1940 East Renfrewshire by-election
The 1940 East Renfrewshire by-election was a
.Previous MP
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Unionist Member of Parliament (MP), the Marquess of Clydesdale, succeeded to the peerage as Duke of Hamilton. He had been East Renfrewshire's MP since winning the seat at a by-election in 1930.
Candidates
During the
The Unionist candidate in East Renfrewshire, Guy Lloyd, therefore did not face a Labour Party or Liberal candidate. However, the Independent Labour Party (ILP) did not support the electoral truce, and Annie Maxton (sister of ILP leader James Maxton) stood as an ILP candidate in the by-election.
Results
On a much-reduced turnout, the result was a massive victory for Lloyd, who won 80.7% of the votes. He remained East Renfrewshire's MP until he stepped down at the 1959 election.
Votes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Douglas Douglas-Hamilton | 35,121 | 55.6 | −3.8 | |
Labour Co-op
|
J. Barr | 21,475 | 34.0 | +7.3 | |
SNP | W.O. Brown | 6,593 | 10.4 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 13,646 | 21.6 | −11.1 | ||
Turnout | 63,189 | 75.9 | −4.8 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | −6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Guy Lloyd | 34,316 | 80.7 | +25.1 | |
Ind. Labour Party | Annie Maxton | 8,206 | 19.3 | New | |
Majority | 26,110 | 61.4 | +39.8 | ||
Turnout | 42,522 | 43.4 | -32.5 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Guy Lloyd | 42,310 | 53.6 | -2.0 | |
Labour Co-op
|
D. McArthur | 36,634 | 46.4 | +12.4 | |
Majority | 5,676 | 7.2 | -14.4 | ||
Turnout | 78,944 | 67.2 | -8.7 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
See also
- East Renfrewshire constituency
- East Renfrewshire
- 1926 East Renfrewshire by-election
- 1930 East Renfrewshire by-election
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950)