1946 Rotherhithe by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1946 Rotherhithe by-election was held on 19 November 1946. The by-election was held after the incumbent Labour MP, Sir Benjamin Smith became the chairman of the West Midlands Coal Board. It was won by the Labour candidate Bob Mellish.[1] London County Councillor Edward Martell beat the Conservative candidate, the future Gillingham MP Frederick Burden, into third place, polling more than one-quarter of the vote.

Rotherhithe by-election, 1946[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Mellish 7,265 65.0 -14.1
Liberal Edward Martell 2,821 25.3 New
Conservative Frederick Burden 1,084 9.7 -11.2
Majority 4,444 39.7 -18.5
Turnout 11,170 50.9 -17.2
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ The Times, 19 November 1946
  3. ^ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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