1948 Southwark Central by-election
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A by-election for the constituency of Southwark Central in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 29 April 1948, caused by the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP John Hanbury Martin. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Roy Jenkins, who was to become a prominent figure in British politics throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roy Jenkins | 8,744 | 65.4 | -6.5 | |
Conservative | J M Greenwood | 4,623 | 34.6 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 4,121 | 30.8 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 13,367 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Previous election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Hanbury Martin | 9,336 | 71.9 | ||
Conservative | WA Steward | 3,654 | 28.1 | ||
Majority | 5,682 | 43.8 | |||
Turnout | 12,990 | 62.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "1948 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London constituencies
- 1948 in London
- 1948 elections in the United Kingdom
- Elections in the London Borough of Southwark
- April 1948 events in the United Kingdom