1947 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election

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The 1947 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in England to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the British House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Edge Hill on 11 September 1947. The seat became vacant on the death of the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Clitherow.

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The result was a hold for the Labour Party.

Result

Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1947 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Irvine 10,827 52.1 12.8
Conservative Reginald Bevins 8,87442.6+7.5
Liberal Hubert Winthrop Young 9104.4New
Ind. Labour Party David Gibson 1540.7New
IndependentC. Foster480.2New
Majority1,9539.520.3
Turnout 20,81362.73.4
Labour hold Swing 10.2

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References

  1. "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.