Hammersmith South by-election, 1949
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A by-election for the constituency of Hammersmith South in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 24 February 1949, caused by the death of the incumbent Labour MP William Thomas Adams. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Thomas Williams.
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Williams | 15,223 | 52.8 | ||
| Conservative | A Fell | 13,610 | 47.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,613 | 5.6 | |||
Previous election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William T Adams | 12,502 | 58.0 | ||
| Conservative | James Douglas Cooke | 9,044 | 42.0 | ||
| Majority | 3,458 | 16.1 | |||
| Turnout | 65.9 | ||||
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
External Links
- Govt. Holds Another Seat, Pathé Coverage of the By-election
Categories:
- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template without an unnamed parameter
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London constituencies
- 1949 in London
- 1949 elections in the United Kingdom
- Elections in Hammersmith and Fulham
- Hammersmith
