Birmingham Aston by-election, 1939

The Birmingham Aston by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 17 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Birmingham Aston.

Previous Result

General Election, 14 November 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hon. Arthur Oswald James Hope 18,933
Labour Rudolph P. Messel 8,578
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Result

by-election, 1939
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Orlando Kellett 12,033
Labour Dr. Samuel Segal 6,122
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

Kellett sat until killed on active service in 1943. The Conservatives held the ensuing by-election.

General Election, 5 July 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maj. Woodrow Lyle Wyatt 15,031
Conservative F.B. Normansell 9,264
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

References