Croydon North by-election, 1948
The Croydon North by-election, 1948 was a parliamentary by-election held in the British House of Commons constituency of Croydon North on 11 March 1948. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament Henry Willink had resigned, having held the seat since a by-election in 1940.
The Conservative candidate Fred Harris held the seat for his party with a much increased majority.
Election results
| 1948 By-election: Croydon North[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Fred Harris | 36,200 | 54.0 | +13.9 | |
| Labour | Hon. Harold Nicolson | 24,536 | 36.6 | -3.5 | |
| Liberal | Donald Bennett | 6,321 | 9.4 | -9.4 | |
| Majority | 11,664 | 17.4 | +16.3 | ||
| Turnout | 67,057 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.7 | |||
| General Election 1945: Croydon North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Henry Willink | 23,417 | 41.1 | -26.0 | |
| Labour | Marian Billson | 22,810 | 40.1 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal | John Howard | 10,714 | 18.8 | +18.8 | |
| Majority | 607 | 1.1 | -33.0 | ||
| Turnout | 56,941 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -16.6 v. 1935 |
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See also
- Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)
- Croydon North by-election, 1940
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
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References
- ↑ "1948 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
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