1938 Farnworth by-election
The 1938 Farnworth by-election was held on 27 January 1938. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Guy Rowson. It was won by the Labour candidate George Tomlinson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Tomlinson | 24,298 | 59.1 | ||
Conservative | Herbert F. Ryan | 16,835 | 40.9 | ||
Majority | 7,463 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 41,133 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Labour Hold Farnworth". Hull Daily Mail. 28 January 1938. Retrieved 13 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.