Sowerby by-election, 1949

A by-election for the constituency of Sowerby in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 16 March 1949, caused by the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP John Belcher. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Douglas Houghton.

Result

Sowerby by-election 1949[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Douglas Houghton	18,606	53.0
	Conservative	P Bryan	16,454	47.0
Majority			2,152	6.1

Previous election

General Election 1945: Sowerby[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Belcher	17,710	50.8
	Conservative	Malcolm McCorquodale	10,777	30.9
	Liberal	D E Moore	6,373	18.3
Majority			6,933	19.9
Turnout				82.0

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