Southwark North by-election, 1939

Southwark North in 1939

The Southwark North by-election by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North.

Previous Result

United Kingdom general election, 1935[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Edward Anthony Strauss	8,086
	Labour	George Alfred Isaacs	8,007
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal National hold		Swing

Result

Southwark North by-election, 1939[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Alfred Isaacs	5,815
	Liberal National	A.H. Henderson-Livesey	4,322
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Liberal National		Swing

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

United Kingdom general election, 1945[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Alfred Isaacs	5,943
	Liberal National	Edward Terrell	2,673
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)