1942 Llandaff and Barry by-election

The Llandaff and Barry by-election of 1942 was held on 10 June 1942. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Patrick Munro. It was won by the Conservative candidate Cyril Lakin.[1]

Llandaff and Barry by-election, 1942[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Cyril Lakin	19,408	56.9	+5.7
	Independent Socialist	Kim Mackay	13,753	40.3	N/A
	Independent Welsh Nationalist	Rolle Malcolm Ritson Paton	975	2.9	N/A
Majority			5,655	16.6	+14.1
Turnout			34,136
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig