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1931 Bristol East by-election

The 1931 Bristol East by-election was held on 16 January 1931. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Walter John Baker. It was won by the Labour candidate Stafford Cripps.

The 1931 Bristol East by-election was held on 16 January 1931. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Walter John Baker. It was won by the Labour candidate Stafford Cripps.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Labour	24,197	65.8	+7.6
	Liberal	12,576	34.2	−7.6
11,621	31.6	+15.2
36,773	78.2	−1.6
	Labour hold	+7.6

The Liberal Party ran 56 year-old Edward Baker. Baker owned an engineering business in East London. He had previously contested Manchester Platting for the Liberal Party at the 1924 general election and Howdenshire for the Liberal Party at the 1929 general election.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	19,261	61.7	−4.1
	Conservative	7,937	25.4	New
	Liberal	4,010	12.8	−21.4
11,324	36.3	+4.7
31,208
	Labour hold

Following the formation of the National Government, the Liberals in Bristol East chose not to run a candidate at the 1931 general election. Baker was chosen again to contest Howdenshire but withdrew to support the incumbent National Government candidate. He fought Howdenshire again in 1935 without success.

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