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1942 Wigan by-election
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UK Parliamentary by-election
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August 2019
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The 1942 Wigan by-election of 11 March 1942 was held after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, John Parkinson.
The by-election was only contested by one candidate, William Foster, who retained the seat for Labour unopposed.May 2021
Result of the by-election
Wigan by-election, 1942
Labour Party (UK) William Foster
Labour Party (UK)
Result of the previous General election
General election 1935: Wigan
Labour Party (UK) John Parkinson 27,950 61.3 10.2
Conservative Party (UK) Robert Grant-Ferris 17,646 38.7 10.2
10,304 22.6 20.4
45,596 81.7 2.5
Labour Party (UK) 10.2
References
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