1949 Batley and Morley by-election

A by-election for the constituency of Batley and Morley in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 17 February 1949, caused by the death of the incumbent Labour MP Hubert Beaumont. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Alfred Broughton.

Result

Batley and Morley by-election 1949[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Alfred Broughton	24,514	59.3	+1.2
	Conservative	A M Ramsden	16,828	40.7	+12.3
Majority			7,686	18.6	-11.1
Turnout			41,342
	Labour hold		Swing

Previous election

General election 1945: Batley and Morley [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Hubert Beaumont	22,682	58.1
	Conservative	G W Hirst	11,090	28.4
	Liberal	A Mitchell	5,256	13.5
Majority			11,592	29.7
Turnout				80.9

References

1. "1949 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
2. "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Retrieved 2011-11-08.

• 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