1939 Portsmouth South by-election

The 1939 Portsmouth South by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 12 July 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Portsmouth South, in Hampshire.

Previous Result

General election, 14 November 1935

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Herbert Cayzer	27,416	75.2
	Labour	John W. Fawcett	9,043	24.8
Majority			18,373	50.4
Turnout			36,459
	Conservative hold		Swing

Result

Sir Jocelyn Morton Lucas was elected unopposed for the Conservative Party.^{[ citation needed ]}

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election, the Conservatives held the seat.

General election, 5 July 1945

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jocelyn Lucas	15,810	55.3
	Labour	J.F. Blitz	12,783	44.7
Majority			3,027	10.6
Turnout			28,593
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

• British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)