1939 Southwark North by-election

The Southwark North by-election by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North.

Southwark North in 1939

Previous Result

1935 United Kingdom general election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal National	Edward Strauss	8,086	50.2
	Labour	George Isaacs	8,007	49.8
Majority			79	0.4
Turnout			16,093
	Liberal National hold		Swing

Result

Southwark North by-election, 1939[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Isaacs	5,815	57.4	+7.6
	Liberal National	A.H. Henderson-Livesey	4,322	42.6	-7.6
Majority			1,493	14.8	N/A
Turnout			10,137
	Labour gain from Liberal National		Swing

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

1945 United Kingdom general election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Isaacs	5,943	69.0	+11.6
	Liberal National	Edward Terrell	2,673	31.0	-11.6
Majority			3,270	38.0	+23.2
Turnout			8,616
	Labour hold		Swing

References

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