The 1939 Sheffield Hallam by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 10 May 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Sheffield Hallam in Yorkshire.
Previous MP
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Previous Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Louis Smith | 21,298 | 67.3 | ||
| Labour | Grace Colman | 10,346 | 32.7 | ||
| Majority | 10,952 | 34.6 | |||
| Turnout | 31,644 | 71.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Candidates
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Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roland Jennings | 16,033 | 61.7 | −5.6 | |
| Labour | C. S. Darvill | 9,939 | 38.3 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 6,094 | 23.4 | −11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 25,972 | 57.8 | −13.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Aftermath
[edit]In the 1945 general election,
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roland Jennings | 15,874 | 47.1 | ||
| Labour | John Frederick Drabble | 13,009 | 38.5 | ||
| Liberal | Gerald Abrahams | 2,614 | 7.7 | ||
| Communist | Gordon Cree | 2,253 | 6.7 | ||
| Majority | 2,865 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 33,750 | 75.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)