1946 Preston by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 September 2015 The 1946 Preston by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 31 January 1946 for the British House of Commons constituency of Preston in Lancashire. The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament John Sunderland had died on 24 November 1945. Sunderland had held the seat since the 1945 general election. The Labour candidate, Edward Shackleton, held the seat for his party. Result 1946 Preston by-electionhttp://www.by-elections.co.uk/46.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131105224145/http://www.by-elections.co.uk/46.html 1946 By Election Results 2013-11-05 dead 2015-08-11 Labour Party (UK) Edward Shackleton 32,189 55.6 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Harmar Nicholls 25,718 44.4 +2.6 6,471 11.2 +8.4 57,907 Labour Party (UK) See also Preston (UK Parliament constituency) Preston 1903 Preston by-election 1915 Preston by-election 1929 Preston by-election 1936 Preston by-election 1940 Preston by-election 2000 Preston by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections References Category:1946 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1946 in England Category:1940s in Lancashire Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies Category:Elections in Preston, Lancashire Category:January 1946 in the United Kingdom