Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1945
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The Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1945 was a by-election held on 2nd October 1945 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne.
The by-election was triggered by the elevation to the peerage of the town's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) William Jowitt, who was ennobled as Earl Jowitt.
The result was a victory for the Labour candidate Hervey Rhodes, who held the seat with over 50% of the votes.
[edit] Votes
| Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1945 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hervey Rhodes | 12,889 | 54.1 | −2.3 | |
| Conservative | R. A. Cary | 8,360 | 35.0 | −8.6 | |
| Liberal | A. Beale | 2,604 | 10.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,529 | 19.1 | +6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 70.5 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
