Portsmouth North by-election, 1943

The Portsmouth North by-election of 1943 was held on 16 February 1943. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Roger Keyes. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Milbourne James.^[1]

Portsmouth North by-election, 1943[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William James	6,735	59.7
	Common Wealth	Thomas Sargant	4,545	40.3	N/A
Majority			2,190
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. Robert Cook, Portsmouth at the Polls, p.31