The Silvertown by-election of 1940 was a wartime by-election.
Silvertown was a safe Labour seat, and none of the major parties stood against the Labour candidate.[1]
It was one of the last by-elections contested by the British Union of Fascists which campaigned on a platform calling for an immediate peace with Nazi Germany, a policy which won them only 151 votes.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Hollins | 14,343 | 92.8 | +11.8 | |
| Communist | Harry Pollitt | 966 | 6.2 | ||
| British Union of Fascists | Tommy Moran | 151 | 1.0 | ||
| Majority | 13,377 | 86.6 | |||
| Turnout | 15,460 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||