The 1945 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election was a by-election held on 2 October 1945 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne.
The by-election was triggered by the elevation to the peerage of the town's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) William Jowitt, who was ennobled as Baron Jowitt.
The result was a victory for the Labour candidate Hervey Rhodes, [1] who held the seat with 54% of the votes, and a swing in the Labour Party's direction.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hervey Rhodes | 12,889 | 54.1 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | Robert Cary | 8,360 | 35.0 | −8.6 | |
Liberal | Alter Beale | 2,604 | 10.9 | New | |
Majority | 4,529 | 19.1 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 23,853 | 70.5 | +8.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
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