1939 Sheffield Hallam by-election

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The 1939 Sheffield Hallam by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 10 May 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Sheffield Hallam in Yorkshire.

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Previous MP

Previous Result

General election, 14 November 1935
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louis Smith 21,298 67.3
Labour Grace Colman 10,34632.7
Majority10,95234.6
Turnout 31,64471.7
Conservative hold Swing

Candidates

Result

Sheffield Hallam by-election, 1939
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roland Jennings 16,033 61.7 −5.6
Labour C. S. Darvill9,93938.3+5.6
Majority6,09423.4−11.2
Turnout 25,97257.8−13.9
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

General election 1945: Sheffield Hallam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roland Jennings 15,874 47.1
Labour John Frederick Drabble 13,00938.5
Liberal Gerald Abrahams 2,6147.7
Communist Gordon Cree2,2536.7
Majority2,8658.6
Turnout 33,75075.7
Conservative hold Swing

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