1943 Newark by-election

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The 1943 Newark by-election was held on 8 June 1943. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Cavendish-Bentinck. It was won by the Conservative candidate Sidney Shephard. [1]

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Candidates

49 year-old Sidney Shephard was chosen as the Conservative candidate. He was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire. He also commanded the Newark Home Guard Battalion.

At the outbreak of war, the Conservative, Liberal and Labour parties had agreed an electoral truce which meant that when a by-election occurred, the party that was defending the seat would not be opposed by an official candidate from the other two parties. When the Labour and Liberal parties joined the Coalition government, it was agreed that any by-election candidate defending a government seat would receive a letter of endorsement jointly signed by all the party leaders.

Alan Dawrant, known to have progressive leanings, stood as an Independent. He was the brother-in-law of Denis Kendall, the recently elected Independent MP for Grantham. 40 year-old Solicitor Flt-Lt. Edward Moeran, who had served in Gibraltar, was the Common Wealth party candidate. [2] 55 year-old Liberal, John Thomas Pepper also stood. He was the prospective Liberal candidate for neighbouring Melton and Chairman of Nottingham East Liberals. [3]

Campaign

The three anti-Tory candidates spent much time attacking each other. The Dawrant campaign was belatedly able to establish its candidate as the main challenger to the Conservative, with the support of Independent MPs Kendall, George Reakes and his election agent [4] William Brown, along with the Liberal MPs Clement Davies and Tom Horabin. [5]

Result

The Conservative Party held the seat with an increased majority.

Newark by-election, 1943
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sidney Shephard 20,120 61.2 -1.2
Independent Progressive Alan Dawrant7,11021.6New
Common Wealth Edward Moeran 3,1899.7New
Independent Liberal John Thomas Pepper2,4737.5New
Majority13,01039.6+14.7
Turnout 32,892
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ↑ Trial by Ballot by Ivor RM Davies
  3. ↑ Nottingham Journal
  4. ↑ Newark Advertiser
  5. ↑ Trial by Ballot by Ivor RM Davies


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