1947 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election
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The 1947 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in England to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the British House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Edge Hill on 11 September 1947. The seat became vacant on the death of the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Clitherow.
The result was a hold for the Labour Party.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Irvine | 10,827 | 52.1 | −12.8 | |
Conservative | Reginald Bevins | 8,874 | 42.6 | +7.5 | |
Liberal | Hubert Winthrop Young | 910 | 4.4 | New | |
Ind. Labour Party | David Gibson | 154 | 0.7 | New | |
Independent | C. Foster | 48 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,953 | 9.5 | −20.3 | ||
Turnout | 20,813 | 62.7 | −3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −10.2 |
See also
- Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)
- 1979 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Merseyside
References
- ^ "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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