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1949 Batley and Morley by-election
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UK parliamentary by-election
April 2022
The 1949 by-election for the constituency of Batley and Morley in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 17 February 1949, caused by the death of the incumbent Labour MP Hubert Beaumont. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Alfred Broughton.
Result
Batley and Morley by-election 1949http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/49.html https://archive.today/20240524143758/https://www.webcitation.org/5knRpSnzB?url=http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/49.html 1949 By Election Results 2024-05-24 dead 2015-09-19
Labour Party (UK) Alfred Broughton 24,514 59.3 +1.2
Conservative Party (UK) A M Ramsden 16,828 40.7 +12.3
7,686 18.6 -11.1
41,342
Labour Party (UK)
Previous election
General election 1945: Batley and Morley http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i02.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100502032123/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i02.htm dead 2 May 2010 Politics Resources 5 July 1945 Election 1945 Politics Resources 2011-11-08
Labour Party (UK) Hubert Beaumont 22,682 58.1 +2.7
Conservative Party (UK) G W Hirst 11,090 28.4 -16.2
Liberal Party (UK) A Mitchell 5,256 13.5 New
11,592 29.7 +18.9
39,028 80.9 +8.3
Labour Party (UK)
References
Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. 0-900178-06-X.
March 2012
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Leeds constituencies
Batley and Morley by-election
Batley and Morley by-election
Batley and Morley by-election, 1949
Batley and Morley by-election, 1949
Batley and Morley by-election