1939 Southwark North by-election

1939 Southwark North by-election

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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 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

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)