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1940 Battersea North by-election; 1940 Birmingham Edgbaston by-election; 1940 Bow and Bromley by-election; 1940 City of London by-election; 1940 Croydon North by-election; 1940 Kettering by-election; 1940 Leeds North East by-election; 1940 Middlesbrough West by-election; 1940 Middleton and Prestwich by-election; 1940 Newcastle upon Tyne North ...
Pages in category "1940 elections in the United Kingdom" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
United Kingdom general elections (elections for the House of Commons) have occurred in the United Kingdom since the first in 1802.The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament had been elected to the former Parliament of Great Britain and Parliament of Ireland, before being co-opted to serve in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, so that Parliament is not included in the table below.
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The 1940 Southampton by-election was held on 27 November 1940. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent National MP, Sir John Reith. It was won by the Liberal National candidate Russell Thomas. [1] This was the last uncontested Parliamentary election to date where it resulted in a gain for the winning party. [2]
The Conservative candidate was John Profumo, a British Army officer and son of a prominent barrister of Italian origin.. During the Second World War unopposed by-elections were common, since the major parties had agreed not to contest by-elections when vacancies arose in seats held by the other parties; contests occurred only when independent candidates or minor parties chose to stand.
This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1931 and 1950, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: red for a Labour gain, blue for a Conservative gain, orange for a Liberal gain, yellow for an SNP gain and grey for any other gain.