1939 Caerphilly by-election

UK parliamentary by-election September 2020 March 2022 The 1939 Caerphilly by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 4 July 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Caerphilly. Previous MP Morgan Jones was the previous member of Parliament. He died on 23 April 1939. He was a conscientious objector during the First World War. Previous result General election 1935: CaerphillyCraig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. 0-900178-019. Page 557 Welsh Labour Morgan Jones 24,846 76.2 +8.6 Welsh Conservatives GT Stoneham 7,738 23.8 -8.6 17,108 52.4 +17.2 32,584 72.3 -4.3 45,057 Welsh Labour Candidates Ness Edwards was a coal miner and during the first world war, a conscientious objector. Ronald Bell was a barrister, and later became a politician. Result 1939 Caerphilly by-election Welsh Labour Ness Edwards 19,847 68.0 -8.2 Welsh Conservatives Ronald Bell 9,349 32.0 +8.2 10,498 36.0 -16.4 29,196 68.4 -3.9 42,678 Welsh Labour Aftermath General election 1945: Caerphilly Welsh Labour Ness Edwards 29,158 80.2 +4.0 Welsh Conservatives John Frederick Manuel de Courcy 7,189 19.8 -4.0 21,969 60.4 +8.0 36,347 77.2 +4.9 47,078 Welsh Labour Notes and references External links 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 Wales Category:1930s elections in Wales Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:Caerphilly Category:Politics of Glamorgan Category:July 1939 in the United Kingdom