His 51.6% share of the votes was only a small fall from his predecessor's result in 1929, but Headlam picked up the votes which had previously gone to Liberal and independent candidates, and cut the Labour majority from a safe 31.1% to a precarious 3.2%.
His 51.6% share of the votes was only a slight decline from his predecessor's result in 1929, but Headlam gained the votes that had previously gone to Liberal and independent candidates, and reduced the Labour majority from a secure 31.1% to a precarious 3.2%.