1947 Epsom by-election
The Epsom by-election, 1947 was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 4 December 1947 to fill the vacant House of Commons seat of Epsom in Surrey. The vacancy arose when the sitting Member of Parliament (MP), Sir Archibald Southby resigned from the House of Commons by accepting the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm McCorquodale | 33,633 | 61.0 | +11.1 | |
Labour | R Bishop | 17,339 | 31.5 | -6.3 | |
Liberal | David Arnold Scott Cairns | 4,121 | 7.5 | -4.7 | |
Majority | 16,447 | 33.0 | |||
Turnout | 16,294 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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References
- "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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