1946 Bexley by-election

The Bexley by-election of 1946 was held on 22 July 1946. The byelection was held due to the deputy chairman of assistance board of the incumbent Labour MP, Jennie Adamson. It was won by the Labour candidate Ashley Bramall,[1] with a much reduced majority.

Bexley by-election, 1946[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ashley Bramall 19,759 52.46 -4.47
Conservative J. C. Lockwood 17,908 47.54 +17.74
Majority 1,851 4.91 -22.22
Turnout 37,667
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015.


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