1946 Heywood and Radcliffe by-election
The 1946 Heywood and Radcliffe by-election was held on 21 February 1946. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, John Edmondson Whittaker. It was won by the Labour candidate Tony Greenwood.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Greenwood | 22,238 | 50.5 | −0.5 | |
| Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 21,786 | 49.5 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 452 | 1.0 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 44,024 | 75.6 | −0.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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