1939 Southwark North by-election

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1939 Southwark North by-election
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  1935 19 May 1939 1945  

Constituency of Southwark North
 First partySecond party
  George Isaacs in 1943 (3x4 crop).jpg
LNP
Candidate George Isaacs A. H. Henderson-Livesey
Party Labour National Liberal
Popular vote5,8154,322
Percentage57.4%42.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 7.6%Decrease2.svg 7.6%

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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 Southwark North by-election by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North.

Contents

Previous MP

Previous result

1935 United Kingdom general election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Edward Strauss 8,086 50.2
Labour George Isaacs 8,00749.8
Majority790.4
Turnout 16,093
National Liberal hold Swing

Candidates

Result

Southwark North by-election, 1939 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Isaacs 5,815 57.4 +7.6
National Liberal A.H. Henderson-Livesey4,32242.6−7.6
Majority1,49314.8N/A
Turnout 10,137
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

1945 United Kingdom general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Isaacs 5,943 69.0 +11.6
National Liberal Edward Terrell 2,67331.0−11.6
Majority3,27038.0+23.2
Turnout 8,616
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)