Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1945

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The Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1945 was a by-election held on 2 October 1945 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne.

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

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In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elect one member to a parliament or assembly, with the exception of European Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies which are multi member constituencies.

Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Ashton-under-Lyne is a constituency centred on the town of Ashton-under-Lyne that is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Angela Rayner of the Labour Party, who has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Education since 1 July 2016 and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities since 27 June 2016. It is considered a safe seat for Labour; in the most recent six national elections its voters have given strong majorities to the Labour Party candidate.

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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 Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt British politician

William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt, was a British Labour politician and lawyer, who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain under Clement Attlee from 1945 to 1951.

The result was a victory for the Labour candidate Hervey Rhodes, [1] who held the seat with over 50% of the votes.

Hervey Rhodes, Baron Rhodes, was a British Labour Party politician.

Votes

Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1945

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PartyCandidateVotes%±
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 N/A
Majority 4,529 19.1 +6.3
Turnout 70.5
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ↑ "1945 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  3. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 69–70. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.

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