1939 Sheffield Hallam by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1939 Sheffield Hallam by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 10 May 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Sheffield Hallam in Yorkshire. The Conservative Party held the seat. Previous MP March 2013 Previous result General election, 14 November 1935: Sheffield Hallam Conservative Party (UK) Louis Smith 21,298 67.3 -10.2 Labour Party (UK) Grace Colman 10,346 32.7 +10.2 10,952 34.6 -20.4 31,644 71.7 -8.6 Conservative Party (UK) +10.2 Candidates March 2013 Result Sheffield Hallam by-election, 1939 Conservative Party (UK) Roland Jennings 16,033 61.7 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) C. S. Darvill 9,939 38.3 +5.6 6,094 23.4 -11.2 25,972 57.8 -13.9 Conservative Party (UK) +5.6 Aftermath In the 1945 general election, General election 1945: Sheffield Hallam Conservative Party (UK) Roland Jennings 15,874 47.1 -20.2 Labour Party (UK) John Frederick Drabble 13,009 38.5 +5.8 Liberal Party (UK) Gerald Abrahams 2,614 7.7 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain Gordon Cree 2,253 6.7 N/A 2,865 8.6 -26.0 33,750 75.7 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) -13.0 References British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979) Category:1939 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1939 in England Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Sheffield constituencies Category:1930s in Sheffield Category:May 1939 in the United Kingdom