Southwark Central by-election, 1948
A by-election for the constituency of Southwark Central in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 29 April 1948, caused by the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP John Hanbury Martin. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Roy Jenkins.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roy Jenkins | 8,744 | 65.4 | ||
Conservative | J M Greenwood | 4,623 | 34.6 | ||
Majority | 4,121 | 30.8 | |||
Previous election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Hanbury Martin | 9,336 | 71.9 | ||
Conservative | WA Steward | 3,654 | 28.1 | ||
Majority | 5,682 | 43.7 | |||
Turnout | 62.8 | ||||
References
- ↑ "1948 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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