Barnsley by-election, 1938

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The Barnsley by-election, 1938 was a by-election held on 16 June 1938 for the British House of Commons constituency of Barnsley in what was then the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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

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Barnsley was a Parliamentary constituency covering the town of Barnsley in England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

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The seat had become vacant on the death in April 1938 of the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) John Samuel Potts, who had represented the constituency since the 1935 general election, having previously been Barnsley's MP from 1922 to 1931.

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.

Result

The Labour candidate, Frank Collindridge, held the seat for his party with a slightly increased majority;

Frank Collindridge was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Barnsley by-election, 1938
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Frank Collindridge 23,566 64.4 +5.5
Liberal National Seymour Howard 13,052 35.65.5
Majority 10,514 28.8 +11.0
Turnout 36,618 72.79.9
Labour hold Swing +5.5

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