1946 Heywood and Radcliffe by-election
The 1946 Heywood and Radcliffe by-election was held on 21 February 1946. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, John Edmondson Whittaker. It was won by the Labour candidate Tony Greenwood.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Greenwood | 22,238 | 50.5 | ||
| Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 21,786 | 49.5 | ||
| Majority | 452 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 44,024 | 75.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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