After an economic crisis in 1931, the King agreed to dissolve parliament, and Birkett returned to Nottingham East to fight for his seat; his main opponent was the Conservative, Louis Gluckstein, who had opposed him in the 1929 election.
After an economic crisis in 1931, the King agreed to dissolve parliament, and Birkett returned to Nottingham East to fight for his seat. Hyde (1965) p.330 Again his main opponent was the Conservative, Louis Gluckstein, who had opposed him in the 1929 election.