1949 Sowerby by-election
Appearance
A by-election for the constituency of Sowerby in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 16 March 1949, caused by the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP John Belcher. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Douglas Houghton.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Douglas Houghton | 18,606 | 53.0 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | P Bryan | 16,454 | 47.0 | +16.1 | |
Majority | 2,152 | 6.1 | −13.8 |
Previous election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Belcher | 17,710 | 50.8 | ||
Conservative | Malcolm McCorquodale | 10,777 | 30.9 | ||
Liberal | D E Moore | 6,373 | 18.3 | ||
Majority | 6,933 | 19.9 | |||
Turnout | 82.0 |
References
- ^ "1949 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
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- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs