title: 1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election
text: # 1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election
  
  The 1936 Birmingham Erdington by-election was held on 20 October 1936. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Eales. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Wright.
  
  Birmingham Erdington by-election, 1936 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Wright | 27,068 | 56.5 | −1.8 |
  | | Labour | Charles Simmons | 20,834 | 43.5 | +6.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,234 | 13.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,902 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  