1943 The Hartlepools by-election

The Hartlepools by-election of 1943 was held on 1 June 1943. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, William George Howard Gritten. It was won by the Conservative candidate Thomas George Greenwell,[1] who was not opposed by a Liberal or a Labour candidate due to the war time electoral truce where the main parties pledged not to oppose each other's candidates until the end of the Second World War.

The Hartlepools by-election, 1943[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas George Greenwell 13,333 64.1 +16.3
Common Wealth Elaine Burton 3,634 17.4 New
Independent Labour Oswald Lupton 2,351 11.3 New
Independent Progressive William Reginald Hipwell 1,510 7.2 New
Majority 9,699 46.7 +36.0
Turnout 20,828 39.5 -43.8
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References
  1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S.


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