1939 Sheffield Hallam by-election

The Sheffield Hallam by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 10 May 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Sheffield Hallam in Yorkshire.

Previous MP

Previous Result
General election, 14 November 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Louis Smith 21,298 67.3
Labour Grace Colman 10,346 32.7
Majority 10,952 34.6
Turnout 71.7
Conservative hold Swing

Candidates

Result
Sheffield Hallam by-election, 1939
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Roland Jennings 16,033 61.7
Labour C. S. Darvill 9,939 38.3
Majority 6,094 23.4
Turnout 57.8
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

General election 1945: Sheffield Hallam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Roland Jennings 15,874 47.1
Labour John Frederick Drabble 13,009 38.5
Liberal Gerald Abrahams 2,614 7.7
Communist Gordon Cree 2,253 6.7
Majority 2,865 8.6
Turnout 75.7
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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