▁Derby ▁division ▁of ▁Liverpool . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁terrible ▁year ▁for ▁Labour ▁and ▁his ▁Conserv ative ▁oppon ent ▁tr ounced ▁him ▁by ▁over ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁votes . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁coun c ill or ▁for ▁Gar ston ▁w ard ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 – 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Liverpool ▁Wa vert ree ' s ▁Conserv ative ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁Ron ald ▁N all - C ain ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁peer age , ▁and ▁Cle ary ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Labour ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁resulting ▁by - e lection ▁on ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁With ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁vote ▁split ▁by ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ' s ▁son ▁Rand olph ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate , ▁Cle ary ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁with ▁the ▁largest ▁swing ▁ever ▁recorded ▁between ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁and ▁Labour ▁parties . ▁At ▁ 3 0 % ▁( from ▁Conserv ative ▁to ▁Labour ) ▁it ▁remains ▁un sur pass ed ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁Cle ary ' s ▁victory ▁was ▁to ▁last ▁just ▁ 2 8 1 ▁days , ▁making ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁short est - ser ving ▁MP s ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁At ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁lost ▁by ▁almost ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁votes ▁in ▁a ▁straight ▁fight ▁with ▁the ▁Conserv atives .