1939 Stretford by-election

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The 1939 Stretford by-election was held on 8 December 1939. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Anthony Crossley in a plane crash in Denmark in August 1939. [1] It was won by the Conservative candidate Ralph Etherton. [2]

By-election 1939: Lancashire, Stretford Division [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ralph Etherton 23,408 79.8 +15.4
Ind. Labour Party Robert Edwards 4,42415.1N/A
Communist Eric Gower1,5145.1New
Majority18,98464.7+35.9
Turnout 29,346
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "British Airways Liner Lost: M.P. Drowned With Four Others, Crash Off Danish Coast". The Times. No. 48385. London. 16 August 1939. p. 10.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  3. Unionist Victory at Stretford The Times, 11 December 1939, p. 5