1942 Manchester Gorton by-election

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The 1942 Manchester Gorton by-election was held on 11 March 1942. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Labour MP, William Wedgwood Benn. It was won by the Labour candidate William Oldfield. [1]

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