1939 Southwark North by-election

1939 Southwark North by-election
19 May 1939
Constituency of Southwark North
  First party Second party
 
LNP
Candidate George Isaacs A. H. Henderson-Livesey
Party Labour National Liberal
Popular vote 5,815 4,322
Percentage 57.4% 42.6%
Swing 7.6% 7.6%
A map of parliamentary constituencies within the County of London at the time of the by-election, with Southwark North highlighted in red.
MP before election

Edward Strauss
National Liberal

Elected MP

George Isaacs
Labour

The 1939 Southwark North by-election of 19 May 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North. The Labour Party gained the seat from the National Liberal Party.

Previous MP

Previous result

1935 United Kingdom general election: Southwark North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Edward Strauss 8,086 50.2 −14.7
Labour George Isaacs 8,007 49.8 +14.7
Majority 79 0.4 N/A
Turnout 16,093 56.1 −7.1
National Liberal hold Swing

Candidates

Result

Southwark North by-election, 1939[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 38.9 −17.2
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing +7.6

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

1945 United Kingdom general election: Southwark North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 61.3 +22.4
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, compiled and edited by F. W. S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
  2. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, compiled and edited by F. W. S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
  3. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, compiled and edited by F. W. S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)

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