Birmingham Handsworth by-election, 1950

The Birmingham Handsworth by-election was held on 16 November 1950. It was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative Party MP Harold Roberts. It was won by the Conservative Edward Boyle.^[1]

Birmingham Handsworth by-election, 1950^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Edward Boyle	22,083
	Labour	CR Bence	13,852
	Independent	SW Keatley	453
Majority			8,231

References

↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Hcommons1.htm
↑ "1950 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-12.

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