Kilmarnock Kenneth Martin Lindsay 12,577 34.8 Seat held
23 October 1934 Lambeth North Sydney Frank Markham 2,927 15.0
1935 general election Bassetlaw Malcolm James MacDonald 20,764 48.7 Sitting MP defeated
Bristol East Archibald George Church 15,126 40.7
Cardiff Central Sir Ernest Nathaniel Bennett 16,954 51.6 Sitting MP re-elected
Derby Rt Hon James Henry Thomas 37,566 30.1 Two-member seat; elected with a Conservative
Dewsbury John Fennell 8,798 29.5
Finsbury Sir George Masterman Gillett 10,600 44.2 Sitting MP defeated
Forest of Dean Sir John Vigers Worthington 12,337 42.4 Sitting MP defeated
Kilmarnock Kenneth Martin Lindsay 19,115 50.9 Sitting MP re-elected
Leeds Central Hon Richard Douglas Denman 17,747 56.4 Sitting MP re-elected
Leek Leslie Montagu Thomas 17,419 42.6
Leicester West Hon Harold George Nicolson 15,821 43.7 Majority 87 votes
Lichfield James Alexander Lovat-Fraser 23,489 53.8 Sitting MP re-elected
Middlesbrough West William Arthur Spofforth 11,387 30.1
Nottingham South Sydney Frank Markham 15,559 52.3 Seat held
Ormskirk Sir Samuel Thomas Rosbotham 27,624 58.5 Sitting MP re-elected
Seaham Rt Hon James Ramsay MacDonald 17,882 31.8 Sitting MP defeated
Southwark Central Ernest Stanford 9,735 46.7
South Shields Frederick Frank Arthur Burden 10,784 23.6
Tottenham South Francis Noel Palmer 15,834 41.5 Sitting MP defeated
Wednesbury Rev Herbert Dunnico 19,883 46.7
27-31 January 1936 Combined Scottish Universities Rt Hon James Ramsay MacDonald 16,393 56.5
10 February 1936 Ross and Cromarty Rt Hon Malcolm James MacDonald 8,949 49.5
9 July 1936 Derby Archibald George Church 25,666 47.5 Failed to hold seat
5 May 1938 Lichfield George Beresford Craddock 22,760 49.1 Failed to hold seat
27 October 1939 Ormskirk William Stephen Richard King-Hall - - Elected unopposed; held seat

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