1931 Scarborough and Whitby by-election

The result at the last General election was also close; The local Conservative Association chose 26-year-old Sir Paul Latham as their candidate to defend the seat.

[2][3] At the 1929 general election, he stood as the Conservative candidate in Rotherham,[2] a safe seat for the Labour Party where he was runner-up with 23% of the votes.

However, following pressure from the ILP, the local party adopted a Mr Williams as candidate and on 24 April 1931 sought his endorsement by the NEC.

The Scarborough Divisional Labour Party loyally abided by the decision of the Executive Committee and did not put forward a Candidate.

Lloyd George came to speak for Ramsay Muir twice, once in a hall and once in the Excursion Station and attracted large and enthusiastic audiences.

The result at the following General election; Latham's parliamentary career continued until 1941, when he was arrested[7] for "improper behaviour", a homosexual act, with three gunners and a civilian[8] while serving as an officer in the Royal Artillery.