1943 Birmingham Aston by-election

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The 1943 Birmingham Aston by-election was held on 9 June 1943. The by-election was held due to the death during World War II of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Kellett. It was won by the Conservative candidate Redvers Prior. [1]

Birmingham Aston by-election, 1943 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Redvers Prior 6,316 72.4 +3.6
Common Wealth G Hall1,88621.6New
Independent S H Davis5156.0New
Majority 4,43050.8+13.2
Turnout 8,717
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "House of Commons". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. "Birmingham Daily Post" . Birmingham Daily Post. 11 June 1943 via British Newspaper Archive.