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1945 Bromley by-election

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The Bromley by-election of 1945 was held on 14 November 1945. The byelection was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Campbell. It was won by the Conservative candidate Harold Macmillan.[1]

Bromley by-election, 1945[2] Electorate 81,800
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Macmillan 26,367 49.59 +4.68
Labour Alexander Bain 20,810 39.14 +5.00
Liberal Jaspar Carlisle Sayer 5,990 11.27 −10.50
Majority 5,557 10.45 −0.32
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ^ "1945 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)