1939 Birmingham Aston by-election

The Birmingham Aston by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 17 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Birmingham Aston.

Previous result

General election, 14 November 1935

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Hope	18,933
	Labour	Rudolph Putnam Messel	8,578
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Result

by-election, 1939

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Kellett	12,033
	Labour	Samuel Segal	6,122
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aftermath

Kellett sat until killed on active service in 1943. The Conservatives held the ensuing by-election.

General election, 5 July 1945

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Woodrow Wyatt	15,031
	Conservative	F.B. Normansell	9,264
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

References

• British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)