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