Stafford by-election, 1938

The Stafford by-election of 1938 was held on 9 June 1938. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Ormsby-Gore. It was won by the Conservative candidate Peter Thorneycroft.[1]

Stafford by-election, 1938
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Thorneycroft 16,754 57.6 +1.2
Labour Frank G Lloyd 12,346 42.4 -1.2
Majority 4,408 15.2 +2.4
Turnout 77.2 -1.8
Conservative hold Swing +1.2

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm


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