Bilston by-election, 1944
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A by-election for the constituency of Bilston in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 20 September 1944, caused by the death of the incumbent Conservative MP Ian Hannah. The result was a hold for the Conservative Party, with their candidate William Ernest Gibbons.
The result was a Conservative hold with a majority of just 349 votes[1] over an Independent Labour Party candidate.[2]
Election history
General Election 1935: Bilston[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Ian Hannah | 18,689 | 51.2 | ||
Labour | DL Mort | 17,820 | 48.8 | ||
Majority | 869 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 70.9 | ||||
Result
Bilston by-election, 1944 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | William Ernest Gibbons | 9,693 | |||
Ind. Labour Party | A. Eaton | 9,344 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
References
- ↑ Pioneer journalist and conscientous [sic] objector who rejected Fleet Street Nicholas Jones
- ↑ British General Election 1945 - Chapter "Independents and Others" Page 120 British General Election 1945 R.B. McCallum, Alison Redman, via Google Books
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1939. Politics Resources. 14 November 1939. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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