Brighouse and Spenborough by-election, 1950

A by-election was held for the British House of Commons in the marginal constituency of Brighouse and Spenborough on 4 May 1950. The seat became vacant following the death of Member of Parliament Frederick Arthur Cobb.

The result was a hold for the Labour Party. The winning candidate, Lewis John Edwards, held the seat until his own death in 1959, when the resulting by-election in 1960 was narrowly won by the Conservative candidate Michael Shaw.

Brighouse and Spenborough by-election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lewis John Edwards 24,004 50.5 −1.71
Liberal National Maj. William E Woolley 23,567 49.5 +1.71
Majority 437 0.91 −3.44
Turnout 47,571 85.4 −2.6
Labour hold Swing −1.71

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