The 1946 Pontypool by-election was held on 23 July 1946. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Arthur Jenkins. It was won by the Labour candidate Granville West.[1][2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Granville West | 23,359 | 73.2 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | P. Welch | 8,170 | 26.8 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 15,189 | 46.4 | −8.2 | ||
Turnout | 31,529 | 65.8 | −11.2 | ||
Registered electors | 46,407 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 568 [1]. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.