1939 Ripon by-election

The Ripon by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 23 February 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Previous MP

Previous Result
General election, 14 November 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Waller Hills 30,804
Labour R. J. Hall 9,116
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Candidates

Result
by-election, 1939
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Christopher York 23,257
Labour R. J. Hall 10,213
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

General election, 5 July 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Christopher York 29,674
Labour R. Hartley 12,599
Liberal M. Cowley 6,122 '
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

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