Howdenshire by-election, 1947

A by-election for the constituency of Howdenshire in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 27 November 1947, caused by the retirement of the incumbent Conservative MP Clifford Glossop. The result was a hold for the Conservative Party, with their candidate George Odey.

Result

Howdenshire[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Odey	23,344	64.0
	Labour	T Neville	9,298	25.5
	Liberal	JE Wilson	3,819	10.5
Majority			14,046	38.5

Previous election

General Election 1945: Howdenshire[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clifford Glossop	21,348	55.9
	Labour	T Neville	11,161	29.2
	Liberal	JE Wilson	5,669	14.9
Majority			10,187	26.7
Turnout				71.3

References

1. "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
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