1947 Jarrow by-election

The Jarrow by-election of 1947 was held on 7 May 1947. The byelection was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Ellen Wilkinson. It was won by the Labour candidate Ernest Fernyhough.[1][2]

Jarrow by-election, 1947[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ernest Fernyhough	20,694	59.3	-6.7
	Conservative	William Scott	13,078	37.5	N/A
	Independent Labour	W. Moody	1,114	3.2	N/A
Majority			7,616	21.8	-10.3
Turnout			34,886
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
3. The Liberal Magazine, vols.55-56, p.269