The Hartlepools by-election, 1943

The Hartlepools by-election of 1943 was held on 1 June 1943. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, William George Howard Gritten. It was won by the Conservative candidate Thomas George Greenwell,[1] who was not opposed by a Liberal or a Labour candidate due to the war time electoral truce where the main parties pledged not to oppose each other's candidates until the end of the Second World War.

The Hartlepools by-election, 1943[2]

Electorate 52,794

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Col. Thomas George Greenwell 13,333 64.1 +16.3
Common Wealth Elaine Frances Burton 3,634 17.4 n/a
The People's Candidate Oswald Tupton 2,351 11.3 n/a
Independent Progressive William Reginald Hipwell 1,510 7.2 n/a
Majority 9,699 46.7 +36.0
Turnout 39.5 -43.8
Conservative hold Swing n/a

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S.