1939 Sheffield Hallam by-election
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The 1939 Sheffield Hallam by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 10 May 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Sheffield Hallam in Yorkshire.
Previous MP
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Previous Result
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Louis Smith
|votes = 21,298
|percentage = 67.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Grace Colman
|votes = 10,346
|percentage = 32.7
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,952
|percentage = 34.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 31,644
|percentage = 71.7
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
Candidates
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Result
{{Election box begin |
|title= Sheffield Hallam by-election, 1939}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Roland Jennings
|votes = 16,033
|percentage = 61.7
|change = -5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. S. Darvill
|votes = 9,939
|percentage = 38.3
|change = +5.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,094
|percentage = 23.4
|change = -11.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 25,972
|percentage = 57.8
|change = -13.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
Aftermath
In the 1945 general election,
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1945: Sheffield Hallam}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Roland Jennings
|votes = 15,874
|percentage = 47.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Frederick Drabble
|votes = 13,009
|percentage = 38.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Gerald Abrahams
|votes = 2,614
|percentage = 7.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Gordon Cree
|votes = 2,253
|percentage = 6.7
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,865
|percentage = 8.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 33,750
|percentage = 75.7
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
References
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
{{By-elections to the 37th UK Parliament}}
Category:1939 elections in the United Kingdom
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Sheffield constituencies