Batley and Morley by-election, 1939

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The Batley and Morley by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 9 March 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Batley and Morley in 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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Vacancy

The Labour Party MP for the seat Willie Brooke died on 21 January 1939 at the age of 44. He had been the MP since the 1935 General Election.

Willie Brooke was a British Trade Union administrator and Labour Party politician.

Electoral history

This was a traditional Labour/Liberal marginal until 1931 when no Liberal candidate stood and a Conservative won for the first time in the National Government landslide. Brooke comfortably regained the seat at the last election;

General Election 14 November 1935: Batley and Morley [1] Electorate
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Willie Brooke 21,182 53.6
Conservative Wilfrid Wills 18,354 46.4
Majority 2,828 7.2
Turnout 79.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Candidates

Hubert Beaumont (Labour politician) British politician

Captain Hubert Beaumont was a Co-operative official and politician who became a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) and served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.

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Result

Batley and Morley by-election, 1939 [4] Electorate 49,757
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Hubert Beaumont 20,020 55.4
Conservative Wilfrid Wills 16,124 44.6
Majority
Turnout 72.6
Labour hold Swing

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

General Election 1945: Batley and Morley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Hubert Beaumont 22,682 58.1
Conservative G W Hirst 11,090 28.4
Liberal Ashley Mitchell 5,256 13.5
Majority 11,592 29.7
Turnout 39,028 80.9
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
  2. ↑ The Times house of Commons, 1929
  3. ↑ Aberdeen Journal, 2 Feb 1939
  4. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
  5. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
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