1939 Kennington by-election

UK by-election April 2022 June 2025 The 1939 Kennington by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 24 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Kennington. The Labour Party gained the seat from the Conservative Party. Result Kennington by-election, 1939Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 1969 3rd 1983 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-06-X https://books.google.com/books?id=MMCuCwAAQBAJ&dq=f.w.Goldstone+H.Greenwood&pg=PA254 34 Labour Party (UK) John Wilmot 10,715 60.1 +11.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Kennedy 7,119 39.9 -11.2 3,596 20.2 N/A 17,834 40.6 -15.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Aftermath In the 1945 general election, General election, 5 July 1945 Labour Party (UK) Charles Gibson 12,910 70.2 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. H. Stanley 5,471 29.8 -10.1 7,439 40.4 +20.2 18,381 62.2 +11.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Kennington by-election Kennington by-election Kennington by-election Kennington,1939 Kennington,1939 Category:Kennington