1943 Woolwich West by-election

The 1943 Woolwich West by-election was held on 10 November 1943. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Kingsley Wood. ^[1]

The Conservative Party stood Francis Beech, a member of London County Council. The Independent Labour Party put forward Tom Colyer as a candidate. He was a former Labour Party Parliamentary candidate, who was working as a researcher and author. There was also an independent candidate. Beech won the election with a majority of the votes cast. ^{[2] [3]}

Woolwich West by-election, 1943 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Francis Beech	8,204	65.2	+6.5
	Ind. Labour Party	Tom Colyer	3,419	27.2	New
	Independent	J. Ellis	958	7.6	New
Majority			4,785	38.0	+20.7
Turnout			12,581
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. "Woolwich nominations". Manchester Guardian. 2 November 1943.
3. "Woolwich seat". Manchester Guardian. 11 November 1943.
4. Whitaker's Almanack (1945), p.306