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.

Farnworth by-election, 1938 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Tomlinson	24,298	59.1	+7.4
	Conservative	Herbert F. Ryan	16,835	40.9	+1.4
Majority			7,463	18.2	+6.0
Turnout			41,133	77.9	−4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.0

References

1. "Labour Hold Farnworth" . Hull Daily Mail. 28 January 1938. Retrieved 13 October 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.