1939 Ripon by-election
The Ripon by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 23 February 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Previous MP
Previous Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Waller Hills | 30,804 | |||
Labour | R. J. Hall | 9,116 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Candidates
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher York | 23,257 | |||
Labour | R. J. Hall | 10,213 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aftermath
In the 1945 general election,
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher York | 29,674 | |||
Labour | R. Hartley | 12,599 | |||
Liberal | M. Cowley | 6,122 | ' | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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References
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
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