Woolwich East by-election, 1951

The Woolwich East by-election of 14 June 1951 was held after the death of Labour MP Ernest Bevin. The by-election was won by Labour's Christopher Mayhew.

The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1950 by over 12,000 votes^[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1950: Woolwich East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rt Hon. Ernest Bevin	26,604	61.59
	Conservative	J.D. Campbell	14,234	32.95
	Liberal	A.M. Sage	1,504	3.48
	Communist	Rajani Palme Dutt	601	1.39
	Independent	F. Hancock	252	0.58
Majority			12,370	28.64	–

Result of the by-election

By-election 1951: Woolwich East[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Mayhew	20,801	60.73	-0.86
	Conservative	R J Harvey	13,449	39.27	+6.32
Majority			7,352
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. PoliticsResources.net
2. "1951 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2015-08-12.