The 1943 Birmingham Aston by-election was held on 9 June 1943. The by-election was held due to the death during World War II of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Kellett. It was won by the Conservative candidate Redvers Prior.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Redvers Prior | 6,316 | 72.4 | +3.6 | |
Common Wealth | G Hall | 1,886 | 21.6 | New | |
Independent | S H Davis | 515 | 6.0 | New | |
Majority | 4,430 | 50.8 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,717 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "House of Commons". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Birmingham Daily Post". Birmingham Daily Post. 11 June 1943 – via British Newspaper Archive.