Paddington North by-election, 1946

The Paddington North by-election of 1946 was held on 20 November 1946. The byelection was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Sir Noel Mason-Macfarlane. It was won by the Labour candidate William J. Field.[1]

Paddington North by-election, 1946[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William James Field 13,082 55.6 -5.6
Conservative Lawrence Turner 10,165 43.2 +6.1
Socialist (GB) Clifford Groves 286 1.2 -0.5
Majority 2,917 12.4
Turnout 23,533 53.9 -17.1
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 by F.W.S. Craig
  3. "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2015-08-12.


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