1939 Southwark North by-election
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Constituency of Southwark North | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() A map of parliamentary constituencies within the County of London at the time of the by-election, with Southwark North highlighted in red. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Southwark North by-election by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North.
Previous MP
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Previous Result
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Liberal | Edward Strauss | 8,086 | 50.2 | ||
Labour | George Isaacs | 8,007 | 49.8 | ||
Majority | 79 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 16,093 | ||||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Candidates
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Result
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | George Isaacs | 5,815 | 57.4 | +7.6 | |
National Liberal | A.H. Henderson-Livesey | 4,322 | 42.6 | −7.6 | |
Majority | 1,493 | 14.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,137 | ||||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Aftermath
[edit]In the 1945 general election,
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | George Isaacs | 5,943 | 69.0 | +11.6 | |
National Liberal | Edward Terrell | 2,673 | 31.0 | −11.6 | |
Majority | 3,270 | 38.0 | +23.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,616 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)