A by-election for the constituency of Leeds West in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 21 July 1949, caused by the suicide of the incumbent Labour MP Thomas Stamford. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Charles Pannell.
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Pannell | 21,935 | 55.2 | −3.8 | |
| Conservative | Bernard Mather | 17,826 | 44.8 | +17.1 | |
| Majority | 4,109 | 10.4 | −20.9 | ||
| Turnout | 39,761 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Previous election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Stamford | 26,593 | 59.0 | ||
| Conservative | Vyvyan Adams | 12,457 | 27.7 | ||
| Liberal | J Booth | 6,008 | 13.3 | ||
| Majority | 14,136 | 31.3 | |||
| Turnout | 45,058 | 76.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "1949 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- 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