1945 City of London by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1945 City of London by-election was held on 31 October 1945. The by-election was held due to the elevation to hereditary peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Broadbridge. It was won by the Conservative candidate and sitting Chairman of the Conservative Party Ralph Assheton who had lost Rushcliffe at the general election earlier in the year.[1]

1945 City of London by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Assheton 4,506 74.99 +38.68
Liberal Arthur Comyns Carr 1,503 25.01 +14.00
Majority 3,003 49.98 N/A
Turnout 6,009 51.58 -12.3
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ "1945 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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