1939 Ripon by-election

The 1939 Ripon by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 23 February 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Previous Result

General election, 14 November 1935

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Waller Hills	30,804	78.6
	Labour	R. J. Hall	9,116	21.4
Majority			21,688	57.2
Turnout			39,200
	Conservative hold		Swing

Result

The Conservative Party held the seat.

Ripon By-Election, 1939

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher York	23,257	69.5
	Labour	R. J. Hall	10,213	30.5
Majority			13,044	39.0
Turnout			33,470
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election, the Conservatives continued holding the seat.

General election, 5 July 1945

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher York	29,674	61.3	−15.9
	Labour	R. Hartley	12,599	26.0	+3.2
	Liberal	M. Cowley	6,122	12.7	New
Majority			17,075	35.3	−19.0
Turnout			48,395	69.8	+1.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

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