1945 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election

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The 1945 Ashton-under-Lyne by-election was a

British House of Commons constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne
.

The by-election was triggered by the elevation to the peerage of the town's

Baron Jowitt
.

The result was a victory for the Labour candidate Hervey Rhodes,[1] who held the seat with 54% of the votes, and a swing in the Labour Party's direction.

Votes and result

Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1945 [2] [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hervey Rhodes 12,889 54.1 −2.3
Conservative Robert Cary 8,360 35.0 −8.6
Liberal Alter Beale 2,604 10.9 New
Majority 4,529 19.1 +6.3
Turnout 23,853 70.5 +8.1
Labour hold Swing +3.2

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ "1945 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ISBN 0-900178-06-X
    .

See also
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