1947 By Elections

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1947 By Election Results

DATE: 11th February 1947

Mr G O Sylvester	Lab	19,085
Mr J E Powell	Con	4,258
Dr.W.D.Hatrley	Ind	579

Majority

14,827

Labour hold

Durham - Jarrow

DATE: 7th May 1947

Mr E Fernyhough	Lab	20,694
Mr W Scott	Con	13,078
Mr W Moody	Ind Lab	1,114

Majority

7,616

Labour hold

Liverpool Edge Hill

DATE: 11th September 1947

Maj. A J Irvine	Lab	10,827
Mr J R Bevins	Con	8,874
Sir H Young	Lib	910
Mr V W Gibson	I.L.P	154
Mr C Foster	Ind	48

Majority

1,953

Labour hold

Islington West

DATE: 25th September 1947

Mr A Evans	Lab	8,760
Mr T F Howard	Con	4,084
Mr E T Malindine	Lib	2,459
Mr L J Williams	Ind	33

Majority

4,676

Labour hold

Kent - Gravesend

DATE: 26th November 1947

Sir Richard Acland	Lab	24,692
Mr F K Taylor	Con	23,017

Majority

1,675

Labour hold

Edinburgh East

DATE: 27th November 1947

Rt.Hon. J Wheatley	Lab	16,906
Mr D Matthews	Liberal Nat. & Con	11,490
Mr J Junor	Lib	3,379
Mrs M Dott	SNP	1,682

Majority

5,416

Labour hold

Yorkshire - Howdenshire

DATE: 27th November 1947

Mr G W Odey	Con	23,344
Mr T Neville	Lab	9,298
Mr J E Wilson	Lib	3,819

Majority

14,046

Conservative hold

Surry - Epsom

DATE: 4th December 1947

Rt.Hon. M McCorquodale	Con	33,633
Mr R Bishop	Lab	17,339
Mr D A Scott - Cairns	Lib	4,121

Majority

16,294

Conservative hold