Pontypool by-election, 1946

The Pontypool by-election of 1946 was held on 23 July 1946. The byelection was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Arthur Jenkins. It was won by the Labour candidate Daniel West.^[1]^[2]

Pontypool by-election 1946
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Granville West	23,359	74.1
	Conservative	P. Welch	8,170	25.9
Majority			15,189	48.2
Turnout			31,529
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
↑ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2015-08-12.

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