Bilston by-election, 1944

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A by-election for the constituency of Bilston in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 20 September 1944, caused by the death of the incumbent Conservative MP Ian Hannah. The result was a hold for the Conservative Party, with their candidate William Ernest Gibbons, with a majority of just 349 votes [1] over an Independent Labour Party candidate. [2]

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

Bilston was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Bilston in what is now the southeast of the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Election history

General Election 1935: Bilston [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Hannah 18,689 51.2
Labour David Mort 17,820 48.8
Majority 869 2.4
Turnout 70.9

Result

Bilston by-election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Ernest Gibbons 9,693
Ind. Labour Party A. Eaton 9,344
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. ↑ Pioneer journalist and conscientous [ sic ] objector who rejected Fleet Street Nicholas Jones
  2. ↑ British General Election 1945 - Chapter "Independents and Others" Page 120 British General Election 1945 R.B. McCallum, Alison Redman, via Google Books
  3. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1939. Politics Resources. 14 November 1939. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
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