The 1947 Jarrow by-election was held on 7 May 1947. The byelection was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Ellen Wilkinson. It was won by the Labour candidate Ernest Fernyhough.[1][2]

Jarrow by-election, 1947[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ernest Fernyhough 20,694 59.3 -6.7
Conservative William Scott 13,078 37.5 New
Independent Labour W. Moody 1,114 3.2 New
Majority 7,616 21.8 -10.3
Turnout 34,886
Labour hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. ^ The Liberal Magazine, vols. 55-56, p. 269


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