1939 Birmingham Aston by-election

The Birmingham Aston by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 17 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Birmingham Aston.

Previous result

General election, 14 November 1935

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Hope	18,933	68.8
	Labour	Rudolph Putnam Messel	8,578	31.2
Majority			10,355	37.6
Turnout			27,511
	Conservative hold		Swing

Result

by-election, 1939

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Kellett	12,033	66.3	-2.5
	Labour	Samuel Segal	6,122	33.7	+2.5
Majority			5,911	32.6	-5.0
Turnout			18,155
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aftermath

Kellett sat until killed on active service in 1943. The Conservatives held the ensuing by-election.

General election, 5 July 1945

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Woodrow Wyatt	15,031	61.9
	Conservative	F.B. Normansell	9,264	38.1
Majority			5,767	23.8
Turnout			24,295
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

• British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)