Jarrow by-election, 1947
The Jarrow by-election of 1947 was held on 7 May 1947. The byelection was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Ellen Wilkinson. It was won by the Labour candidate Ernest Fernyhough.[1][2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Fernyhough | 20,694 | 59.3 | -6.7 | |
Conservative | William Scott | 13,078 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Independent Labour | W. Moody | 1,114 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,616 | 21.8 | -10.3 | ||
Turnout | 34,886 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ↑ The Liberal Magazine, vols.55-56, p.269
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