Hammersmith South by-election, 1949

A by-election for the constituency of Hammersmith South in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 24 February 1949, caused by the death of the incumbent Labour MP William Thomas Adams. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Thomas Williams.

Result

Hammersmith South by-election, 1949[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Williams	15,223	52.8
	Conservative	A Fell	13,610	47.2
Majority			1,613	5.6

Previous election

General Election 1945: Hammersmith South[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William T Adams	12,502	58.0
	Conservative	James Douglas Cooke	9,044	42.0
Majority			3,458	16.1
Turnout				65.9

References

1. "1949 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
2. "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Retrieved 2011-11-08.

• 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

External Links

• Govt. Holds Another Seat, Pathé Coverage of the By-election